William Michael Stanton
[edit] Biography
Born on June 2, 1967 in Houston, Texas, Mike Stanton (William Michael Stanton) played for the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants over the course of his 18 year career. Stanton broke into the bigs on August 24, 1989 with the Atlanta Braves, and put up a 2.88 ERA in 78 innings pitched in 1991, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Mike Stanton's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1993, when he posted a 4.67 ERA and notched 27 saves. However, others believe that it was 2001, when he posted a 2.58 ERA and struck out 78 batters.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1.50
| 27
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 24
| 17
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 18.00
| 7
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 16
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| 74
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 2.88
| 54
| 27
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 78
| 62
| 6
| 21
| 6
| 0
| 1
|
| 1992
| ATL
| N
| 65
| 0
| 5
| 4
| 4.10
| 44
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 63.2
| 59
| 6
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 2
|
| 1993
| ATL
| N
| 63
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 4.67
| 43
| 35
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 52
| 51
| 4
| 29
| 7
| 1
| 0
|
| 1994
| ATL
| N
| 49
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3.55
| 35
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 45.2
| 41
| 2
| 26
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1995
| BOS
| A
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.00
| 10
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 17
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1995
| ATL
| N
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5.59
| 13
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 19.1
| 31
| 3
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 48
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4.24
| 23
| 23
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 40.1
| 48
| 6
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3.22
| 14
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.1
| 20
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| BOS
| A
| 59
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.83
| 46
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 56.1
| 58
| 9
| 23
| 4
| 3
| 0
|
| 1996
| TOT
| A
| 81
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 3.66
| 60
| 32
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 78.2
| 78
| 11
| 27
| 5
| 3
| 0
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| 64
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 2.57
| 70
| 19
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 66.2
| 50
| 3
| 34
| 2
| 3
| 3
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| 67
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 5.47
| 69
| 51
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 79
| 71
| 13
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1999
| NY
| A
| 73
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 4.33
| 59
| 30
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 62.1
| 71
| 5
| 18
| 4
| 2
| 1
|
| 2000
| NY
| A
| 69
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4.10
| 75
| 32
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 68
| 5
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 2
|
| 2001
| NY
| A
| 76
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 2.58
| 78
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 80.1
| 80
| 4
| 29
| 9
| 3
| 4
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| 79
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 3.00
| 44
| 29
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 78
| 73
| 4
| 28
| 3
| 4
| 0
|
| 2003
| NY
| N
| 50
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 4.57
| 34
| 25
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 45.1
| 37
| 6
| 19
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 2004
| NY
| N
| 83
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 3.16
| 58
| 32
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 77
| 70
| 6
| 33
| 6
| 1
| 2
|
| 2005
| WAS
| N
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3.58
| 14
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 27.2
| 31
| 2
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| NY
| A
| 28
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 7.07
| 12
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 17
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| Total
|
| 59
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4.64
| 27
| 24
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.2
| 49
| 3
| 15
| 4
| 1
| 0
|
| 2005
| TOT
| A
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6.60
| 13
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 18
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 2006
| WAS
| N
| 56
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 4.47
| 30
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 44.1
| 47
| 1
| 21
| 11
| 2
| 1
|
| 2006
| SF
| N
| 26
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 3.09
| 18
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 23.1
| 23
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 2006
| TOT
| N
| 82
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 3.99
| 48
| 30
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 67.2
| 70
| 2
| 27
| 11
| 5
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 549
| 0
| 31
| 42
| 3.90
| 377
| 246
| 220
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 507.1
| 485
| 38
| 202
| 48
| 16
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 560
| 1
| 36
| 18
| 3.72
| 478
| 238
| 227
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 549
| 526
| 49
| 200
| 26
| 18
| 14
|
| Total
|
|
| 1109
| 1
| 67
| 60
| 3.81
| 855
| 484
| 447
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 1056.1
| 1011
| 87
| 402
| 74
| 34
| 28
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| P
| 20
| 0
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| P
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| P
| 74
| 0
| 78
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| ATL
| N
| P
| 65
| 0
| 63.2
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| ATL
| N
| P
| 63
| 0
| 52
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| .909
|
| 1994
| ATL
| N
| P
| 49
| 0
| 45.2
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| BOS
| A
| P
| 22
| 0
| 21
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| .667
|
| 1995
| ATL
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 19.1
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| .750
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| P
| 48
| 0
| 40.1
| 1
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| .714
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| P
| 22
| 0
| 22.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| BOS
| A
| P
| 59
| 0
| 56.1
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TOT
| A
| P
| 81
| 0
| 78.2
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 5
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| P
| 64
| 0
| 66.2
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| P
| 67
| 0
| 79
| 7
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| .929
|
| 1999
| NY
| A
| P
| 73
| 1
| 62.1
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
| .889
|
| 2000
| NY
| A
| P
| 69
| 0
| 68
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| NY
| A
| P
| 76
| 0
| 80.1
| 6
| 10
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 3
| .889
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| P
| 79
| 0
| 78
| 4
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 2
| .867
|
| 2003
| NY
| N
| P
| 50
| 0
| 45.1
| 2
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .769
|
| 2004
| NY
| N
| P
| 83
| 0
| 77
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| WAS
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 27.2
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| NY
| A
| P
| 28
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| Total
|
| P
| 59
| 0
| 42.2
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| TOT
| A
| P
| 29
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| WAS
| N
| P
| 56
| 0
| 44.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| SF
| N
| P
| 26
| 0
| 23.1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| .750
|
| 2006
| TOT
| N
| P
| 82
| 0
| 67.2
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 4
| 4
| .875
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1109
| 1
| 1056.1
| 49
| 155
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 16
| 51
| 33
| 34
| .927
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1989
| ATL
| N
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| ATL
| N
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| 74
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .571
| .667
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| ATL
| N
| 65
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| ATL
| N
| 63
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| ATL
| N
| 49
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .667
| .667
| .667
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| BOS
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| ATL
| N
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| BOS
| A
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TOT
| A
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| NY
| A
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| NY
| A
| 67
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| NY
| A
| 73
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| NY
| A
| 69
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| NY
| A
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| NY
| A
| 79
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| NY
| N
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2004
| NY
| N
| 83
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| WAS
| N
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| NY
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| Total
|
| 59
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| TOT
| A
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| WAS
| N
| 56
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| SF
| N
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| TOT
| N
| 82
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 549
| 17
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .412
| .444
| .471
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 560
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1109
| 22
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 3
| .364
| .391
| .409
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 13th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1987 - signed June 10, 1987).
- Granted free agency (December 23, 1994).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (April 12, 1995).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with a player to be named later to Boston Red Sox in exchange for 2 players to be named later (July 31, 1995); Atlanta Braves received Mike Jacobs and Marc Lewis (August 31, 1995) and Boston Red Sox received Matt Murray (August 31, 1995).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with a player to be named later to Texas Rangers in exchange for Mark Brandenburg and Kerry Lacy (July 31, 1996); Texas Rangers received Dwayne Hosey (November 4, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1996).
- Signed by New York Yankees (December 11, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1999).
- Signed by New York Yankees (November 29, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2002).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 19, 2002).
- Traded by New York Mets to New York Yankees in exchange for Felix Heredia (December 3, 2004).
- Released by New York Yankees (July 1, 2005).
- Signed by Washington Nationals (July 13, 2005).
- Traded by Washington Nationals to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Rhys Taylor and Yader Peralta (September 29, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 12, 2005).
- Signed by Washington Nationals (December 24, 2005).
- Traded by Washington Nationals to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Shairon Martis (July 28, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2006).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (November 20, 2006).
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