Mike Jorgensen stats

Last played for the St. Louis Cardinals, 1985

First Baseman

Age 78 · 6' 0"

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Mike Jorgensen played 17 MLB seasons, 1968 to 1985.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,633
AB
3,421
R
429
H
833
HR
95
RBI
426
SB
58
AVG
.243

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1968NYM81402000.143
1970NYM76871517342.195
1971NYM4511816265111.220
1972WSH1133724886134712.231
1973WSH138413499594716.230
1974WSH131287458911593.310
1975WSH1444455811618673.261
1976WSH12534336876237.254
1977WSH/ATH8522321548323.242
1978TEX96972019193.196
1979TEX9015721356160.223
1980NYM11932143827430.255
1981NYM861228253154.205
1982NYM12011416292142.254
1983NYM/ATL957210182110.250
1984ATL/STL901249311170.250
1985STL7211214220112.196

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
4
AB
5
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.000

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
4,034
TB
1,276
XBH
240
HBP
25
IBB
51
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1968NYM14310000
1970NYM983170100
1971NYM1324473100
1972WSH438143284700
1973WSH486142273400
1974WSH366140282500
1975WSH535188367800
1976WSH399118190900
1977WSH/ATH26085142200
1978TEX1182540100
1979TEX17760132100
1980NYM368114180600
1981NYM13943100100
1982NYM1364180300
1983NYM/ATL842861000
1984ATL/STL1384380200
1985STL1462861000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
7.9
RC
491.8
RC/27
4.90
ISOP
.129
SECA
.289
BB/K
0.90
AB/HR
36.0
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1968NYM-0.20.10.2.0710.1000
1970NYM-0.18.83.2.1610.30.4290
1971NYM-0.413.73.9.1530.20.523.60
1972WSH0.849.94.4.1530.30.728.60
1973WSH0.854.84.5.1140.31.345.90
1974WSH4.266.68.6.1780.41.826.10
1975WSH3.078.26.3.1620.31.124.70
1976WSH-0.147.84.9.0900.31.157.20
1977WSH/ATH0.530.64.6.1390.30.627.90
1978TEX-0.310.13.3.0620.31.8970
1979TEX0.218.13.8.1590.20.526.20
1980NYM-0.342.94.8.1000.20.845.90
1981NYM0.113.43.6.1480.30.540.70
1982NYM-0.217.75.6.1050.30.9570
1983NYM/ATL0.210.45.1390.30.8360
1984ATL/STL-0.314.54.1.0970.20.61240
1985STL0.014.74.3.0540.31.200

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
78 yearsAug 16, 1948
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1968
Birthplace
Passaic, NJ
NL Gold Glove
1973

What were Mike Jorgensen's career stats?

Mike Jorgensen played 17 seasons for the Mets, the Nationals, the Rangers and the Cardinals. He was a career .243 hitter with 833 hits, 95 home runs and 426 RBI. His best season was 1974: a .310 batting average, 11 home runs and 59 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 1 postseason, 1968 to 1985

Awards

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