Michael Tonkin
Michael Harvey Tonkin
Born: November 19, 1989
Glendale, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 30 (2008 June Amateur Draft, Minnesota Twins)
School: Palmdale HS
Career: 2008-2023
Major League Statistics
Michael Tonkin compiled a career record of 46 wins and 36 losses, with 109 saves, and a 2.90 ERA in his 460-game pitching career with the Twins, Elizabethton Twins, Beloit Snappers, Peoria Javelinas, Fort Myers Miracle, New Britain Rock Cats, Rochester Red Wings, Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, San Antonio Missions, Reno Aces, Long Island Ducks, Tijuana Toros and Gwinnett Stripers. He began playing during the 2008 season and last took the field during the 2023 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | R | GULF | Twins | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2009 | R | GULF | Twins | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.62 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.7 | 55 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 231 |
| 2010 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.29 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 76 | 43 | 31 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 292 |
| 2010 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.08 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 101 |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.87 | 48 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 76.7 | 82 | 41 | 33 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 338 |
| 2012 | Fall | AZFL | Peoria Javelinas | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.45 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.38 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39.0 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 154 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.97 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30.3 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 127 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.41 | 30 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 32.7 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.22 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24.3 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 108 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.80 | 39 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 45.0 | 41 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 190 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.10 | 33 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 41.0 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 151 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.73 | 31 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41.7 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.71 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 51.0 | 45 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 226 | ||
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | San Antonio Missions | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.26 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0.34 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26.7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |
| 2021 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.53 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 |
| 2021 | Ind | MEX | Tijuana Toros | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.00 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Stripers | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.17 | 47 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 48.3 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 73 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Stripers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 46 | 36 | .561 | 2.90 | 460 | 25 | 236 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 676.0 | 582 | 278 | 218 | 38 | 196 | 14 | 724 | 60 | 1 | 41 | 2830 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | R | GULF | Twins | P | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2009 | R | GULF | Twins | P | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .636 |
| 2010 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | P | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .846 | .846 |
| 2010 | R | APPY | Elizabethton Twins | P | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .857 | .600 |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | P | 48 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | .842 | .333 |
| 2012 | A | MIDW | Beloit Snappers | P | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .833 | .227 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | FLOR | Fort Myers Miracle | P | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .136 |
| 2012 | Fall | AZFL | Peoria Javelinas | P | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | New Britain Rock Cats | P | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .227 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .128 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .121 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .097 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters | P | 53 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .151 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | P | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2019 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | P | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .238 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | San Antonio Missions | P | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2021 | Ind | MEX | Tijuana Toros | P | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2021 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | P | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Stripers | P | 47 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .128 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Stripers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 413 | 24 | 66 | 11 | 4 | .891 | .218 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | R | Gulf Coast League | Twins | MIN | August 3, 2008 | August 24, 2008 |
| 2009 | R | Gulf Coast League | Twins | MIN | June 25, 2009 | August 28, 2009 |
| 2010 | A | Midwest League | Beloit Snappers | MIN | May 11, 2010 | July 18, 2010 |
| 2010 | R | Appalachian League | Elizabethton Twins | MIN | July 24, 2010 | August 27, 2010 |
| 2011 | A | Midwest League | Beloit Snappers | MIN | April 9, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
| 2012 | A | Midwest League | Beloit Snappers | MIN | April 6, 2012 | June 14, 2012 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Fort Myers Miracle | MIN | June 21, 2012 | August 31, 2012 |
| 2012 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Peoria Javelinas | October 11, 2012 | November 14, 2012 | |
| 2013 | AA | Eastern League | New Britain Rock Cats | MIN | April 4, 2013 | May 28, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | May 30, 2013 | September 1, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | April 6, 2014 | August 31, 2014 |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | April 9, 2015 | August 29, 2015 |
| 2017 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | MIN | May 17, 2017 | August 31, 2017 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters | |||
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | San Antonio Missions | MIL | April 6, 2019 | May 17, 2019 |
| 2019 | Ind | Atlantic League | Long Island Ducks | June 19, 2019 | August 17, 2019 | |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | August 20, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
| 2021 | Ind | Atlantic | Long Island Ducks | May 31, 2021 | July 9, 2021 | |
| 2021 | Ind | Mexican | Tijuana Toros | July 18, 2021 | July 31, 2021 | |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Gwinnett Stripers | ATL | April 6, 2022 | September 26, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Gwinnett Stripers | ATL | June 6, 2023 | June 6, 2023 |
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