From the Field: Mike Mussina, sp, New York Yankees

Mike Mussina was a very good pitcher. I got this 2006 Allen & Ginter from a collector who was selling some extras…was very happy to get it.

• Was an 11th Round draft pick in 1987, but did not sign with Baltimore and decided to go to Stanford. They tried again, with the 20th overall pick in 1990, and signed him.
• Only spent two years in the minors. He would spend most of 1991 in AAA, showing that he had nothing to prove at that level (10-4, 1.136 WHIP). He would get called up to the big leagues in the second half, start 12 games, and go 4-5 with a 1.118 WHIP.
• 1992. First full season in the bigs, he would go 18-5 with a 1.079 WHIP. He would get his first All-Star selection, and finish 4th in the Cy Young vote.
• All told he would spent 10 seasons in Baltimore. He would leave with a 147-81 record, a 1.175 WHIP and ERA+ of 130.
• During that run he he be selected to five All-Star teams, win four Gold Gloves. He never won a Cy Young, but did finish 2nd in 1999.
• He would sign with the Yankees as a Free Agent in 2000.
• He would spend the final eight seasons of his career with the Yankees. He would go 123-72 with a 1.212 WHIP and 114 ERA+.
• He would have a great run with the Yankees, winning at least 17 games from 2001-2003. That said, he never was selected to any All-Star teams, and would only win a single Gold Golve (2003).
• He would retire after the 2008 season, owner of a career 83 WAR, putting him in 58th all-time place. His 270 career wins puts him 33rd all-time.
• He has been creeping up the Hall of Fame vote every year, going from 20.3% in 2014 to 51.8% now. He still has a ways to go.

Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	ERA	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	Awards
1991	22	BAL	AL	4	5	2.87	12	87.2	77	21	52	139	3.46	1.118
1992	23	BAL	AL	18	5	2.54	32	241.0	212	48	130	157	3.19	1.079	AS,CYA-4,MVP-21
1993	24	BAL	AL	14	6	4.46	25	167.2	163	44	117	100	3.98	1.235	AS
1994	25	BAL	AL	16	5	3.06	24	176.1	163	42	99	164	4.14	1.163	AS,CYA-4,MVP-20
1995	26	BAL	AL	19	9	3.29	32	221.2	187	50	158	145	3.78	1.069	CYA-5
1996	27	BAL	AL	19	11	4.81	36	243.1	264	69	204	103	4.04	1.368	CYA-5,GG
1997	28	BAL	AL	15	8	3.20	33	224.2	197	54	218	137	3.49	1.117	AS,CYA-6,GG
1998	29	BAL	AL	13	10	3.49	29	206.1	189	41	175	130	3.48	1.115	GG
1999	30	BAL	AL	18	7	3.50	31	203.1	207	52	172	133	3.25	1.274	AS,CYA-2,GG
2000	31	BAL	AL	11	15	3.79	34	237.2	236	46	210	125	3.52	1.187	CYA-6
2001	32	NYY	AL	17	11	3.15	34	228.2	202	42	214	143	2.92	1.067	CYA-5,GG
2002	33	NYY	AL	18	10	4.05	33	215.2	208	48	182	109	3.64	1.187
2003	34	NYY	AL	17	8	3.40	31	214.2	192	40	195	130	3.09	1.081	GG
2004	35	NYY	AL	12	9	4.59	27	164.2	178	40	132	98	3.95	1.324
2005	36	NYY	AL	13	8	4.41	30	179.2	199	47	142	96	4.01	1.369
2006	37	NYY	AL	15	7	3.51	32	197.1	184	35	172	129	3.46	1.110
2007	38	NYY	AL	11	10	5.15	27	152.0	188	35	91	88	4.01	1.467
2008	39	NYY	AL	20	9	3.37	34	200.1	214	31	150	131	3.32	1.223	CYA-6,MVP-19,GG
18 Y	18 Y	18 Y	18 Y	270	153	3.68	536	3562.2	3460	785	2813	123	3.57	1.192
162	162	162	162	17	10	3.68	34	226	219	50	178	123	3.57	1.192
				W	L	ERA	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	Awards
BAL	BAL	BAL	BAL	147	81	3.53	288	2009.2	1895	467	1535	130	3.63	1.175
NYY	NYY	NYY	NYY	123	72	3.88	248	1553.0	1565	318	1278	114	3.50	1.212

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 3/25/2017.

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