William
Mikesell
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 210
 
Born: February 28, 1992 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2020    2021    2022   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2011 19 TB AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 4 4 3 3 3
2012 20 TB AL     4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5
2013 21 TB AL     4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
2014 22 TB AL     3 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
2015 23 TB AL     3 3 3 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6
2016 24 TB AL     4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7
2017 25 DET AL $ 1,760,000   4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7
2018 26 DET AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7
2019 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7
2020 28 NYA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7
2021 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7
2022 30 NYA AL $ 5,007,143   9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,007,143   9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2011 19 A   64 223 24 65 12 0 4 37 8 1 25 52 .291 .363 .399 .762 33.4  
2012 20 A   138 519 69 137 36 4 10 94 16 9 82 88 .264 .364 .407 .771 79.2  
2013 21 A   137 525 115 140 25 5 41 115 16 1 96 80 .267 .380 .568 .948 115.0  
2014 22 A   138 535 98 145 36 8 33 114 13 2 81 67 .271 .367 .553 .920 107.6  
2015 23 A   136 536 111 136 41 5 33 107 15 2 96 68 .254 .367 .534 .901 107.0  
2016 24 AA   86 340 63 85 25 3 22 61 13 0 44 38 .250 .336 .535 .871 63.1  
    A   50 164 43 43 12 0 12 39 11 1 45 24 .262 .421 .555 .976 40.8  
2017 25 AA   136 521 115 169 31 5 42 108 22 1 83 64 .324 .417 .645 1.062 131.6  
2018 26 DET AL 108 369 58 101 17 2 13 58 22 4 48 69 .274 .357 .436 .793 61.3 10.0
    AAA   20 71 22 31 3 4 11 26 4 0 9 8 .437 .500 1.056 1.556 28.6  
    AA   22 91 11 20 4 2 3 15 3 1 12 11 .220 .311 .407 .717 12.3  
2019 27 NYA AL 145 517 96 137 26 4 30 96 15 5 71 106 .265 .359 .505 .864 86.9 15.4
2020 28 NYA AL 156 571 112 139 32 2 32 116 14 1 77 95 .243 .333 .475 .808 95.5 16.0
2021 29 NYA AL 154 594 120 179 33 3 46 133 17 5 66 123 .301 .374 .599 .973 127.1 26.1
2022 30 NYA AL 144 556 91 165 32 3 29 105 22 4 54 109 .297 .359 .522 .880 102.6 18.8
5 Years Sim 707 2607 477 721 140 14 150 508 90 19 316 502 .277 .356 .514 .870 473.4 86.3
1 Years AAA 20 71 22 31 3 4 11 26 4 0 9 8 .437 .494 1.056 1.550 28.6  
3 Years AA 244 952 189 274 60 10 67 184 38 2 139 113 .288 .379 .583 .962 207.0  
6 Years A 663 2502 460 666 162 22 133 506 79 16 425 379 .266 .374 .508 .882 482.9  
10 Years Minors 927 3525 671 971 225 36 211 716 121 18 573 500 .275 .378 .539 .917 718.4  
162 Game Average 597 109 165 32 3 34 116 20 4 72 115 .277 .356 .514 .870 108.5  
Career Highs 156 594 120 179 33 4 46 133 22 5 77 123 .301 .374 .599 .973 127.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1995 373 549 108 9 116 390 67 11 250 386 .275 .357 .513 .870 366.9
vs LH   612 104 172 32 5 34 118 23 8 66 116 .281 .352 .516 .869 109.5
Home 352 1269 221 357 71 8 67 241 54 8 148 247 .281 .359 .508 .867 231.3
Away 355 1338 256 364 69 6 83 267 36 11 168 255 .272 .354 .519 .873 245.0
RISP   760 0 216 39 6 49 365 0 0 99 154 .284 .361 .545 .906 147.3
Pinch Hitting   17 6 6 1 0 2 6 1 0 4 5 .353 .522 .765 1.286 5.6
Close/Late   271 46 78 14 0 16 48 0 0 42 56 .288 .390 .517 .907 52.9
Mar/Apr 96 373 67 101 18 1 25 72 10 3 39 59 .271 .337 .525 .863 66.5
May 106 401 83 130 28 2 25 79 15 4 40 70 .324 .386 .591 .977 84.7
June 123 441 82 123 24 3 28 86 10 3 44 96 .279 .349 .537 .886 80.0
July 115 407 80 112 27 3 24 84 14 3 71 84 .275 .384 .533 .918 83.5
August 137 496 81 132 21 3 27 100 18 5 64 93 .266 .351 .484 .835 86.1
Sep/Oct 130 489 84 123 22 2 21 87 23 1 58 100 .252 .334 .434 .767 75.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
2018 26 DET AL LF 98 94 850.3 186 3 0 2 1.000 2.00   1.8
    RF 5 3 30.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.40    
    1B 1 0 3.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 12.00   0.0
2019 27 NYA AL LF 141 140 1251.3 295 6 2 2 .993 2.16   2.9
    RF 4 0 7.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.86    
    CF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
2020 28 NYA AL LF 152 152 1353.0 312 6 4 3 .988 2.12   4.4
    RF 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
2021 29 NYA AL LF 152 152 1368.0 310 4 5 2 .984 2.07   2.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
2022 30 NYA AL RF 105 99 900.7 200 1 0 1 1.000 2.01   3.0
    LF 36 36 324.0 75 1 2 0 .974 2.11    
  LF 579 574 5146.7 1178 20 13 9 .989 2.09   11.2
  RF 116 102 940.3 212 1 0 1 1.000 2.04   3.0
  1B 1 0 3.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 12.00   0.0
  CF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
Career Totals   697 676 6092.0 1395 21 13 10 .991 2.09   14.2
Career Highs   153 152 1370.0 312 6 5 3 1.000 2.18    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2019 27 NYA AL 5 16 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .125 .222 .125 .347
2020 28 NYA AL 5 18 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 7 .222 .333 .389 .722
2021 29 NYA AL 12 44 5 13 3 0 1 6 4 0 4 12 .295 .354 .432 .786
2022 30 NYA AL 18 67 10 11 2 0 1 5 6 0 8 21 .164 .253 .239 .492
Career Post-Season Batting 40 145 17 30 5 0 3 15 10 1 17 43 .207 .290 .303 .594
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Slugging Pct
2021-2-.599
2022-10-.522
OPS
2021-2-.973
XR
2021-2-127.1
Runs
2020-4-112
2021-3-120
Total Bases
2021-2-356
Homeruns
2020-7-32
2021-1-46
RBIs
2020-8-116
2021-3-133
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 11)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 108)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 30    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 61)
 
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History
Drafted in 7th round, 194th overall pick, by New York (A) in 2007
Drafted in 5th round, 134th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 2011
Injured on 6/11/2011 with a Inflamed Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 4/23/2014 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week
10/6/2016: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/14/2017 to a 1-year deal worth $1,760,000 per year
5/14/2017: Signed a minor league contract extension with Detroit
Had first career hit on 5/23/2018, off Alfonso Belmonte (SEA)
Hit first career homerun on 6/1/2018, off Eddie Salvador (MIN)
Traded from Detroit to New York (A) on 2/2/2019 (Going to NYA: LF William Mikesell, P John Hayes. Going to DET: LF Raymond McLaurin, P James People, C Benny Steffens)
Injured on 5/18/2019 with a Concussion, out for one week
Drove in 6 runs against Boston on 7/19/2019
Won Player of the Week award on 7/25/2019, hitting .381 with 4 HR, 13 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/15/2019, hitting .435 with 1 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/23/2020, hitting .519 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2020, hitting .381 with 9 HR, 24 RBI
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 5/26/2021
Was selected to the 2021 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/8/2021, hitting .407 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2021, hitting .306 with 12 HR, 31 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 10/9/2021
1/29/2022: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,007,143 through salary arbitration
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2022, hitting .371 with 9 HR, 27 RBI
6/23/2022: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $6,500,000 per year, for 5 years
Injured on 6/29/2022 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 2022 Allstar game