NAME     : Mike Mussina
  NICKNAME : Moose
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/8/1968
  AGE      : 34
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 185
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $10,940,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Durable

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .977)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 55
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 8
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        5.83  4 12  0  28 28 180.2 242 124 117  31 144 
  At Home        5.61  1  8  0  15 15  94.2 127  65  59  16  66 
  Away           6.07  3  4  0  13 13  86.0 115  59  58  15  78 
  Last Week      1.98  0  0  0   2  2  13.2  12   4   3   2  12 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.36  1  2  0   6  6  43.2  60  28  26   9  36 
  May            4.91  1  3  0   7  7  44.0  54  26  24   4  42 
  June           5.21  1  4  0   7  7  46.2  59  27  27   7  30 
  July           9.57  1  2  0   5  5  26.1  46  30  28   4  20 
  August         5.40  0  1  0   3  3  20.0  23  13  12   7  16 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1991   2.90  4  5  0  12  2   0  87.0  28  21  52  BAL
  1992   2.54 18  5  0  32  8   4 241.0  68  48 130  BAL
  1993   4.47 14  6  0  25  3   2 167.0  83  44 117  BAL
  1994   3.07 16  5  0  24  3   0 176.0  60  42  99  BAL
  1995   3.30 19  9  0  32  7   4 221.0  81  50 158  BAL
  1996   4.81 19 11  0  36  4   1 243.0 130  69 204  BAL
  1997   3.21 15  8  0  33  4   1 224.0  80  54 218  BAL
  1998   3.50 13 10  0  29  4   2 206.0  80  41 175  BAL
  1999   3.50 18  7  0  31  4   0 203.0  79  52 172  BAL
  2000   3.80 11 15  0  34  6   1 237.0 100  46 210  BAL
  2001   3.16 17 11  0  34  4   3 228.0  80  42 214  NYA
  2002   3.89 19 12  0  34  7   1 243.0 105  45 157  NYA
 
  Total ERA   : 3.70
  Total Wins  : 187
  Total Losses: 116
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 19
  Total CG    : 57
  Total K's   : 2050
  Total BB's  : 585
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/2002, going 5-0, 1.54... Traded from New York (A) to Minnesota on 1/25/2003 (Going to MIN: P  M. Mussina. Going to NYA: P  E. Milton, P  A. Johnson)...