NAME     : Mike Mussina
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : MONTOURSVILLE,PA,USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/8/1943
  AGE      : 26
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 185
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $100,000 through 1970
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : A
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 65
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 10
  Avoiding Hits        : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.61  9 13  0  33 33 254.1 234 108 102  59 167 
  At Home        3.93  5  7  0  18 18 142.0 135  62  62  30  99 
  Away           3.20  4  6  0  15 15 112.1  99  46  40  29  68 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        2.36  3  2  0   5  5  42.0  31  12  11   8  20 
  May            1.98  1  1  0   6  6  50.0  33  12  11   7  39 
  June           3.56  1  2  0   6  6  48.0  45  20  19  10  27 
  July          10.93  0  2  0   3  3  14.0  23  17  17   6   5 
  August         3.50  2  2  0   6  6  46.1  47  19  18  14  36 
  Sep/Oct        4.33  2  4  0   7  7  54.0  55  28  26  14  40 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1966   2.86 17  8  0  34  7   2 264.0  84  67 195  LOU,SC
  1967   2.33 16 10  0  28 16   6 228.0  59  36 145  LOU,LOU
  1968   3.31 15 11  0  30  7   1 231.0  85  53 152  LOU,SC
  1969   3.47 11 13  0  29 15   0 225.2  87  40 140  LOU
 
  Total ERA   : 3.12
  Total Wins  : 68
  Total Losses: 55
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 10
  Total CG    : 51
  Total K's   : 799
  Total BB's  : 255
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 4/12/1966
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Won Circuit Rookie Award in 1966, going 17-8, 2.86 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1967, going 4-0, 1.91
Injured on 9/4/1967 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for entire season
Injured on 4/6/1968 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Injured on 4/28/1969 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5 weeks