Mickey Tettleton
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Mickey Lee Tettleton (born September 16, 1960 in Oklahoma City, OK), was a Major League Baseball player for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers. Tettleton played at catcher, designated hitter, first base, and outfield. In fourteen major league seasons, Tettleton played 1485 games and hit at a .241 average, hit 245 home runs, had 732 RBI, and scored 711 runs.
Tettleton was easily recognized by his unusual batting stance and the huge wad of chewing tobacco he kept in his cheek during games. Also known for his love of Froot Loops, which he claimed helped him hit 26 home runs during his breakout season of 1989, as Tettleton would superstitiously eat the cereal daily. The nickname "Froot Loops" would stick with him for the remainder of his career.
Tettleton was named to two all-star teams as a member of the Detroit Tigers in 1989 and 1994. He was often regarded as the best hitting catcher in the American League winning three Silver Slugger Awards at the position in 1989, 1991 and 1992. And hit over 30 home runs four times in his career (1991-31/1992-32/1993-32/1995-32). But Tettleton's greatest attribute might have been his patience at the plate where he accumulated 949 career walks, which lead to a career .369 on-base percentage despite his .241 career batting average. Tettleton led the American League in 1992 with 122 BB and finished in the top ten in six other seasons, including second three times. But his selective style at the plate, combined with his power hitting mentality also led to Tettleton's 1307 career strike-outs, good for 89th on baseball's all-time list. His 1132 hits, 245 home runs, 732 RBI's and 949 walks certainly made him one of the most productive offensive catchers of the early 90's if not all time.
Mickey Tettleton's Career Statistics
Batting Glossary
Year Ag Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG TB SH SF IBB HBP GDP
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1984 23 OAK AL 33 76 10 20 2 1 1 5 0 0 11 21 .263 .352 .355 27 0 1 0 0 3 1985 24 OAK AL 78 211 23 53 12 0 3 15 2 2 28 59 .251 .344 .351 74 5 0 0 2 6 1986 25 OAK AL 90 211 26 43 9 0 10 35 7 1 39 51 .204 .325 .389 82 7 4 0 1 3 1987 26 OAK AL 82 211 19 41 3 0 8 26 1 1 30 65 .194 .292 .322 68 5 2 0 0 3 1988 27 BAL AL 86 283 31 74 11 1 11 37 0 1 28 70 .261 .330 .424 120 1 2 2 2 9 1989 28 BAL AL 117 411 72 106 21 2 26 65 3 2 73 117 .258 .369 .509 209 1 3 4 1 8 AS 1990 29 BAL AL 135 444 68 99 21 2 15 51 2 4 106 160 .223 .376 .381 169 0 4 3 5 7 1991 30 DET AL 154 501 85 132 17 2 31 89 3 3 101 131 .263 .387 .491 246 0 4 9 2 12 1992 31 DET AL 157 525 82 125 25 0 32 83 0 6 122 137 .238 .379 .469 246 0 6 18 1 5 1993 32 DET AL 152 522 79 128 25 4 32 110 3 7 109 139 .245 .372 .492 257 0 6 12 0 5 1994 33 DET AL 107 339 57 84 18 2 17 51 0 1 97 98 .248 .419 .463 157 0 3 10 5 4 AS 1995 34 TEX AL 134 429 76 102 19 1 32 78 0 0 107 110 .238 .396 .510 219 1 3 5 7 8 1996 35 TEX AL 143 491 78 121 26 1 24 83 2 1 95 137 .246 .366 .450 221 1 9 8 3 12 1997 36 TEX AL 17 44 5 4 1 0 3 4 0 0 3 12 .091 .167 .318 14 0 0 1 1 1
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14 Seasons 4698 1132 16 732 29 1307 .241 .369 .449 21 47 72 30 86
1485 711 210 245 23 949 2109
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162 Game Avg 513 78 123 23 2 27 80 3 3 104 143 .241 .369 .449 230 2 5 8 3 9 Career High 157 525 85 132 26 4 32 110 7 7 122 160 .263 .419 .510 257 7 9 18 7 12
Special Batting Glossary
Year Ag Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/27 OWP BA *lgBA OBP *lgOBP SLG *lgSLG OPS *lgOPS*OPS+ psOPS SB%
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1984 23 OAK AL 88 60 10 4.50 | .263 .255| .352 .317| .355 .385| .708 .702| 103 0% 1985 24 OAK AL 246 171 25 3.95 | .251 .253| .344 .318| .351 .393| .695 .711| 98 50% 1986 25 OAK AL 262 183 27 3.98 | .204 .253| .325 .320| .389 .395| .714 .715| 100 87% 1987 26 OAK AL 248 181 20 2.98 | .194 .257| .292 .324| .322 .412| .614 .736| 68 50% 1988 27 BAL AL 316 222 39 4.74 | .261 .256| .330 .320| .424 .385| .754 .706| 113 0% 1989 28 BAL AL 489 319 77 6.52 | .258 .257| .369 .322| .509 .379| .877 .700| 149 60% 1990 29 BAL AL 559 360 63 4.72 | .223 .256| .376 .323| .381 .382| .756 .706| 116 33% 1991 30 DET AL 608 388 95 6.61 | .263 .261| .387 .330| .491 .397| .878 .727| 141 50% 1992 31 DET AL 654 417 94 6.09 | .238 .260| .379 .330| .469 .387| .848 .716| 136 0% 1993 32 DET AL 637 412 97 6.36 | .245 .265| .372 .336| .492 .406| .864 .742| 132 30% 1994 33 DET AL 444 263 65 6.67 | .248 .273| .419 .345| .463 .434| .882 .779| 128 0% 1995 34 TEX AL 547 339 85 6.77 | .238 .268| .396 .341| .510 .423| .906 .765| 137 0% 1996 35 TEX AL 599 393 81 5.56 | .246 .277| .366 .350| .450 .445| .816 .795| 106 66% 1997 36 TEX AL 48 41 2 1.32 | .091 .277| .167 .347| .318 .438| .485 .786| 21 0%
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14 Seasons 5745 3749 780 5.62 | .241 .263| .369 .332| .449 .404| .818 .736| 122 44%
- indicates the value is park adjusted
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