Michael Tucker
[edit] Biography
Michael Tucker (Michael Anthony Tucker) was born on June 25, 1971 in South Boston, Virginia. He made his Major League debut on April 26, 1995 for the Kansas City Royals. In 1995, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 4 home runs and 17 RBI. Tucker played for the Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets over the course of his 12 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Michael Tucker's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1997, when he hit for a .283 average and knocked in 56 runs. However, others believe that it was 2002, when he knocked in 56 runs.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1995
| KC
| A
| 62
| 177
| 23
| 46
| 4
| 17
| .260
| .332
| .384
| 10
| 0
| 18
| 51
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| 108
| 339
| 55
| 88
| 12
| 53
| .260
| .346
| .442
| 18
| 4
| 40
| 69
| 7
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 7
|
| 1997
| ATL
| N
| 138
| 499
| 80
| 141
| 14
| 56
| .283
| .347
| .445
| 25
| 7
| 44
| 116
| 6
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 7
|
| 1998
| ATL
| N
| 130
| 414
| 54
| 101
| 13
| 46
| .244
| .327
| .418
| 27
| 3
| 49
| 112
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 10
| 4
|
| 1999
| CIN
| N
| 133
| 296
| 55
| 75
| 11
| 44
| .253
| .338
| .426
| 8
| 5
| 37
| 81
| 3
| 0
| 11
| 3
| 5
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| 148
| 270
| 55
| 72
| 15
| 36
| .267
| .381
| .511
| 13
| 4
| 44
| 64
| 7
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 6
|
| 2001
| CIN
| N
| 86
| 231
| 31
| 56
| 7
| 30
| .242
| .308
| .385
| 10
| 1
| 23
| 55
| 1
| 5
| 12
| 1
| 4
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 63
| 205
| 31
| 54
| 5
| 31
| .263
| .339
| .449
| 9
| 7
| 23
| 47
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 3
| 4
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| 149
| 436
| 62
| 110
| 12
| 61
| .252
| .322
| .415
| 19
| 8
| 46
| 102
| 2
| 10
| 16
| 4
| 8
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| 144
| 475
| 65
| 118
| 12
| 56
| .248
| .330
| .406
| 27
| 6
| 56
| 105
| 3
| 7
| 23
| 1
| 5
|
| 2003
| KC
| A
| 104
| 389
| 61
| 102
| 13
| 55
| .262
| .331
| .440
| 20
| 5
| 39
| 88
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 3
| 8
|
| 2004
| SF
| N
| 140
| 464
| 77
| 119
| 13
| 62
| .256
| .353
| .412
| 21
| 6
| 70
| 106
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 3
| 5
|
| 2005
| SF
| N
| 104
| 250
| 32
| 60
| 5
| 33
| .240
| .317
| .372
| 16
| 1
| 28
| 48
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 6
|
| 2005
| PHI
| N
| 22
| 18
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 3
| .222
| .333
| .222
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2005
| TOT
| N
| 126
| 268
| 35
| 64
| 5
| 36
| .239
| .318
| .362
| 16
| 1
| 31
| 52
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 7
|
| 2006
| NY
| N
| 35
| 56
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 6
| .196
| .378
| .321
| 4
| 0
| 16
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 999
| 2703
| 421
| 693
| 84
| 347
| .256
| .342
| .424
| 133
| 34
| 337
| 647
| 26
| 23
| 71
| 24
| 44
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 418
| 1380
| 204
| 354
| 41
| 181
| .257
| .335
| .422
| 75
| 15
| 153
| 313
| 13
| 18
| 43
| 7
| 23
|
| Total
|
|
| 1417
| 4083
| 625
| 1047
| 125
| 528
| .256
| .339
| .423
| 208
| 49
| 490
| 960
| 39
| 41
| 114
| 31
| 67
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1995
| KC
| A
| OF
| 36
| 31
| 277
| 67
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| RF
| 5
| 4
| 35
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| LF
| 30
| 26
| 233
| 57
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| CF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| KC
| A
| DH
| 22
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| RF
| 73
| 63
| 571.1
| 136
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| DH
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| LF
| 28
| 22
| 204.2
| 50
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| OF
| 98
| 85
| 776
| 183
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1996
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 7
| 55
| 52
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 53
| 21
| 243.1
| 56
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1997
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 129
| 121
| 1070.1
| 237
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1997
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 102
| 100
| 827
| 181
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1998
| ATL
| N
| RF
| 118
| 112
| 953.2
| 196
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1998
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 118
| 112
| 953.2
| 194
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1999
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 13
| 7
| 66.2
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 114
| 66
| 670.2
| 182
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1999
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 107
| 59
| 604
| 167
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 41
| 27
| 225.1
| 46
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 120
| 63
| 630.1
| 153
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 28
| 17
| 161
| 49
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 67
| 19
| 244
| 58
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 2000
| CIN
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 70
| 54
| 499.2
| 126
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 2001
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 19
| 10
| 100.1
| 24
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 2001
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 37
| 17
| 197.1
| 46
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 2001
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 32
| 27
| 202
| 56
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 38
| 5
| 113.1
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 57
| 49
| 451.1
| 111
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 6
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 44
| 44
| 326
| 86
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 2
| 25.1
| 14
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 127
| 103
| 951
| 237
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 76
| 71
| 528
| 142
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| RF
| 25
| 10
| 112.1
| 24
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 75
| 22
| 310.2
| 71
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| OF
| 108
| 97
| 891.1
| 225
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| DH
| 23
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| RF
| 67
| 58
| 522.2
| 122
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| CF
| 14
| 13
| 123.2
| 46
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| LF
| 33
| 26
| 245
| 57
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| KC
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 2
| 23
| 22
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 2003
| KC
| A
| CF
| 30
| 28
| 239.2
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| KC
| A
| OF
| 85
| 85
| 748.2
| 173
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 2003
| KC
| A
| LF
| 21
| 17
| 154
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| KC
| A
| RF
| 47
| 40
| 355
| 82
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 2003
| KC
| A
| DH
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| SF
| N
| CF
| 25
| 17
| 168
| 53
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 2004
| SF
| N
| OF
| 124
| 114
| 1006
| 262
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 2004
| SF
| N
| RF
| 106
| 97
| 838
| 209
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 2005
| SF
| N
| CF
| 7
| 5
| 45
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 2005
| SF
| N
| OF
| 72
| 53
| 505.2
| 109
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 2005
| SF
| N
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 21
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| SF
| N
| RF
| 64
| 46
| 439.2
| 90
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 2005
| SF
| N
| DH
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| PHI
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2005
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 73
| 53
| 506.2
| 109
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 2005
| TOT
| N
| CF
| 8
| 5
| 46
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 2006
| NY
| N
| LF
| 16
| 12
| 115.1
| 23
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| NY
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| NY
| N
| OF
| 18
| 13
| 125.1
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| NY
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 19
| 12
| 112.1
| 96
| 12
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 69
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 783
| 609
| 5512.2
| 1272
| 42
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 3
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 301
| 175
| 1752.1
| 397
| 13
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 195
| 159
| 1342
| 383
| 11
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1150
| 943
| 8607
| 2049
| 67
| 32
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (10th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1992 - signed June 6, 1992).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals with Keith Lockhart to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Jermaine Dye and Jamie Walker (March 27, 1997).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with Rob Bell and Denny Neagle to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Bret Boone and Mike Remlinger (November 10, 1998).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Chris Booker and Ben Shaffar (July 20, 2001).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Kansas City Royals in exchange for a player to be named later (December 19, 2001); Chicago Cubs received Shawn Sonnier (March 15, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 7, 2003).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Kelvin Pichardo (August 27, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
- Signed by Washington Nationals (January 11, 2006).
- Released by Washington Nationals (March 30, 2006).
- Signed by New York Mets (April 26, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
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