Mike Bordick

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2003)

Mike Bordick was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2003 for 4 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,720 career games, he hit .260 with 1,500 hits, 91 home runs, and 626 RBI. Mike Bordick was an All-Star.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .260
HR 91
RBI 626
H 1,500
OPS .685
PIV -8,030
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 170 lb
Born
7/21/1965 in Marquette, MI, USA
MLB Debut
1990-04-11
Last Game
2003-09-28
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Michael Todd Bordick

Career Batting Statistics

Mike Bordick β€” Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,720 5,770 676 1,500 257 30 91 626 96 500 800 .260 .323 .362 .685 -8,030

Career AVG .260 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons β€” near league average.

Career OBP .323 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons β€” near league average.

Career SLG .362 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons β€” 12.6% below league average.

Career OPS .685 vs. league average .749 across their career seasons β€” 8.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Mike Bordick β€” Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
32 81 10 12 2 0 0 6 11 18 .148

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Bordick β€” Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2000 NLCS NYN 5 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 .077
2000 NLDS2 NYN 4 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 4 .167
2000 WS NYN 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125
1997 ALCS BAL 6 19 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 6 .158
1997 ALDS2 BAL 4 10 4 4 1 0 0 4 4 2 .400
1992 ALCS OAK 6 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .053
1990 WS OAK 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Bordick β€” Batting β€” Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home860278532171547300.257
Away860298535578544326.263

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mike Bordick β€” Last 10 Games β€” Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2003-09-28 TORCLEW 110000010
2003-09-27 TORCLEW 412000200
2003-09-26 TORCLEL 301000000
2003-09-25 TORTBRW 411001100
2003-09-24 TORTBRW 311000110
2003-09-22 TORTBRL 200000010
2003-09-21 TORBALW 401000011
2003-09-19 TORBALW 500000001
2003-09-18 TORDETW 311000111
2003-09-17 TORDETW 302000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Bordick β€” Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 125 99 255 325 8 70
3B 33 17 22 35 1 4
SS 1577 1532 2606 4410 128 1055

Season-by-Season Fielding

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Mike Bordick Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Second Base 125
Third Base 33
Shortstop 1577
Designated Hitter 2

Salary History

Mike Bordick's recorded salaries total $27,358,439 over 12 seasons, 1992 to 2003. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bordick's career ran from 1990 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 1990 and 1991.

Mike Bordick β€” Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2003 TOR AL $1,000,000
2002 BAL AL $4,873,439
2001 BAL AL $4,500,000
2000 BAL AL $3,000,000
1999 BAL AL $3,083,334
1998 BAL AL $3,583,333
1997 BAL AL $2,333,333
1996 OAK AL $2,000,000
1995 OAK AL $1,350,000
1994 OAK AL $1,050,000
1993 OAK AL $400,000
1992 OAK AL $185,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $27,358,439

College History

Mike Bordick β€” College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Maine at Orono Orono ME 1984, 1985, 1986

Award Voting History

Mike Bordick β€” Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1992 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 2.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative β€” closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Mike Bordick (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Manny Trillo
    .263 avg, 61 HR
  2. 95
    Mark Ellis
    .262 avg, 105 HR
  3. 93
    Frank Bolling
    .254 avg, 106 HR
  4. 91
    Ed Kranepool
    .261 avg, 118 HR
  5. 87
    Chris Gomez
    .262 avg, 60 HR
  6. 86
    Marty Marion
    .263 avg, 36 HR

Mike Bordick: the record in brief

The profile opens with Mike Bordick's first major league game on April 11, 1990; the last one listed came on September 28, 2003. Bordick played for the Oakland Athletics (1990 to 1996), the Baltimore Orioles (1997 through 2002), the New York Mets (2000), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2003). Bordick is listed as a shortstop at 170 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame. The bio says Bordick both batted and threw right-handed. Bordick was born on July 21, 1965, in Marquette, MI, USA. On the record, Mike Bordick was born Michael Todd Bordick.

Bordick's career batting table shows 1,720 games, 5,770 at bats and 1,500 hits, a .260 average, adding 91 home runs, 626 runs batted in, and 96 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .323 clip and slugging .362, Bordick finished with a .685 OPS. Bordick hit .260 while the league hit .265 over the same span, a figure close to average. 2000 was Bordick's biggest home run year, with 16. Bordick collected a career-high 175 hits in 1999. The RBI column peaks at 77 in 1999.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Bordick

What years did Mike Bordick play?
Mike Bordick played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2003.
Was Mike Bordick a pitcher?
No. Mike Bordick was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Mike Bordick hit?
Mike Bordick hit 91 career home runs with 1,500 hits.
What teams did Mike Bordick play for?
Mike Bordick played for 4 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1990–1996), the Baltimore Orioles (1997–2002), the New York Mets (2000), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2003).
Did Mike Bordick win an MVP award?
No. Mike Bordick did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Mike Bordick win?
Mike Bordick was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Mike Bordick's career stats?
In 1,720 games, Mike Bordick had 1,500 hits, 91 home runs, 626 RBI, 676 runs, and 96 stolen bases, with a .260 batting average.
How much did Mike Bordick earn in his career?
Mike Bordick's recorded salaries total $27,358,439 over 12 seasons, 1992 to 2003. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bordick's career ran from 1990 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 1990 and 1991.
What was Mike Bordick's salary?
Mike Bordick's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $4,873,439, in 2002, and his lowest was $185,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2003.
What position did Mike Bordick play?
Mike Bordick played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mike Bordick and how much did he weigh?
Mike Bordick was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 170 pounds.
How many home runs did Mike Bordick hit each season?
Mike Bordick's home runs by season: 0 in 1990, 0 in 1991, 3 in 1992, 3 in 1993, 2 in 1994, 8 in 1995, 5 in 1996, 7 in 1997, 13 in 1998, 10 in 1999, 20 in 2000, 7 in 2001, 8 in 2002, and 5 in 2003. His most in one season was 20, in 2000.
What was Mike Bordick's career batting average?
Mike Bordick batted .260 over his career, with 1,500 hits in 5,770 at bats.
How many RBI did Mike Bordick have?
Mike Bordick drove in 626 runs in his career.