Greg McMichael
Born: 12/1/1966 in Knoxville, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1993-04-12 | Final Game: 2000-05-27
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 215 lbs
Full name: Gregory Winston McMichael
Biography
Greg McMichael, born in 1966, was a right-handed pitcher who had a notable career in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2000. Known for his reliable presence on the mound, McMichael finished his career with a record of 31-29 and an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 3.25. He struck out 459 batters and recorded 53 saves, showcasing his versatility as both a starter and a reliever.
McMichael's playing style was characterized by his ability to maintain composure in high-pressure situations, which made him a valuable asset to the teams he played for. He contributed significantly during a transitional period in baseball, navigating the late '90s when the game was experiencing shifts in pitching strategies and offensive outputs. His performance solidified his reputation as a competent pitcher, earning him a place in the hearts of fans and respect among his peers. After his retirement on May 27, 2000, McMichael left behind a legacy marked by consistency and resilience on the mound.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 29 | 453 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 523.3 | 483 | 189 | 42 | 193 | 459 | 3.25 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | ATL | NL | 2 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 91.7 | 68 | 21 | 29 | 89 | 2.06 | 4131.7 |
| 1994 | ATL | NL | 4 | 6 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 58.7 | 66 | 25 | 19 | 47 | 3.84 | 2656.6 |
| 1995 | ATL | NL | 7 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 80.7 | 64 | 25 | 32 | 74 | 2.79 | 1441.6 |
| 1996 | ATL | NL | 5 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 86.7 | 84 | 31 | 27 | 78 | 3.22 | 3683.1 |
| 1997 | NYN | NL | 7 | 10 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 87.7 | 73 | 29 | 27 | 81 | 2.98 | 2118.4 |
| 1998 | LAD | NL | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4.40 | - |
| 1998 | NYN | NL | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.0 | 41 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 4.06 | -1457.6 |
| 1998 | NYN | NL | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 3.97 | -1457.6 |
| 1999 | NYN | NL | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 4.82 | 60.0 |
| 1999 | OAK | AL | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 5.40 | -1288.5 |
| 2000 | ATL | NL | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 4.41 | 93.1 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.133 | 0.188 | 0.133 | 0.321 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | ATL | NL | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | ATL | NL | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | ATL | NL | 67 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | ATL | NL | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | NYN | NL | 73 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.667 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | LAD | NL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | NYN | NL | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | NYN | NL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | NYN | NL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1999 | OAK | AL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | ATL | NL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NLDS1 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | NLCS | ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | WS | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | NLDS1 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | WS | ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | NLCS | ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1993 | NLCS | ATL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 15.7 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 6.32 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NLCS | ATL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 1996 | NLDS1 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6.75 |
| 1996 | WS | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27.00 |
| 1995 | NLCS | ATL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1995 | NLDS1 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 |
| 1995 | WS | ATL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.70 |
| 1993 | NLCS | ATL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6.75 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 453 | 0 | 34 | 80 | 5 | 6 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | ATL | P | 74 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994 | ATL | P | 51 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | ATL | P | 67 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | ATL | P | 73 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | NYN | P | 73 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | LAN | P | 12 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NYN | P | 30 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NYN | P | 22 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | NYN | P | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | OAK | P | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | ATL | P | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 453 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ATL | NL | $350,000 |
| 1999 | NYN | NL | $1,950,000 |
| 1998 | NYN | NL | $1,900,000 |
| 1997 | NYN | NL | $1,100,000 |
| 1996 | ATL | NL | $460,000 |
| 1995 | ATL | NL | $305,000 |
| 1994 | ATL | NL | $245,000 |
| 1993 | ATL | NL | $109,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $6,419,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville | TN | 1986, 1987, 1988 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Rookie of the Year | NL | 2nd | 40.0 | 140 | 0 |