John Mitchell
John Kyle Mitchell
Born: August 11, 1965
Dickson, TN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 2B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 165
Draft: Round 7 (1983 June Amateur Draft, Boston Red Sox)
School: Overton HS (Nashville, TN)
Career: 1983-1998
Major League Statistics
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John Mitchell compiled a career record of 97 wins and 82 losses and a 3.34 ERA in his 247-game pitching career with the Elmira Suns, Winter Haven Red Sox, New Britain Red Sox, Tidewater Tides, Rochester Red Wings, Calgary Cannons, Sioux Falls Canaries, Oklahoma City 89ers, Ottawa Lynx, Columbia Mules and Newark Bears. He began playing during the 1983 season and last took the field during the 1998 campaign.
 Elmira Suns |
 Winter Haven Red Sox |
 New Britain Red Sox |
 Tidewater Tides |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Calgary Cannons |
 Sioux Falls Canaries |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
 Ottawa Lynx |
 Columbia Mules |
 Newark Bears |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Short Season A | NYPL | Elmira Suns | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.90 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75.3 | 78 | 57 | 41 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1984 | A | FLOR | Winter Haven Red Sox | 16 | 9 | .640 | 3.14 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 183.7 | 160 | 84 | 64 | 9 | 66 | 2 | 109 | 5 | 2 | 21 | |
| 1985 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | 12 | 8 | .600 | 2.70 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 190.3 | 143 | 71 | 57 | 4 | 61 | 4 | 108 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.39 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 172.3 | 162 | 78 | 65 | 10 | 59 | 2 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.33 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48.7 | 44 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 10 | 9 | .526 | 2.84 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 190.0 | 164 | 76 | 60 | 8 | 45 | 1 | 65 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.03 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 178.3 | 169 | 78 | 60 | 5 | 57 | 2 | 86 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.57 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 46.0 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7.88 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1993 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | 3 | 1 | .750 | 5.02 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.7 | 52 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 166 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.04 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17.3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 67 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | 0 | 4 | .000 | 8.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 113 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.79 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 78.3 | 80 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 328 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.32 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 1996 | Ind | BSOL | Columbia Mules | 8 | 3 | .727 | 3.01 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107.7 | 106 | 48 | 36 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 454 |
| 1997 | Ind | HEAR | Columbia Mules | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.27 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63.3 | 58 | 27 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 261 |
| 1998 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.18 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | 100 | 52 | 48 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 367 |
| Totals | 97 | 82 | .542 | 3.34 | 247 | 221 | 14 | 49 | 14 | 1 | 1512.0 | 1432 | 704 | 561 | 80 | 453 | 18 | 741 | 38 | 16 | 79 | 1791 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 28 | 31 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .267 | .267 | .333 | .600 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 27 | 29 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Ind | HEAR | Columbia Mules | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .625 | .500 | 1.125 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 123 | 82 | 69 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .203 | .236 | .232 | .468 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Short Season A | NYPL | Elmira Suns | P | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1984 | A | FLOR | Winter Haven Red Sox | P | 27 | 20 | 33 | 4 | 5 | .930 | 1.963 |
| 1985 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | P | 26 | 23 | 38 | 1 | 1 | .984 | 2.346 |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 27 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 2 | .932 | 1.519 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 8 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .909 | 2.500 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 27 | 22 | 42 | 3 | 2 | .955 | 2.370 |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 26 | 17 | 37 | 3 | 3 | .947 | 2.077 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .778 | .875 |
| 1991 | AAA | PCL | Calgary Cannons | P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | P | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .867 | 1.625 |
| 1993 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | P | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 1994 | AA | EL | New Britain Red Sox | P | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | P | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.214 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Ottawa Lynx | P | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1996 | Ind | BSOL | Columbia Mules | P | 15 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | .900 | 1.800 |
| 1997 | Ind | HEAR | Columbia Mules | P | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 1.300 |
| 1998 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | P | 14 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.857 |
| 1998 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 248 | 148 | 280 | 24 | 21 | .947 | 1.726 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Elmira Suns | BOS | ||
| 1984 | A | Florida State League | Winter Haven Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1985 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1986 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1989 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1990 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1991 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Calgary Cannons | SEA | ||
| 1993 | Ind | Northern League | Sioux Falls Canaries | |||
| 1993 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1994 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | TEX | ||
| 1994 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1995 | AAA | International League | Ottawa Lynx | MON | ||
| 1996 | Ind | Big South League | Columbia Mules | |||
| 1997 | Ind | Heartland League | Columbia Mules | |||
| 1998 | Ind | Atlantic League | Newark Bears | May 25, 1998 | September 6, 1998 |
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