Born in 1968, in Williamsport, PA, Mike and his younger brother, Mark, grew up in nearby Montoursville, PA. Mike's passion for all things sports-related surfaced at an early age. As a youngster, he spent considerable time developing his pitching style by imitating his favorite big league pitchers --- and then adding a little something to these pitches to call his own. His pinpoint control that we Orioles' fans take for granted began in the basement as he practiced throwing a ball at a strike-zone taped to the wall. After all, a budding pitcher has to start somewhere! And, well, if a catcher just isn't handy, what else is he supposed to do?
When Mike entered high school, he participated in a variety of sports: football, basketball, and, of course, baseball. An all-around athlete, Mike excelled in all three areas. He played three postions on the football team, setting records for field goals, extra points, and touchdown receptions. He scored a career-total 1,382 points as a member of the basketball team. And last, but certainly not least, he compiled a 24-4 record with a 0.87 ERA for his high school baseball team. Blessed with such athletic prowess, the Orioles offered Mike a contract upon his high school graduation in 1987. But instead of signing with the big leagues right away, Mike opted to attend Stanford University where he soon set about obtaining his degree in economics in just over three years.
Now entering his sixth full-season for the Birds, Mike's journey to the big leagues was very swift. Going from Hagerstown (AA) to Rochester (AAA) in 1990 (his first year in professional baseball), Mike was called up to the Orioles in the latter half of 1991. So far in his short but illustrious career, he has played in three All-Star games and has won at least 14 games over the last five seasons. Mike has also finished fourth ('92 and '94), and fifth ('95 and '96) in voting for the Cy Young Award. In 1996,1997 & 1998 Mike won the Gold Glove Award. Here's looking forward to the 2004 season!
Color: Green Food: Italian Movie: Jurassic Park TV Show: ERMike's Personal Information
BIRTHDATE: December 8, 1968 Hometown: Montoursville,Pennsylvania HEIGHT: 6'2" WEIGHT: 185 lbs.Mike's Player Information
BATS: Left THROWS: Right
Career Stats (through 2003)
YEAR TEAM W-L ERA G CG IP BB SO ____________________________________________________________ 1990 Hagerstown 3-0 1.49 7 2 42.1 7 40 Rochester 0-0 1.35 2 0 13.1 4 15 1991 Rochester 10-4 2.87 19 3 122.1 31 107 Baltimore 4-5 2.87 12 2 87.2 21 52 1992 Baltimore 18-5 2.54 32 8 241.0 48 130 1993 Baltimore 14-6 4.46 25 3 167.2 44 117 Bowie (R) 1-0 2.25 2 0 8.0 1 10 1994 Baltimore 16-5 3.06 24 3 176.1 42 99 1995 Baltimore 19-9 3.29 32 7 221.2 50 158 1996 Baltimore 19-11 4.81 36 4 243.1 69 204 1997 Baltimore 15-8 3.20 33 4 224.2 54 218 1998 Baltimore 13-8 3.45 25 4 177.1 31 156 1999 Baltimore 18-7 3.50 31 4 203.1 46 172 2000 Baltimore 11-15 3.79 34 6 237.2 42 210 2001 NY Yankees 17-11 3.15 34 4 228.2 48 214 2002 NY Yankees 18-10 4.05 33 2 215.2 48 182 2003 NY Yankees 17-8 3.40 31 2 214.2 40 195 ____________________________________________________________ TOTALS (MINORS): 14-4 2.42 30 5 186 43 172 (MAJORS): 199-110 3.53 386 53 2668.2 597 2126
(R) - Rehab assignment
All-Star Stats YEAR PLACE W-L ERA G CG IP BB SO ____________________________________________________________ 1992 AL at SD 0-0 0.00 1 0 1.0 0 0 1993 AL at Balt DID NOT PLAY 1994 AL at Pit 0-0 0.00 1 0 1.0 0 1 1997 AL at Clev DID NOT PLAY ____________________________________________________________ ASG TOTALS: 0-0 0.00 2 0 2.0 0 1
Mike Mussina on first base after getting his first major league hit.
June, 14, 1997
Pitching Statistics
Mike's Baltimore Oriole Ranking
Ranks 1st with highest winning percentage .666 (min. of 50 decisions) Ranks 4th with 1153 stikeouts Ranks 6th with 118 wins Ranks 8th with 1568.2 innings pitched Ranks 8th with 14 shutoutsMike's Baltimore Oriole Records
Achieved 218 strikeouts in one season (1997) Achieved 13 wins before All-Star break (1994)* Began career with 3 consecutive All-Star nominations (92,93,94) Leader in victories 5 consecutive seasons (92-96) Leader in innings 4 consecutive seasons (94-97)* Achieved 14 stikeouts in one game (May 16, 1993 & July 5, 1997)* Only starter to win two games in one playoff series Achieved 15 strikeouts in one game (October 11, 1997) * - tiedMike's Major League Standings
Ranks 10th with highest winning percentage .666 (min. of 90 decisions) Ranks 1st with hightest winning percentage .666 of active players (min. of 100 decisions)Mike's Post Season Records
Holds ALCS record 5 consecutive strikeouts (October 11, 1997) Set LCS record with 15 strikeouts in one game (October 11, 1997) Holds LCS record with 25 strikeouts in a series Holds Major League record for most strikeouts (25) by a pitcher in one series while making only two starts Holds Major League record with 41 strikeouts in one post seasonMike Mussina's Fielding
Year Age Team G PO A E FP GS Inn _________________________________________________________________________ 1991 22 Baltimore 12 4 11 0 1.000 12 87.7 1992 23 Baltimore 13 31 1 0 .953 32 241.0 1993 24 Baltimore 12 19 0 1 .953 25 167.7 1994 25 Baltimore 14 28 1 1 .977 24 176.3 1995 26 Baltimore 12 26 2 3 .950 32 221.7 1996 27 Baltimore 14 34 0 3 1.000 36 243.3 1997 28 Baltimore 18 25 0 0 1.000 33 224.7 1998 29 Baltimore 12 38 0 1 1.000 29 206.3 1999 30 Baltimore 14 46 1 3 .984 31 203.3 2000 31 Baltimore 17 26 1 1 .977 34 237.7 2001 32 NY Yankees 34 18 25 1 .977 34 228.7 2002 33 NY Yankees 33 16 32 1 .980 33 215.7 2003 34 NY Yankees 31 14 35 0 1.000 31 214.7 _________________________________________________________________________ Overall Total 386 178 376 8 .986 386 2668.8
Mike Mussina's Salary
1991 Baltimore Orioles $100,000 1992 Baltimore Orioles $152,500 1993 Baltimore Orioles $450,000 1994 Baltimore Orioles $775,000 1995 Baltimore Orioles $2,925,000 1996 Baltimore Orioles $4,000,000 1997 Baltimore Orioles $6,825,000 1998 Baltimore Orioles $6,755,492 1999 Baltimore Orioles $6,623,143 2000 Baltimore Orioles $6,786,032 2001 New York Yankees $10,000,000 2002 New York Yankees $11,000,000 2003 New York Yankees $12,000,000
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