NAME : Mike Venafro
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : USA
BIRTHDAY : 8/2/1973
AGE : 31
HEIGHT : 5"10
WEIGHT : 180
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Middle Reliever
BATS : Left
THROWS : Left
CONTRACT : $900,000 through 2006
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : None at all
CONSISTENCY : Inconsistent at times
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : E (Fielding Pct. : .956)
PITCHING RATINGS :
(Rated by an average league scout)
Duration as Starter : *
Duration as Reliever : D
Holding Runners : B
Groundball Pct. : 55
Avoiding Runs : 6
Avoiding Hits : 5 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Doubles : 4 (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Avoiding Homeruns : 8 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Good)
Avoiding BB's : 7 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
Getting Strikeouts : 2 (VS. RHB : 1, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
Throwing Velocity : 5
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Slider
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 8.64 0 0 0 8 0 8.1 12 8 8 5 4
At Home 7.72 0 0 0 4 0 4.2 6 4 4 4 1
Away 9.82 0 0 0 4 0 3.2 6 4 4 1 3
Last Week 16.21 0 0 0 1 0 1.2 5 3 3 2 0
This Week 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr/Mar 8.64 0 0 0 8 0 8.1 12 8 8 5 4
May 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1999 3.31 3 2 0 65 0 0 68.0 25 22 37 TEX
2000 3.86 3 1 1 77 0 0 56.0 24 21 32 TEX
2001 4.80 5 5 4 70 0 0 60.0 32 28 29 TEX
2002 4.62 2 2 0 47 0 0 37.0 19 14 16 TEX,OAK
2003 4.83 6 1 1 68 0 0 69.0 37 38 26 ATL
2004 4.75 3 3 3 52 0 0 55.0 29 21 21 ATL
Total ERA : 4.44
Total Wins : 22
Total Losses: 14
Total Saves : 9
Total SHO : 0
Total CG : 0
Total K's : 165
Total BB's : 149
PLAYER HISTORY Traded from Atlanta to Cleveland on 1/30/2005 (Going to ATL: P R. Wolf, P K. Millwood, 2B B. Mueller. Going to CLE: 2B J. Kent, P T. Armas Jr., P M. Venafro)... Traded from Cleveland to Atlanta on 3/31/2005 (Going to ATL: P L. Hernandez, P M. Venafro. Going to CLE: P J. Lackey, P M. Williams)... |