Pete Mikkelsen

Q: When was Pete Mikkelsen born?

Pete Mikkelsen was born on October 25, 1939.

Q: Where was Pete Mikkelsen born?

Pete Mikkelsen was born in Staten Island, NY .

Q: How tall was Pete Mikkelsen?

Pete Mikkelsen was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Pete Mikkelsen weigh when playing?

Pete Mikkelsen weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Pete Mikkelsen play?

Pete Mikkelsen played 9 seasons.

Q: Is Pete Mikkelsen in the Hall of Fame?

Pete Mikkelsen has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Pete Mikkelsen have?

Pete Mikkelsen had 436 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Pete Mikkelsen played for?

Pete Mikkelsen played for 5 teams; the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Q: When did Pete Mikkelsen retire?

Pete Mikkelsen last played in 1972.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: October 25, 1939 in Staten Island, NY us

Died: November 29, 2006 in Mabton, WA

Buried: East Prosser Cemetery, Prosser, WA

High School: Mark Keppel HS (Alhambra, CA)

Debut: April 17, 1964 (Age 24-175d, 12,211th in major league history)
vs. BAL 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 18, 1972 (Age 32-329d)
vs. SDP 3.0 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Peter James Mikkelsen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

ERA

3.38

364

653.1

436

WHIP

1.264

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Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1958	18	NYY-min	D-,D,C	0	4	.000	5.11	23	3		0	0		37.0	38	35	21	3	38		38	3	0	5				2.054	9.2	0.7	9.2	9.2	1.00	KEA,AUB,MOD NESL,NYPL,CALL
1959	19	NYY-min	D,C	10	9	.526	4.44	28	14	13	6	0		142.0	140	93	70	9	89		106	4	2	7				1.613	8.9	0.6	5.6	6.7	1.19	AUB,MOD NYPL,CALL
1960	20	NYY-min	C	13	10	.565	4.43	30	24		14	2		181.0	157	106	89	9	118		113	5	1	13				1.519	7.8	0.4	5.9	5.6	0.96	FMH NORL
1961	21	NYY-min	A,AA	5	11	.313	3.49	32	16		5	0		134.0	118	71	52	15	60	13	92	11	0	4				1.328	7.9	1.0	4.0	6.2	1.53	BNG,AMA EL,TL
1962	22	NYY-min	A,AA	3	5	.375	3.46	47	0		0	0		91.0	90	38	35	3	54	7	89	2	1	8				1.582	8.9	0.3	5.3	8.8	1.65	AUG,AMA SALL,TL
1963	23	NYY-min	AA	11	6	.647	1.47	49	1		0	0		110.0	90	30	18	3	32	10	63	2	0	6				1.109	7.4	0.2	2.6	5.2	1.97	AUG SALL
1964	24	NYY	AL	7	4	.636	3.56	50	0	27	0	0	12	86.0	79	35	34	3	41	5	63	4	0	5	372	102	3.16	1.395	8.3	0.3	4.3	6.6	1.54
1965	25	NYY-min	AAA	3	2	.600	1.93	6	4		3	2		28.0	16	6	6	0	6	1	17	1	1	0				0.786	5.1	0.0	1.9	5.5	2.83	TOL IL
1965	25	NYY	AL	4	9	.308	3.28	41	3	19	0	0	0	82.1	78	40	30	10	36	9	69	3	0	2	357	104	3.84	1.385	8.5	1.1	3.9	7.5	1.92
1966	26	PIT	NL	9	8	.529	3.07	71	0	33	0	0	14	126.0	106	45	43	8	51	9	76	5	0	4	515	117	3.51	1.246	7.6	0.6	3.6	5.4	1.49
1967	27	TOT	NL	1	2	.333	4.55	39	0	14	0	0	2	63.1	59	35	32	8	24	5	30	4	0	5	274	75	4.56	1.311	8.4	1.1	3.4	4.3	1.25
1967	27	PIT	NL	1	2	.333	4.31	32	0	11	0	0	2	56.1	50	29	27	7	19	5	30	3	0	2	238	78	4.26	1.225	8.0	1.1	3.0	4.8	1.58
1967	27	CHC	NL	0	0		6.43	7	0	3	0	0	0	7.0	9	6	5	1	5	0	0	1	0	3	36	59	6.97	2.000	11.6	1.3	6.4	0.0	0.00
1968	28	STL-min	AAA	16	4	.800	1.91	26	23		12	3		184.0	160	56	39	14	28	5	136	5	1	2				1.022	7.8	0.7	1.4	6.7	4.86	TUL PCL
1968	28	TOT	NL	0	0		2.61	8	0	3	0	0	0	20.2	17	9	6	3	8	3	13	0	0	1	87	119	4.18	1.210	7.4	1.3	3.5	5.7	1.63
1968	28	CHC	NL	0	0		7.71	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	7	4	4	3	1	0	5	0	0	0	22	45	9.24	1.714	13.5	5.8	1.9	9.6	5.00
1968	28	STL	NL	0	0		1.13	5	0	2	0	0	0	16.0	10	5	2	0	7	3	8	0	0	1	65	266	2.70	1.063	5.6	0.0	3.9	4.5	1.14
1969	29	LAD	NL	7	5	.583	2.77	48	0	26	0	0	4	81.1	57	34	25	9	30	8	51	4	0	2	336	120	3.95	1.070	6.3	1.0	3.3	5.6	1.70
1970	30	LAD	NL	4	2	.667	2.76	33	0	22	0	0	6	62.0	48	20	19	5	20	4	47	4	0	1	255	139	3.33	1.097	7.0	0.7	2.9	6.8	2.35
1971	31	LAD	NL	8	5	.615	3.65	41	0	28	0	0	5	74.0	67	38	30	10	17	5	46	1	0	3	301	89	3.69	1.135	8.1	1.2	2.1	5.6	2.71
1972	32	LAD	NL	5	5	.500	4.06	33	0	17	0	0	5	57.2	65	32	26	3	23	4	41	5	1	3	265	83	3.11	1.526	10.1	0.5	3.6	6.4	1.78
9 Yrs				45	40	.529	3.38	364	3	189	0	0	48	653.1	576	288	245	59	250	52	436	30	1	26	2762	103	3.65	1.264	7.9	0.8	3.4	6.0	1.74
162 Game Avg.				8	7	.529	3.38	67	1	35	0	0	9	121	107	53	45	11	46	10	81	6	0	5	512	103	3.65	1.264	7.9	0.8	3.4	6.0	1.74

LAD (4 yrs)				24	17	.585	3.27	155	0	93	0	0	20	275.0	237	124	100	27	90	21	185	14	1	9	1157	105	3.56	1.189	7.8	0.9	2.9	6.1	2.06
PIT (2 yrs)				10	10	.500	3.46	103	0	44	0	0	16	182.1	156	74	70	15	70	14	106	8	0	6	753	102	3.74	1.239	7.7	0.7	3.5	5.2	1.51
CHC (2 yrs)				0	0		6.94	10	0	4	0	0	0	11.2	16	10	9	4	6	0	5	1	0	3	58	53	7.88	1.886	12.3	3.1	4.6	3.9	0.83
NYY (2 yrs)				11	13	.458	3.42	91	3	46	0	0	12	168.1	157	75	64	13	77	14	132	7	0	7	729	103	3.49	1.390	8.4	0.7	4.1	7.1	1.71
STL (1 yr)				0	0		1.13	5	0	2	0	0	0	16.0	10	5	2	0	7	3	8	0	0	1	65	266	2.70	1.063	5.6	0.0	3.9	4.5	1.14

NL (7 yrs)				34	27	.557	3.36	273	0	143	0	0	36	485.0	419	213	181	46	173	38	304	23	1	19	2033	103	3.71	1.221	7.8	0.9	3.2	5.6	1.76
AL (2 yrs)				11	13	.458	3.42	91	3	46	0	0	12	168.1	157	75	64	13	77	14	132	7	0	7	729	103	3.49	1.390	8.4	0.7	4.1	7.1	1.71

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1964	24	NYY	AL	-0.1	50	20	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.063	.063	.063	.125	-65	.114	-102	1	0	0	4	0	0	1
1965	25	NYY	AL	-0.1	41	11	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.100	.100	.100	.200	-43	.090	-92	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1966	26	PIT	NL	-0.1	71	23	20	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.150	.190	.150	.340	-3	.162	-35	3	0	0	2	0	0	1
1967	27	2TM	NL	0.0	39	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.200	.000	.200	-38	.139	-92	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
1967	27	PIT	NL	0.0	32	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.200	.000	.200	-38	.139	-92	0	0	0	2	0	0	1
1967	27	CHC	NL	0.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1968	28	2TM	NL	0.0	8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	50	.228	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1968	28	CHC	NL	0.1	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	487	.914	556	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1968	28	STL	NL	0.0	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-141	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1969	29	LAD	NL	0.0	48	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.167	.167	.167	.333	-3	.153	-46	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1970	30	LAD	NL	0.1	33	7	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.333	.667	84	.304	72	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
1971	31	LAD	NL	0.0	41	11	10	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.200	.273	.200	.473	40	.230	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1972	32	LAD	NL	-0.1	33	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	.125	.000	.125	-61	.088	-78	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
9 Yrs				-0.3	364	98	83	4	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	49	.133	.172	.133	.305	-12	.158	-43	11	0	0	11	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				-0.1	162	44	37	2	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	22	.133	.172	.133	.305	-12	.158	-43	5	0	0	5	0	0

LAD (4 Yrs)				0.0	155	33	29	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	17	.172	.226	.172	.398	16	.193	-2	5	0	0	2	0	0	1
PIT (2 Yrs)				-0.1	103	30	24	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	.125	.192	.125	.317	-9	.157	-46	3	0	0	4	0	0	1
NYY (2 Yrs)				-0.2	91	31	26	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	.077	.077	.077	.154	-57	.105	-99	2	0	0	5	0	0	1
CHC (2 Yrs)				0.1	10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	487	.914	556	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
STL (1 Yr)				0.0	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-141	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

NL (7 Yrs)				-0.1	273	67	57	3	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	31	.158	.213	.158	.371	7	.180	-19	9	0	0	6	0	0	1
AL (2 Yrs)				-0.2	91	31	26	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	.077	.077	.077	.154	-57	.105	-99	2	0	0	5	0	0	1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	Pos
1964	24	NYY	WS	4	/1
1 Yr				4	/1
162 Game Avg				162

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1964	24	NYY	AL	P	50	0	0	86.0	26	9	17	0	1	1.000	.957	2.72	1.90	0.52	1.89	5	7	3	30.0	37.1	0
1965	25	NYY	AL	P	41	3	0	82.1	29	5	20	4	1	.862	.951	2.73	2.04	0.61	2.03	2	11	0	0.0	33.8	1
1966	26	PIT	NL	P	71	0	0	126.0	28	7	20	1	0	.964	.947	1.93	1.96	0.38	1.96	4	12	2	14.3	39.9	1
1967	27	2TM	NL	P	39	0	0	63.1	11	3	6	2	0	.818	.960	1.28	2.00	0.23	2.00	5	4	0	0.0	40.3	0
1967	27	PIT	NL	P	32	0	0	56.1	7	1	5	1	0	.857	.960	0.96	2.00	0.19	2.00	2	4	0	0.0	40.3	0
1967	27	CHC	NL	P	7	0	0	7.0	4	2	1	1	0	.750	.960	3.86	2.06	0.43	2.00	3	0	0			0
1968	28	2TM	NL	P	8	0	0	20.2	5	0	3	2	0	.600	.958	1.31	2.00	0.38	2.03	1	1	0	0.0	40.0	0
1968	28	CHC	NL	P	3	0	0	4.2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	.960	1.93	1.93	0.33	2.03	0	0	0			0
1968	28	STL	NL	P	5	0	0	16.0	4	0	2	2	0	.500	.958	1.13	2.03	0.40	2.02	1	1	0	0.0	40.0	0
1969	29	LAD	NL	P	48	0	0	81.1	26	7	17	2	0	.923	.958	2.66	1.95	0.50	1.94	2	5	1	16.7	40.0	0
1970	30	LAD	NL	P	33	0	0	62.0	15	5	10	0	0	1.000	.951	2.18	1.84	0.45	1.84	1	8	0	0.0	33.0	0
1971	31	LAD	NL	P	41	0	0	74.0	24	9	13	2	0	.917	.954	2.68	1.90	0.54	1.90	3	5	2	28.6	35.3	2
1972	32	LAD	NL	P	33	0	0	57.2	11	1	9	1	0	.909	.950	1.56	1.78	0.30	1.78	3	15	3	16.7	37.2	0
9 Yrs					364	3	0	653.1	175	46	115	14	2	.920	.953	2.22	1.93	0.44	1.93	26	68	11	13.9	37.0	4

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					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1964	24	NYY	WS	P	4	0	4.2	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	3.86	0.50	1	0	0.0
1 Yr					4	0	4.2	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	3.86	0.50	1	0	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Pete Mikkelsen born?

Pete Mikkelsen was born on October 25, 1939.

Where was Pete Mikkelsen born?

Pete Mikkelsen was born in Staten Island, NY.

How tall was Pete Mikkelsen?

Pete Mikkelsen was 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Pete Mikkelsen weigh when playing?

Pete Mikkelsen weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Pete Mikkelsen play?

Pete Mikkelsen played 9 seasons.

Is Pete Mikkelsen in the Hall of Fame?

Pete Mikkelsen has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Pete Mikkelsen play?

Pete Mikkelsen was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Pete Mikkelsen have?

Pete Mikkelsen had 436 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Pete Mikkelsen played for?

Pete Mikkelsen played for 5 teams; the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers.

When did Pete Mikkelsen retire?

Pete Mikkelsen last played in 1972.

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