Mike Sharperson
Michael Tyrone Sharperson
Born: October 4, 1961
Orangeburg, SC US
Deceased: May 26, 1996
Las Vegas, NV US
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, C, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 41 (1979 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
Draft: Round 2 (1980 January Secondary Draft, Montreal Expos)
Draft: Round 4 (1981 January Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
Draft: Round 1 (1981 June Secondary Draft, Toronto Blue Jays)
School: Wilkinson HS (Orangeburg, SC)
DeKalb Junior College
Career: 1982-1996
Major League Statistics
Mike Sharperson compiled a career batting average of .293 with 34 home runs and 427 RBI in his 1037-game career with the Florence Blue Jays, Kinston Blue Jays, Knoxville Blue Jays, Syracuse Chiefs, Albuquerque Dukes, Pawtucket Red Sox, Iowa Cubs, Richmond Braves and Las Vegas Stars. He began playing during the 1982 season and last took the field during the 1996 campaign.
 Florence Blue Jays |
 Kinston Blue Jays |
 Knoxville Blue Jays |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Syracuse Chiefs |
 Albuquerque Dukes |
 Iowa Cubs |
 Pawtucket Red Sox |
 Richmond Braves |
 Las Vegas Stars |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | 111 | 400 | 326 | 51 | 83 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 59 | 59 | .255 | .376 | .337 | .713 | 110 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1983 | A | CARL | Kinston Blue Jays | 90 | 402 | 361 | 55 | 96 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 39 | 65 | .266 | .341 | .335 | .676 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 140 | 596 | 542 | 86 | 165 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 13 | 48 | 66 | .304 | .361 | .399 | .760 | 216 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 134 | 616 | 536 | 86 | 155 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 59 | 14 | 15 | 71 | 75 | .289 | .372 | .356 | .728 | 191 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 133 | 600 | 519 | 86 | 150 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 17 | 13 | 69 | 67 | .289 | .379 | .382 | .761 | 198 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 88 | 382 | 338 | 67 | 101 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 40 | 41 | .299 | .374 | .435 | .809 | 147 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 56 | 244 | 210 | 55 | 67 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 31 | 25 | .319 | .407 | .386 | .793 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 98 | 434 | 359 | 81 | 111 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 48 | 17 | 12 | 66 | 46 | .309 | .416 | .415 | .831 | 149 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 31 | 104 | 90 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 14 | .278 | .346 | .522 | .868 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 37 | 154 | 131 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | .298 | .390 | .374 | .764 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 87 | 343 | 298 | 42 | 95 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 34 | .319 | .386 | .409 | .795 | 122 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 32 | 133 | 112 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 11 | .304 | .414 | .402 | .815 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1037 | 4408 | 3822 | 658 | 1121 | 169 | 42 | 34 | 427 | 165 | 91 | 508 | 520 | .293 | .378 | .386 | .764 | 1476 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 12 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | SS | 102 | 136 | 259 | 32 | 41 | .925 | 3.873 | ||||
| 1982 | A | SALL3 | Florence Blue Jays | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1983 | A | CARL | Kinston Blue Jays | SS | 72 | 133 | 241 | 19 | 49 | .952 | 5.194 | ||||
| 1983 | A | CARL | Kinston Blue Jays | 2B | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.250 | ||||
| 1983 | A | CARL | Kinston Blue Jays | 3B | 11 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.727 | ||||
| 1983 | A | CARL | Kinston Blue Jays | C | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 1 | |||
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Blue Jays | 2B | 140 | 331 | 423 | 21 | 103 | .973 | 5.386 | ||||
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | SS | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .857 | 6.000 | ||||
| 1985 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 2B | 132 | 286 | 365 | 15 | 82 | .977 | 4.932 | ||||
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 2B | 122 | 249 | 348 | 16 | 63 | .974 | 4.893 | ||||
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 12 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 2 | .947 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 2B | 9 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 3 | .974 | 4.111 | ||||
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Syracuse Chiefs | 3B | 75 | 68 | 128 | 7 | 16 | .966 | 2.613 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 3B | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .952 | 2.500 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 2B | 44 | 78 | 143 | 10 | 28 | .957 | 5.023 | ||||
| 1988 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | SS | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 4 | .952 | 5.000 | ||||
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 2B | 56 | 87 | 154 | 8 | 36 | .968 | 4.304 | ||||
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 3B | 38 | 17 | 71 | 3 | 5 | .967 | 2.316 | ||||
| 1989 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | SS | 12 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 5 | .921 | 2.917 | ||||
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 2B | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .950 | 4.750 | ||||
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 3B | 19 | 15 | 39 | 6 | 8 | .900 | 2.842 | ||||
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 3B | 12 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.667 | ||||
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 1B | 11 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 5.182 | ||||
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 2B | 10 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 5.400 | ||||
| 1994 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 3B | 69 | 32 | 125 | 5 | 9 | .969 | 2.275 | ||||
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1B | 6 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 8.333 | ||||
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 2B | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 3B | 29 | 21 | 75 | 6 | 8 | .941 | 3.310 | ||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Stars | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 1010 | 1643 | 2612 | 161 | 492 | .964 | 4.213 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | A | South Atlantic League | Florence Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1983 | A | Carolina League | Kinston Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1984 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Blue Jays | TOR | ||
| 1985 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1986 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Syracuse Chiefs | TOR | ||
| 1988 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1989 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1994 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1995 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1996 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Stars | SDN |
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