NAME     : Miguel Batista
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 2/19/1971
  AGE      : 32
  HEIGHT   : 5"10
  WEIGHT   : 185
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $3,135,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .960)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : D
  Groundball Pct.      : 52
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 7  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 4
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.53 10 10  0  24 24 155.1 133  71  61  50  75 
  At Home        2.93  6  4  0  13 13  86.0  61  36  28  27  52 
  Away           4.28  4  6  0  11 11  69.1  72  35  33  23  23 
  Last Week      2.84  0  1  0   1  1   6.1   5   3   2   4   3 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.59  0  3  0   6  6  37.0  36  25  23  14  14 
  May            5.70  3  2  0   5  5  30.0  36  20  19   5  18 
  June           1.56  3  2  0   6  6  40.1  29  12   7  14  20 
  July           2.08  4  1  0   5  5  34.2  22   9   8  10  18 
  August         2.70  0  2  0   2  2  13.1  10   5   4   7   5 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1992   9.00  0  0  0   1  0   0   2.0   2   3   1  PIT
  1996   5.73  0  0  0   9  0   0  11.0   7   7   6  FLO
  1997   5.75  0  5  0  11  0   0  36.0  23  24  27  CHN
  1998   3.80  3  5  0  56  0   0 135.0  57  65  92  MON
  1999   4.90  8  7  1  39  2   1 134.0  73  58  95  MON
  2000   8.58  2  7  0  18  0   0  65.0  62  37  37  KCA,MON
  2001   3.37 11  8  0  48  0   0 139.0  52  60  90  ARI
  2002   4.06  9 12  0  33  0   0 201.2  91  81 112  ARI
 
  Total ERA   : 4.38
  Total Wins  : 43
  Total Losses: 54
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 2
  Total CG    : 3
  Total K's   : 535
  Total BB's  : 385
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 8/17/2002 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week... Pitched NO-HITTER against Los Angeles on 7/27/2003, striking out 4...