Michael Jackson
[edit] Biography
Born on December 22, 1964 in Houston, Texas, Michael Jackson (Michael Ray Jackson) played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 17 year career. Jackson broke into the bigs on August 11, 1986 with the Philadelphia Phillies, and put up a 4.20 ERA in 109.1 innings pitched in 1987, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Michael Jackson's best season was 1998, when he posted a 1.55 ERA, notched 40 saves and struck out 55 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.38
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.1
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 55
| 7
| 3
| 10
| 4.20
| 93
| 55
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 109.1
| 88
| 16
| 56
| 6
| 6
| 3
|
| 1988
| SEA
| A
| 62
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 2.63
| 76
| 37
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 99.1
| 74
| 10
| 43
| 10
| 6
| 2
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| 65
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 3.17
| 94
| 43
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 99.1
| 81
| 8
| 54
| 6
| 1
| 6
|
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| 63
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 4.54
| 69
| 42
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 77.1
| 64
| 8
| 44
| 12
| 9
| 2
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| 72
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 3.25
| 74
| 35
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 88.2
| 64
| 5
| 34
| 11
| 3
| 6
|
| 1992
| SF
| N
| 67
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 3.73
| 80
| 35
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 82
| 76
| 7
| 33
| 10
| 1
| 4
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| 81
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 3.03
| 70
| 28
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 77.1
| 58
| 7
| 24
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| 36
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1.49
| 51
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 42.1
| 23
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1995
| CIN
| N
| 40
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 2.39
| 41
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 49
| 38
| 5
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1996
| SEA
| A
| 73
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.62
| 70
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 72
| 61
| 11
| 24
| 3
| 2
| 6
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 71
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 3.24
| 74
| 33
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 75
| 59
| 3
| 29
| 5
| 2
| 4
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 69
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.55
| 55
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 64
| 43
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 72
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 4.06
| 55
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 68.2
| 60
| 11
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| 67
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 4.70
| 46
| 36
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 69
| 68
| 14
| 22
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| 58
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3.27
| 29
| 20
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 59
| 5
| 13
| 3
| 2
| 4
|
| 2004
| CHI
| A
| 45
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 5.01
| 26
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 46.2
| 55
| 7
| 15
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 355
| 7
| 29
| 28
| 3.50
| 384
| 180
| 172
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 442.1
| 363
| 55
| 169
| 27
| 12
| 17
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 650
| 0
| 33
| 39
| 3.37
| 622
| 312
| 279
| 0
| 0
| 128
| 746
| 620
| 72
| 295
| 53
| 27
| 39
|
| Total
|
|
| 1005
| 7
| 62
| 67
| 3.42
| 1006
| 492
| 451
| 0
| 0
| 142
| 1188.1
| 983
| 127
| 464
| 80
| 39
| 56
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| P
| 9
| 0
| 13.1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| P
| 55
| 7
| 109.1
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 3
| 1
| .944
|
| 1988
| SEA
| A
| P
| 62
| 0
| 99.1
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| P
| 65
| 0
| 99.1
| 3
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 5
| 0
| .875
|
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| P
| 63
| 0
| 77.1
| 5
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| P
| 72
| 0
| 88.2
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1992
| SF
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 82
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 1
| .938
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| P
| 81
| 0
| 77.1
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 2
| .941
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 42.1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CIN
| N
| P
| 40
| 0
| 49
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| SEA
| A
| P
| 73
| 0
| 72
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| .944
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| P
| 71
| 0
| 75
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| P
| 69
| 0
| 64
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 1
| .944
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| P
| 72
| 0
| 68.2
| 2
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| P
| 67
| 0
| 69
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| P
| 58
| 0
| 55
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| CHI
| A
| P
| 45
| 0
| 46.2
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1005
| 7
| 1188.1
| 57
| 166
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 16
| 89
| 29
| 5
| .961
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1986
| PHI
| N
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| PHI
| N
| 55
| 17
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .118
| .167
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| SEA
| A
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| SF
| N
| 67
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| 81
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .667
| .667
| 1.333
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CIN
| N
| 40
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| SEA
| A
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| CLE
| A
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| CLE
| A
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| CLE
| A
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| 67
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| CHI
| A
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 355
| 28
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .179
| .207
| .250
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 650
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1005
| 28
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .179
| .207
| .250
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 29th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1983).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 17, 1984 - signed April 27, 1984).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Glenn Wilson and Dave Brundage to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Phil Bradley and Tim Fortugno (December 9, 1987).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners with Bill Swift and Dave Burba to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Kevin Mitchell and Mike Remlinger (December 11, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 17, 1994).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (April 8, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 1995).
- Signed by Seattle Mariners (February 2, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1996).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 12, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1999).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 7, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 14, 2000).
- Signed by Houston Astros (December 14, 2000).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (January 23, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2002).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (January 29, 2003).
- Released by Arizona Diamondbacks (March 29, 2003).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (December 22, 2003).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (September 2, 2004).
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