Mike Caruso was born on Friday, May 27, 1977, in Queens, New York. Caruso was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on March 31, 1998, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mike Caruso baseball stats page.
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Mike Caruso![]() Mike Caruso Autograph on a 2000 Crown Pacific (#56) |
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Mike CarusoMike Caruso Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Mike CarusoMike Caruso Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1998 | 21 | White Sox | 133 | 523 | 81 | 160 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | .306 | .331 | .390 |
| 1999 | 22 | White Sox | 136 | 529 | 60 | 132 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .250 | .280 | .297 |
| 2002 | 25 | Royals | 12 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .143 | .100 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 3 Years | 281 | 1,072 | 144 | 294 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 35 | 0 | 76 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 14 | .274 | .302 | .339 | ||
Mike CarusoMike Caruso Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1998 White Sox | SS | 131 | 129 | 3,364 | 629 | 4.8 | 594 | 216 | 378 | 35 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 4.77 |
| 1999 White Sox | SS | 132 | 125 | 3,344 | 555 | 4.2 | 531 | 183 | 348 | 24 | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 4.29 |
| 2002 Royals | 2B | 4 | 2 | 75 | 15 | 3.8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 5.04 |
| 2002 Royals | 3B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 2002 Royals | SS | 5 | 2 | 70 | 14 | 2.8 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.40 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| SS Totals | 268 | 256 | 6,778 | 1,198 | 4.5 | 1,139 | 403 | 736 | 59 | 177 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 4.54 | |
| 2B Totals | 4 | 2 | 75 | 15 | 3.8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 5.04 | |
| 3B Totals | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 | |
| 3 Years | 274 | 258 | 6,865 | 1,214 | 4.4 | 1,154 | 414 | 740 | 60 | 178 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 4.54 | |
Mike CarusoMike Caruso Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1998 White Sox | 22 | 6 | .786 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 104.6 | 13.8 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
| 1999 White Sox | 12 | 14 | .462 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 264.5 | 14.7 | 15.1 | - | - | - |
| 2002 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 3 Years | 34 | 20 | .630 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 153.1 | 14.1 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
Mike CarusoMike Caruso Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1998 Chicago White Sox | 12, 17 | $170,000.00 | - | - |
| 1999 Chicago White Sox | 17 | $275,000.00 | - | - |
| 2002 Kansas City Royals | 50 | Undetermined | - | - |
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