Mike Jeffcoat
[edit] Biography
Born on August 3, 1959 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Mike Jeffcoat (James Michael Jeffcoat) played for the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers and Florida Marlins over the course of his 10 year career. Jeffcoat broke into the bigs on August 21, 1983 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 2.99 ERA in 75.1 innings pitched in 1984, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Mike Jeffcoat's best season was 1989, when he posted a 3.58 ERA and struck out 64 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 3.31
| 9
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 32.2
| 32
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 63
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 2.99
| 41
| 28
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 75.1
| 82
| 7
| 24
| 7
| 8
| 1
|
| 1985
| SF
| N
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5.32
| 10
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 27
| 4
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.79
| 4
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.2
| 8
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4.55
| 14
| 18
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 31.2
| 35
| 5
| 12
| 4
| 1
| 2
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 12.86
| 1
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11.70
| 5
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 19
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 22
| 22
| 9
| 6
| 3.58
| 64
| 65
| 52
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 130.2
| 139
| 7
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 44
| 12
| 5
| 6
| 4.47
| 58
| 57
| 55
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 110.2
| 122
| 12
| 28
| 5
| 1
| 2
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 70
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 4.63
| 43
| 46
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 79.2
| 104
| 8
| 25
| 3
| 3
| 4
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 7.32
| 6
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19.2
| 28
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| FLA
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.12
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2.2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5.84
| 11
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.2
| 31
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 232
| 44
| 25
| 24
| 4.30
| 231
| 254
| 227
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 475.1
| 545
| 43
| 143
| 18
| 13
| 14
|
| Total
|
|
| 255
| 45
| 25
| 26
| 4.37
| 242
| 270
| 243
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 500
| 576
| 49
| 149
| 21
| 15
| 16
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| P
| 11
| 2
| 32.2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| P
| 63
| 1
| 75.1
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| SF
| N
| P
| 19
| 1
| 22
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| .889
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| P
| 9
| 0
| 9.2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| P
| 28
| 1
| 31.2
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| .933
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| P
| 2
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| P
| 5
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| P
| 22
| 22
| 130.2
| 13
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 0
| .969
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| P
| 44
| 12
| 110.2
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| .933
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| P
| 70
| 0
| 79.2
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| P
| 6
| 3
| 19.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| FLA
| N
| P
| 4
| 0
| 2.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 255
| 45
| 500
| 26
| 75
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 17
| 2
| .971
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CLE
| A
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| SF
| N
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| CLE
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| Total
|
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TEX
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| TEX
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| TEX
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| TEX
| A
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| TEX
| A
| 70
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 2.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| TEX
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| FLA
| N
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .500
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 232
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 2.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 255
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .667
| 1.000
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 30th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1977).
- Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1980).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians with Luis Quinones to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Johnnie LeMaster (May 7, 1985).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (October 21, 1986).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (December 18, 1986).
- Granted free agency (October 8, 1991).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (January 28, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 14, 1992).
- Signed by Florida Marlins (June 9, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1993).
- Signed by Florida Marlins (December 22, 1993).
- Released by Florida Marlins (June 27, 1994).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (July 18, 1994).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (August 5, 1994).
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