C Mike Sweeney #29
St. Louis Cardinals VBL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/14/2005
BNN Index | VBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C MIKE SWEENEY #29 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
121 423 116 22 0 16 56 31 64 .274 .327 .440 8 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 5 6 6
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 6 6 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 2
Errors: - 3 2
Arm: 4 4 2
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: 5 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 4 Left Field: -
1st Base: 5 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/2005 ANA Win, 6-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/22/2005 ANA Loss, 6-10 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/21/2005 @ OAK Loss, 2-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/19/2005 @ OAK Loss, 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2005 MIN Win, 6-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/15/2005 MIN Win, 8-7 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/14/2005 @ NYM Win, 12-2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/12/2005 @ NYM Win, 4-1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/11/2005 CHC Win, 18-7 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/09/2005 CHC Win, 2-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Mike is a fan darling.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:07/22/1973
Born in:Orange, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$21,000,000
Signed Through:2005 Season
Major Service:11 Years, None
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension:$46,400,000 total for 2 years
Drafted:-
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2005 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 121 423 116 22 0 16 56 51 31 64 .274 .327 .440 .767 .328 .165 112
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 110 465 5 0 0 13 0 6 186 38 8 3 72.7 59.3 4.86 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   123 30 5 0 1 11 14 7 21 0 0 2 .244 .295 .309 .604
Versus Right   300 86 17 0 15 45 37 24 43 6 0 3 .287 .339 .493 .833
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   76 18 6 0 1 7 7 6 9 0 0 0 .237 .293 .355 .648
May   80 31 5 0 4 13 13 3 15 2 0 1 .388 .407 .600 1.007
June   68 20 3 0 2 9 6 6 7 1 0 1 .294 .355 .426 .782
July   69 17 1 0 4 9 7 6 12 0 0 1 .246 .316 .435 .751
August   74 15 5 0 3 12 10 4 12 2 0 1 .203 .247 .392 .639
September   56 15 2 0 2 6 8 6 9 1 0 1 .268 .344 .411 .754
Spring Training   73 21 1 0 4 13 8 10 12 0 0 0 .288 .373 .466 .839
Last Year   557 158 31 1 18 88 79 41 67 5 0 9 .284 .340 .440 .780
2 Years Ago   501 162 23 0 25 92 93 46 66 9 0 7 .323 .382 .519 .901
Career   2505 744 130 2 106 396 380 239 311 36 0 33 .297 .361 .477 .839
Home   199 52 10 0 7 30 25 18 33 5 0 2 .261 .321 .417 .739
Road   224 64 12 0 9 26 26 13 31 1 0 3 .286 .332 .460 .792
Grass   378 100 19 0 12 44 43 31 61 6 0 3 .265 .321 .410 .731
Turf   45 16 3 0 4 12 8 0 3 0 0 2 .356 .383 .689 1.072
Night   423 116 22 0 16 56 51 31 64 6 0 5 .274 .327 .440 .767
As Starter   413 113 22 0 16 55 51 30 60 6 0 5 .274 .326 .443 .769
As Reliever / Substitution   10 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
Pinch Hitting   7 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Close/Late   78 19 3 0 4 8 10 6 15 1 0 3 .244 .318 .436 .754
Inning 1-3   141 45 11 0 6 18 19 3 21 2 0 1 .319 .333 .525 .858
Inning 4-6   153 39 7 0 4 21 16 15 19 2 0 1 .255 .322 .379 .701
Inning 7-9   121 29 3 0 6 17 16 13 23 2 0 3 .240 .324 .413 .737
Extra Innings   8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
0 Outs   143 35 7 0 6 13 22 8 23 0 0 2 .245 .294 .420 .714
1 Outs   124 39 8 0 4 24 18 15 15 6 0 0 .315 .372 .476 .848
2 Outs   156 42 7 0 6 19 11 8 26 0 0 3 .269 .317 .429 .747
Scoring Position   115 34 8 0 3 40 15 8 16 6 0 3 .296 .341 .443 .784
Bases Empty   224 59 13 0 10 10 25 15 34 0 0 1 .263 .312 .455 .768
Runner on 1st   84 23 1 0 3 6 11 8 14 0 0 1 .274 .344 .393 .737
Runner on 2nd   35 9 1 0 1 6 3 2 4 0 0 0 .257 .297 .371 .669
Runner on 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 .100 .083 .100 .183
Runner on 1st & 2nd   38 15 5 0 1 12 7 2 7 0 0 3 .395 .465 .605 1.070
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 0 .091 .143 .182 .325
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 0 0 1 7 4 3 2 1 0 0 .300 .429 .600 1.029
Bases Loaded   11 5 1 0 0 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 .455 .417 .545 .962
Two Strikes   199 51 13 0 9 26 21 19 64 3 0 0 .256 .317 .457 .774
First Pitch   60 20 3 0 4 10 9 0 0 1 0 1 .333 .339 .583 .922
Count 0-1   45 10 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .255 .378 .633
Count 0-2   30 12 4 0 1 3 2 0 7 0 0 0 .400 .400 .633 1.033
Count 1-0   35 9 2 0 0 6 6 0 0 1 0 1 .257 .270 .314 .585
Count 1-1   41 12 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .293 .310 .341 .651
Count 1-2   75 17 3 0 2 4 6 0 27 1 0 0 .227 .224 .347 .570
Count 2-0   15 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .250 .267 .517
Count 2-1   22 7 1 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .318 .500 .818
Count 2-2   59 12 4 0 3 12 7 0 23 2 0 0 .203 .197 .424 .620
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .727 .500 1.227
Full Count   35 10 2 0 3 7 6 19 7 0 0 0 .286 .537 .600 1.137
Behind in Count   150 39 8 0 5 11 11 0 34 1 0 2 .260 .268 .413 .681
Ahead in Count   78 23 3 0 1 13 15 12 0 2 0 1 .295 .387 .372 .759
Batting 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 4th   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Batting 5th   42 14 3 0 3 8 6 1 5 1 0 0 .333 .341 .619 .960
Batting 6th   365 97 19 0 13 46 45 29 56 5 0 5 .266 .324 .425 .749
Batting 9th   8 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Low Leverage   216 60 11 0 11 25 25 19 28 1 0 1 .278 .338 .481 .819
Medium Leverage   141 38 5 0 5 18 18 10 25 2 0 2 .270 .323 .411 .734
High Leverage   66 18 6 0 0 13 7 1 11 3 0 2 .273 .292 .364 .655
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 Kansas City - VBL 27 151 519 162 28 0 25 85 86 58 7 8 55 8 2 .312 .383 .511 .894 143 141 5.9
2002 Kansas City - VBL 28 90 335 101 20 0 17 51 51 38 2 3 42 7 0 .301 .373 .513 .886 139 139 3.6
2002 St. Louis - VBL 28 48 170 45 6 1 5 24 20 25 3 5 17 5 3 .265 .360 .400 .760 107 110 0.9
2002 Total - VBL 28 138 505 146 26 1 22 75 71 63 5 8 59 12 3 .289 .368 .475 .844 128 129 4.5
2003 St. Louis - VBL 29 138 501 162 23 0 25 92 93 46 7 9 66 18 2 .323 .382 .519 .901 145 146 5.6
2004 St. Louis - VBL 30 155 557 158 31 1 18 88 79 41 9 5 67 14 4 .284 .340 .440 .780 114 116 2.3
2005 St. Louis - VBL 31 121 423 116 22 0 16 56 51 31 5 6 64 8 3 .274 .327 .440 .767 105 112 2.6
Total VBL 703 2505 744 130 2 106 396 380 239 33 36 311 60 14 .297 .361 .477 .839 127 129 21.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2001 Kansas City - MLB C 128 127 842 65 4 910 3 .997 1130.0 7.22 +0.4 1.215 5 141 20 14.2
2001 Kansas City - MLB 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 0.0 .000
2002 St. Louis - MLB C 45 45 337 33 2 370 0 1.000 400.0 8.32 +0.6 .916 2 45 11 24.4
2002 Kansas City - MLB C 82 82 551 51 2 605 3 .995 729.1 7.43 -2.6 1.061 11 121 17 14.0
2002 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2003 St. Louis - MLB C 128 127 915 56 4 973 2 .998 1129.1 7.74 -2.9 .940 18 108 14 13.0
2003 St. Louis - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2004 St. Louis - MLB C 40 40 287 12 0 301 2 .993 357.0 7.54 -1.1 .760 2 47 5 10.6
2004 St. Louis - MLB 1B 106 106 835 51 52 890 4 .996 873.2 9.13 +1.8 1.009
2005 St. Louis - MLB C 115 110 855 57 9 913 1 .999 982.2 8.35 -3.2 .936 12 108 14 13.0
TOTAL C 538 531 3787 274 21 4072 11 .997 4728.1 7.73 -8.9 1.010 50 570 81 14.2
TOTAL 1B 111 106 838 51 52 893 4 .996 880.2 9.09 +1.8 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
07/09/2001 Wins the VBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 6; Power: 5; Eye: 6.
06/24/2002 Wins the VBL Player of the Week Award.
07/28/2002 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for C Yadier Molina and 3B Jose Gomez.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 6; Power: 5; Eye: 5.
03/21/2003 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $40,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 6; Power: 5; Eye: 5.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
04/19/2005 Injured (sinusitis),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/22/2005 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $46,400,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
2001 8 7
2002 8 5
2003 9 3
Year AVG Rank
2003 .323 5
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