Mike Colbern was born on Tuesday, April 19, 1955, in Santa Monica, California. Colbern was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 18, 1978, 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 Colbern baseball stats page.
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Mike Colbern![]() Mike Colbern Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#704) |
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Mike ColbernMike Colbern 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 ColbernMike Colbern 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 |
| 1978 | 23 | White Sox | 48 | 141 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .270 | .281 | .362 |
| 1979 | 24 | White Sox | 32 | 83 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .276 | .325 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 2 Years | 80 | 224 | 16 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .259 | .279 | .348 | ||
Mike ColbernMike Colbern Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1978 White Sox | C | 47 | 39 | 1,050 | 229 | 4.9 | 222 | 203 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 16 | .969 | 5.71 |
| 1979 White Sox | C | 32 | 26 | 678 | 137 | 4.3 | 133 | 121 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 15 | .971 | 5.30 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| C Totals | 79 | 65 | 1,728 | 366 | 4.6 | 355 | 324 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 31 | .970 | 5.55 | |
| 2 Years | 79 | 65 | 1,728 | 366 | 4.6 | 355 | 324 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 31 | .970 | 5.55 | |
Mike ColbernMike Colbern 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 |
| 1978 White Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 70.5 | 3.9 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| 1979 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 2 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112.0 | 3.7 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
Mike ColbernMike Colbern Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1978 Chicago White Sox | 30 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
| 1979 Chicago White Sox | 19 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
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