NAME     : Mike Thompson
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 9/6/1949
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 6"0
  WEIGHT   : 215
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $1,500,000 through 1984
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : YES, holds team together
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 7
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 10  (VS. RHB : 10, VS. LHB : 10, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding BB's        : 1  (VS. RHB : 1, VS. LHB : 1, Talent Poor)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Sinker

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  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 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1971   4.75  4  2  0  67  0   0  83.1  44  64  55  WAS
  1972   4.05  1  1  1  27  0   0  33.1  15  25  12  WAS,SD
  1973   5.19  0  2  0   6  0   0  17.1  10   8  14  SD,MON
  1974   4.50  1  0  0  10  0   0  16.0   8  10   5  MON,NY
  1975   3.83  6 16  0  33  0   0 169.1  72 104  98  NY,BOS
  1976   5.13  2  4  0  16  0   0  47.1  27  37  27  BOS
  1977  10.57  0  0  0   8  0   0   7.2   9  12   1  BOS
  1978   4.01  0  2  0   9  0   0  33.2  15  21  16  BOS,ATL
  1980   3.55  5  7  0  35  0   0  99.0  39  76  51  NYM,WSH
 
  Total ERA   : 4.24
  Total Wins  : 19
  Total Losses: 34
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 279
  Total BB's  : 357
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Released by Boston on 6/12/1978... Injured on 8/4/1978 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks... Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/2/1980 to a 5-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year... Traded from New York (N) to Washington on 7/29/1980 (Going to WSH: P  L. Cain, P  M. Thompson, CF K. Singleton. Going to NYM: C  E. Ott, RF R. Staub, P  J. Medina)...