Mike Venafro
Michael Robert Venafro
Born: August 2, 1973
Takoma Park, MD US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
Draft: Round 29 (1995 June Amateur Draft, Texas Rangers)
School: James Madison
Career: 1995-2007
Major League Statistics
Mike Venafro compiled a career record of 25 wins and 22 losses, with 55 saves, and a 4.01 ERA in his 424-game pitching career with the Hudson Valley Renegades, Charleston RiverDogs, Charlotte Rangers, Tulsa Drillers, Oklahoma RedHawks, Sacramento River Cats, New Orleans Zephyrs, Omaha Royals, Las Vegas 51s, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Louisville Bats, Memphis Redbirds, Syracuse Chiefs and Rochester Red Wings. He began playing during the 1995 season and last took the field during the 2007 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Short Season A | NYPL | Hudson Valley Renegades | 9 | 1 | .900 | 2.13 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.7 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 200 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.51 | 50 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 59.0 | 57 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 258 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Rangers | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.43 | 35 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 44.7 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 196 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.45 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.7 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.10 | 46 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 52.3 | 42 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 223 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.7 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.97 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.54 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 121 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.37 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57.7 | 70 | 30 | 28 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 266 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.85 | 53 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44.7 | 60 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 224 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.0 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 92 | |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.78 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.3 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 134 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.79 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Totals | 25 | 22 | .532 | 4.01 | 424 | 0 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 486.7 | 510 | 238 | 217 | 30 | 206 | 18 | 359 | 36 | 3 | 31 | 2153 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Short Season A | NYPL | Hudson Valley Renegades | P | 32 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 3 | .957 | .688 |
| 1996 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | P | 50 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .875 | .420 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Rangers | P | 35 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .543 |
| 1997 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | P | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .545 |
| 1998 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | P | 46 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .261 |
| 1998 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | P | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .462 |
| 1999 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | P | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | P | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2003 | AAA | PCL | New Orleans Zephyrs | P | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .348 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | P | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | P | 35 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .371 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | P | 53 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .938 | .283 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .167 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | P | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .375 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | P | 31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .909 | .323 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .167 |
| Totals | 424 | 42 | 116 | 9 | 9 | .946 | .373 |
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