Chris Michalak
[edit] Biography
Born on January 4, 1971 in Joliet, Illinois, Chris Michalak (Christian Matthew Michalak) played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 4 year career. Michalak broke into the bigs on August 22, 1998 with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and put up a 4.41 ERA in 136.2 innings pitched in 2001, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Chris Michalak's best season was 2001, when he posted a 4.41 ERA and struck out 67 batters.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1998
| ARI
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.81
| 5
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.1
| 9
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| 24
| 18
| 6
| 7
| 4.62
| 57
| 66
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 115
| 133
| 14
| 49
| 5
| 0
| 12
|
| 2001
| TEX
| A
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 3.32
| 10
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 21.2
| 24
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 2001
| TOT
| A
| 35
| 18
| 8
| 9
| 4.41
| 67
| 74
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 136.2
| 157
| 19
| 55
| 5
| 1
| 13
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4.40
| 5
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.1
| 20
| 1
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 2006
| CIN
| N
| 8
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 4.89
| 10
| 21
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 35
| 42
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 13
| 6
| 2
| 4
| 5.80
| 15
| 28
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40.1
| 51
| 7
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 48
| 18
| 8
| 11
| 4.41
| 72
| 81
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 151
| 177
| 20
| 65
| 7
| 2
| 14
|
| Total
|
|
| 61
| 24
| 10
| 15
| 4.70
| 87
| 109
| 100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 191.1
| 228
| 27
| 85
| 9
| 3
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1998
| ARI
| N
| P
| 5
| 0
| 5.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| P
| 24
| 18
| 115
| 11
| 26
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 8
| .974
|
| 2001
| TEX
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 21.2
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| TOT
| A
| P
| 35
| 18
| 136.2
| 14
| 30
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 10
| .978
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 14.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| CIN
| N
| P
| 8
| 6
| 35
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| .917
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 61
| 24
| 191.1
| 16
| 43
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 8
| 12
| .967
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1998
| ARI
| N
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| 1.000
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TEX
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOT
| A
| 35
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| 1.000
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| CIN
| N
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .333
| .375
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 13
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .333
| .375
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 48
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| 1.000
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 61
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .273
| .333
| .545
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 12th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed June 6, 1993).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (April 1, 1997).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (April 8, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 17, 1997).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (November 10, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 16, 1998).
- Signed by Anaheim Angels (January 25, 1999).
- Released by Anaheim Angels (June 19, 1999).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (June 23, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1999).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (January 9, 2000).
- Released by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (April 25, 2000).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (May 6, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 18, 2000).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 13, 2000).
- Claimed on waivers by Texas Rangers from Toronto Blue Jays (August 22, 2001).
- Granted free agency (May 31, 2002).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (June 6, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2002).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (November 19, 2002).
- Sent to Cincinnati Reds by Colorado Rockies for future considerations (July 29, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2003).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (February 19, 2004).
- Sent to Florida Marlins by Milwaukee Brewers for future considerations (July 11, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2004).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (February 28, 2005).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (April 3, 2005).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (April 5, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2005).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (February 20, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 6, 2006).
- Signed by Washington Nationals (November 22, 2006).
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