Mike Caldwell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: January 22, 1949 in Tarboro, NC us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 12th round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC).

School: North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC)

Last Game: September 25, 1984 (Age 35-247d)
vs. DET 3.1 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Ralph Michael Caldwell

Nicknames: Mr. Warmth

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.4

137

130

ERA

3.81

475

307

2408.2

939

WHIP

1.319

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1971	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A-	SDP	6	1	.857	3.14	3.35	19	0		0	0	5	43.0	40	16	15	2	17	0	57	0	0	0		1.326	8.4	0.4	3.6	11.9	3.35
1971	22	0.3	Lodi	CALL	A	SDP	4	1	.800	3.66	3.94	17	0		0	0	5	32.0	31	14	13	2	12	0	38	0	0	0		1.344	8.7	0.6	3.4	10.7	3.17
1971	22	1.3	Tri-City	NORW	A-	SDP	2	0	1.000	1.64	1.64	2	0		0	0	0	11.0	9	2	2	0	5	0	19	0	0	0		1.273	7.4	0.0	4.1	15.5	3.80
1971	22	-5.4	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	6	0	2	0	0	0	6.2	4	0	0	0	3	3	5	0	0	2	26	1.050	5.4	0.0	4.1	6.8	1.67
1972	23	-4.1	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	7	11	.389	4.01	5.06	42	20	10	4	2	2	163.2	183	92	73	10	49	14	102	4	0	5	714	1.418	10.1	0.5	2.7	5.6	2.08
1973	24	-3.3	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	5	14	.263	3.74	4.65	55	13	27	3	1	10	149.0	146	77	62	8	53	10	86	2	0	10	632	1.336	8.8	0.5	3.2	5.2	1.62
1974	25	-2.2	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	14	5	.737	2.95	3.80	31	27	3	6	2	0	189.1	176	80	62	17	63	1	83	4	0	2	788	1.262	8.4	0.8	3.0	3.9	1.32
1975	26	-1.1	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	7	13	.350	4.79	5.62	38	21	4	4	0	1	163.1	194	102	87	16	48	7	57	5	0	1	723	1.482	10.7	0.9	2.6	3.1	1.19
1976	27	-0.4	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	1	7	.125	4.86	6.20	50	9	19	0	0	2	107.1	145	74	58	5	20	2	55	2	0	7	480	1.537	12.2	0.4	1.7	4.6	2.75
1977	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	MIL	5	8	.385	4.46	5.22	35	12	10	2	0	1	119.0	126	69	59	7	44	8	49	2	2	5	522	1.429	9.5	0.5	3.3	3.7	1.11
1977	28	0.5	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	5	8	.385	4.58	5.53	21	12	5	2	0	0	94.1	101	58	48	6	36	7	38	2	2	4	417	1.452	9.6	0.6	3.4	3.6	1.06
1977	28	0.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	0		4.01	4.01	14	0	5	0	0	1	24.2	25	11	11	1	8	1	11	0	0	1	105	1.338	9.1	0.4	2.9	4.0	1.38
1978	29	1.8	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	22	9	.710	2.36	2.76	37	34	1	23	6	1	293.1	258	90	77	14	54	3	131	7	1	8	1176	1.064	7.9	0.4	1.7	4.0	2.43
1979	30	2.6	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	16	6	.727	3.29	3.68	30	30	0	16	4	0	235.0	252	96	86	18	39	2	89	4	0	5	967	1.238	9.7	0.7	1.5	3.4	2.28
1980	31	3.3	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	13	11	.542	4.03	4.47	34	33	1	11	2	1	225.1	248	112	101	29	56	2	74	2	2	3	940	1.349	9.9	1.2	2.2	3.0	1.32
1981	32	4.1	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	11	9	.550	3.93	4.36	24	23	0	3	0	0	144.1	151	70	63	18	38	4	41	1	1	3	609	1.309	9.4	1.1	2.4	2.6	1.08
1982	33	4.8	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	17	13	.567	3.91	4.15	35	34	0	12	3	0	258.0	269	119	112	30	58	3	75	0	1	9	1064	1.267	9.4	1.0	2.0	2.6	1.29
1983	34	5.5	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	12	11	.522	4.53	4.93	32	32	0	10	2	0	228.1	269	125	115	35	51	1	58	1	1	3	970	1.401	10.6	1.4	2.0	2.3	1.14
1984	35	6.6	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	6	13	.316	4.64	5.43	26	19	0	4	1	0	126.0	160	76	65	11	21	2	34	1	1	2	545	1.437	11.4	0.8	1.5	2.4	1.62
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		137	130	.513	3.81	4.42	475	307	77	98	23	18	2408.2	2581	1182	1020	218	597	62	939	35	9	65	10156	1.319	9.6	0.8	2.2	3.5	1.57
Minors (1 season)					Minors		6	1	.857	3.14	3.35	19	0		0	0	5	43.0	40	16	15	2	17	0	57	0	0	0		1.326	8.4	0.4	3.6	11.9	3.35
All Levels (14 Seasons)							143	131	.522	3.80	4.40	494	307	77	98	23	23	2451.2	2621	1198	1035	220	614	62	996	35	9	65	10156	1.320	9.6	0.8	2.3	3.7	1.62