NAME     : Mike Sirotka
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 5/13/1971
  AGE      : 32
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 200
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $2,525,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .950)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : C
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 65
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 5  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        4.63  2  8  0  24 24 130.1 137  75  67  36  80 
  At Home        4.95  1  5  0  10 10  56.1  65  34  31  13  36 
  Away           4.38  1  3  0  14 14  74.0  72  41  36  23  44 
  Last Week      5.14  0  1  0   1  1   7.0   8   4   4   0   4 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.91  1  2  0   5  5  21.1  30  18  14   9  11 
  May            2.65  0  2  0   6  6  34.0  29  13  10   7  21 
  June           6.75  1  1  0   5  5  26.2  36  20  20   5  16 
  July           4.00  0  1  0   6  6  36.0  31  17  16  12  23 
  August         5.11  0  2  0   2  2  12.1  11   7   7   3   9 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1995   4.24  1  2  0   6  0   0  34.0  16  17  19  CHA
  1996   7.27  1  2  0  15  0   0  26.0  21  12  11  CHA
  1997   2.25  3  0  0   7  0   0  32.0   8   5  24  CHA
  1998   5.08 14 15  0  33  5   0 211.0 119  47 128  CHA
  1999   4.00 11 13  0  32  3   1 209.0  93  57 125  CHA
  2000   3.79 15 10  0  32  1   0 197.0  83  69 128  CHA
  2002   5.47  8 13  0  29  0   0 136.2  83  59  82  TOR,MIL
 
  Total ERA   : 4.52
  Total Wins  : 55
  Total Losses: 63
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 1
  Total CG    : 10
  Total K's   : 597
  Total BB's  : 302
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Toronto to Milwaukee on 3/31/2002... Signed as a free agent by Houston on 2/12/2003 to a 3-year deal worth $2,525,000 per year...