P Mike Emerson #16
Buffalo Nickels (TOR) UL
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Unhappy
09/16/1963
BNN Index | UL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P MIKE EMERSON #16 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
36 13 8-3 1 3.21 109.1 74 10 53 66 1.16 0.9
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 2 2 2
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 3 -
Curveball 3 -
Changeup 3 -
Cutter 3 -
Screwball 2 -
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 3
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 5
Defense 2
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/15/1963 RIC Loss, 3-4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1963 RIC Win, 3-1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Save
09/08/1963 @ NWK Loss, 3-7 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
09/02/1963 LOU Loss, 0-7 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
09/01/1963 LOU Loss, 1-2 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 Loss
08/30/1963 SYR Loss, 3-5 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
08/29/1963 SYR Loss, 1-12 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
08/27/1963 @ JC Win, 7-6 1.0 1 1 1 1 0
08/25/1963 @ JC Loss, 4-8 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
08/23/1963 @ SYR Loss, 4-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/23/1929
Born in:Racine, WI
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$24,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 132 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, 33 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1947, 13th Pick in Round 4
UNION LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 36 13 8 3 1 3.21 109.1 74 40 39 10 53 66 0 0.0 0 9 69.2
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 23 13 10.70 6.09 5.43 4.36 3.74 1.16 102 0.9 .210        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 111 20 5 2 1 10 13 18 1 2 1 .180 .270 .288 .558      
vs. RHB 268 54 13 1 9 30 40 48 1 7 2 .201 .309 .358 .667      
UNION LEAGUE 1963 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0  
April 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 5.0 1 0 0 0 1 4  
May 6 6 3 1 0 3.05 41.1 26 15 14 2 13 17  
June 5 5 1 1 0 3.45 28.2 20 11 11 3 18 17  
July 11 1 2 0 0 3.13 23.0 19 8 8 4 13 19  
August 8 0 1 0 0 4.91 7.1 4 4 4 1 6 6  
September 5 0 0 1 1 4.50 4.0 4 2 2 0 2 3  
Last Year 17 17 8 4 0 3.74 106.0 97 47 44 11 49 64  
2 Years Ago 25 24 12 4 0 2.99 144.2 113 57 48 5 103 91  
Career 172 77 37 28 10 3.86 601.1 518 284 258 48 371 366  
Home 20 7 5 2 1 3.28 57.2 34 22 21 6 32 34  
Road 16 6 3 1 0 3.14 51.2 40 18 18 4 21 32  
Grass 36 13 8 3 1 3.21 109.1 74 40 39 10 53 66  
Day 6 5 3 0 0 2.41 33.2 23 9 9 4 10 21  
Night 30 8 5 3 1 3.57 75.2 51 31 30 6 43 45  
As Starter 13 13 6 2 0 2.96 82.0 53 28 27 7 32 45  
As Reliever / Substitution 23 0 2 1 1 3.95 27.1 21 12 12 3 21 21  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1953 Toronto - FABL 24 28 0 4 1 0 6.55 79.2 93 63 58 9 42 33 0 0 1.69 .298 4.70 -0.5 60
1954 Toronto - FABL 25 46 0 5 8 3 9.96 53.1 77 61 59 12 42 17 0 0 2.23 .325 7.08 -1.9 43
1956 Toronto - FABL 27 1 0 0 1 0 17.18 3.2 7 7 7 1 4 4 0 0 3.00 .462 7.23 -0.2 22
1957 Toronto - FABL 28 2 0 0 1 0 5.87 7.2 14 6 5 0 5 2 0 0 2.48 .400 4.21 -0.0 65
1962 Toronto - FABL 33 10 7 2 3 0 6.53 51.0 66 38 37 8 30 25 0 0 1.88 .333 6.11 -0.2 71
Total FABL 87 7 11 14 3 7.65 195.1 257 175 166 30 123 81 0 0 1.95 .322 5.75 -2.8 54
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1944 Total - 15 12 12 9 0 0 0.99 91.1 56 14 10 1 19 141 0 0 0.82 .257 0.98 5.7 100
1945 Total - 16 14 14 9 1 0 1.34 107.2 75 18 16 1 27 140 0 0 0.95 .263 1.47 5.7 100
1946 Total - 17 16 16 11 0 0 1.08 116.2 78 15 14 2 21 150 0 0 0.85 .248 1.44 6.2 100
1947 Total - 18 16 16 11 0 0 1.09 116.0 73 15 14 2 31 184 0 0 0.90 .262 1.05 7.0 100
1947 La Crosse - C 18 8 8 6 2 0 3.71 63.0 64 30 26 2 25 46 4 0 1.41 .312 3.85 0.8 101
1948 La Crosse - C 19 11 11 4 4 0 4.48 82.1 104 44 41 5 23 63 3 0 1.54 .376 4.71 1.4 112
1949 La Crosse - C 20 10 10 2 3 0 4.57 63.0 86 36 32 5 24 56 1 0 1.75 .399 4.93 0.7 103
1950 La Crosse - C 21 4 4 1 1 0 5.13 26.1 30 18 15 2 19 39 1 0 1.86 .452 4.06 0.8 109
1950 Vancouver - B 21 8 8 3 2 0 2.62 48.0 40 16 14 2 36 33 0 0 1.58 .268 4.28 0.7 169
1951 Vancouver - B 22 8 8 1 3 0 3.68 44.0 44 22 18 2 32 33 0 0 1.73 .326 3.45 0.9 107
1951 Davenport - A 22 11 11 5 4 0 1.57 74.1 46 18 13 2 44 38 0 0 1.21 .202 3.36 1.1 218
1951 Chattanooga - AA 22 9 9 2 4 0 5.22 50.0 72 44 29 2 26 24 0 0 1.96 .359 3.94 0.7 77
1952 Vancouver - B 23 8 8 3 3 0 1.77 45.2 38 16 9 1 28 40 0 0 1.45 .270 3.06 1.5 257
1952 Davenport - A 23 24 24 12 8 0 3.81 141.2 121 66 60 3 93 95 0 0 1.51 .273 3.31 2.5 95
1955 Chattanooga - AA 26 11 11 4 6 0 5.11 79.1 83 49 45 7 45 47 5 0 1.61 .306 5.15 0.7 92
1955 Buffalo - AAA 26 16 16 4 8 0 5.36 92.1 104 62 55 10 62 46 1 0 1.80 .309 4.85 0.7 81
1956 Chattanooga - AA 27 22 22 8 10 0 6.14 140.2 185 101 96 16 79 79 6 2 1.88 .350 5.35 1.0 78
1957 Chattanooga - AA 28 20 20 5 11 0 6.45 141.0 175 113 101 6 105 84 7 0 1.99 .355 5.27 1.5 77
1957 Buffalo - AAA 28 1 0 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0.90 .200 4.97 -0.0 148
1958 Buffalo - AAA 29 43 0 3 5 5 5.04 64.1 54 39 36 6 57 44 0 0 1.73 .253 5.02 -1.2 71
1959 Chattanooga - AA 30 13 4 3 2 0 3.51 48.2 42 21 19 5 40 24 3 0 1.68 .250 5.47 -0.4 116
1959 Buffalo - AAA 30 6 0 0 0 0 2.70 10.0 8 4 3 1 6 5 0 0 1.40 .212 4.34 -0.1 135
1960 Chattanooga - AA 31 9 8 5 0 0 2.59 62.2 55 21 18 3 34 41 2 1 1.42 .278 3.50 1.5 166
1960 Buffalo - AAA 31 28 7 2 4 4 4.04 71.1 65 34 32 4 41 48 0 0 1.49 .286 3.58 0.8 94
1961 Buffalo - AAA 32 25 24 12 4 0 2.99 144.2 113 57 48 5 103 91 0 0 1.49 .247 3.67 2.0 125
1962 Buffalo - AAA 33 17 17 8 4 0 3.74 106.0 97 47 44 11 49 64 0 0 1.38 .273 3.80 1.4 100
1963 Buffalo - AAA 34 36 13 8 3 1 3.21 109.1 74 40 39 10 53 66 0 0 1.16 .210 3.74 0.9 114
Total DIX 84 74 27 33 0 5.31 522.1 612 349 308 39 329 299 23 3 1.80 .330 4.95 88.0
Total HL 35 35 17 12 0 3.04 216.0 167 84 73 5 137 133 0 0 1.41 .249 3.33 117.4
Total UL 172 77 37 28 10 3.86 601.1 518 284 258 48 371 366 1 0 1.48 .260 4.04 99.1
Total COW 24 24 7 8 0 2.68 137.2 122 54 41 5 96 106 0 0 1.58 .287 3.61 157.7
Total UMVA 33 33 13 10 0 4.37 234.2 284 128 114 14 91 204 9 0 1.60 .371 4.46 106.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1947 La Crosse - C P 8 8 2 8 1 10 0 1.000 63.0 1.43 +0.7 1.052
1948 La Crosse - C P 11 11 4 10 1 14 0 1.000 82.1 1.53 +2.1 1.617
1949 La Crosse - C P 10 10 6 4 1 10 0 1.000 63.0 1.43 +0.8 1.274
1950 Vancouver - B P 8 8 3 11 0 14 0 1.000 48.0 2.62 +1.8 1.389
1950 La Crosse - C P 4 4 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 26.1 1.71 +0.1 .951
1951 Chattanooga - AA P 9 9 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 50.0 1.44 +0.0 1.193
1951 Davenport - A P 11 11 2 11 1 14 1 .929 74.1 1.57 +0.4 1.104
1951 Vancouver - B P 8 8 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 44.0 1.64 +1.0 1.100
1952 Davenport - A P 24 24 7 26 2 33 0 1.000 141.2 2.10 +1.4 1.013
1952 Vancouver - B P 8 8 2 4 0 7 1 .857 45.2 1.18 -0.5 .991
1953 Toronto - MLB P 28 0 3 4 0 8 1 .875 79.2 0.79 -0.9 .848
1954 Toronto - MLB P 45 0 2 7 1 9 0 1.000 53.1 1.52 +0.1 1.156
1955 Buffalo - AAA P 16 16 5 12 0 18 1 .944 92.1 1.66 +0.8 .958
1955 Chattanooga - AA P 11 11 3 13 0 16 0 1.000 79.1 1.82 +0.1 1.011
1956 Toronto - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Chattanooga - AA P 22 22 10 13 1 23 0 1.000 140.2 1.47 +2.9 1.389
1957 Toronto - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 +0.3 .000
1957 Buffalo - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Chattanooga - AA P 20 20 7 20 0 28 1 .964 141.0 1.72 +1.5 1.012
1958 Buffalo - AAA P 43 0 4 5 3 9 0 1.000 64.1 1.26 +0.7 1.017
1959 Buffalo - AAA P 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 10.0 0.90 -0.5 .000
1959 Chattanooga - AA P 13 4 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 48.2 1.66 +0.6 .854
1960 Buffalo - AAA P 28 7 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 71.1 1.89 +0.9 1.079
1960 Chattanooga - AA P 9 8 3 7 1 12 2 .833 62.2 1.44 -0.2 .968
1961 Buffalo - AAA P 25 24 12 25 3 38 1 .974 144.2 2.30 +1.0 1.040
1962 Toronto - MLB P 10 7 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 51.0 1.06 -0.4 .972
1962 Buffalo - AAA P 17 17 8 12 4 22 2 .909 106.0 1.70 +0.5 .842
1963 Buffalo - AAA P 36 13 1 7 0 10 2 .800 109.1 0.66 -0.1 .890
TOTAL P 434 250 100 235 20 348 13 .963 1907.1 1.58 +15.2 1.048
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/24/1947 Drafted in the 1947 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 13, 61st overall pick) by the Chicago Cougars, out of high school Janesville (Janesville; Janesville, WI).
07/08/1947 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization with a signing bonus of $1,900.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/29/1950 Strikes out 15 against the Marshalltown Maples.
07/31/1950 Was traded by the Chicago Cougars to the Toronto Wolves, along with LF Ducky Cole, SP Zane Kelley, and SP George Carter, in exchange for 2B Hal Wood.
04/15/1952 Named the #95 prospect in the FABL
09/22/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Davenport Dusters!
10/01/1952 Wins the HL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/19/1956 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Memphis Excelsiors with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/05/1956 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Nashville Chieftains with 9 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
08/26/1960 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Knoxville Knights with 5 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
08/01/1962 Wins the UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/24/1962 Wins the 1962 Championship with the Buffalo Nickels!
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 2.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1954 46 10
Year HLD Rank
1954 1 4
Year RA Rank
1954 46 7
Year GF Rank
1954 31 6
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