What years did Mike Adams play?

Mike Adams played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2014.

Was Mike Adams a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Adams pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 409 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Adams hit?

Mike Adams hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Mike Adams play for?

Mike Adams played for 4 teams: the Milwaukee Brewers (2004–2006), the San Diego Padres (2008–2011), the Texas Rangers (2011–2012), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2013–2014).

What were Mike Adams's career stats?

In 408 games, Mike Adams went 21-20 with a 2.41 ERA, 409 strikeouts, 407.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves.

What was Mike Adams's salary?

Mike Adams's last recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2014. His highest recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $331,000, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2014.

What position did Mike Adams play?

Mike Adams played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Mike Adams and how much did he weigh?

Mike Adams was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 210 pounds.

What was Mike Adams's career ERA?

Mike Adams finished with a 2.41 career ERA, going 21-20 with 409 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mike Adams have?

Mike Adams recorded 409 career strikeouts.

Is Mike Adams in the Hall of Fame?

No. Mike Adams has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mike Adams

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2014)

Mike Adams was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2014 for 4 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 11 seasons. Across 408 career appearances, he went 21-20 with a 2.41 ERA and 409 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 11113.0.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 21–20

ERA 2.41

WHIP 1.09

SO 409

Pitcher PIV 11113.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 210 lb
Born: 7/29/1978 in Corpus Christi, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2004-05-18
Last Game: 2014-09-18

Full name: Jon Michael Adams

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Adams — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	20	408	0	0	0	4	407.1	316	109	33	126	409	2.41	11113.0

Career ERA 2.41 vs. league average 4.16 across their career seasons — 42.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mike Adams (b. 1978) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2004	MIL	NL	2	3	46	0	53.0	50	20	14	39	3.40	4.46 (+24%)	1011.3
2005	MIL	NL	0	1	13	1	13.1	12	4	10	14	2.70	4.29 (+37%)	-276.4
2006	MIL	NL	0	0	2	0	2.1	4	3	2	1	11.57	—	0.0
2008	SDN	NL	2	3	54	0	65.1	49	18	19	74	2.48	4.32 (+43%)	1972.8
2009	SDN	NL	0	0	37	0	37.0	14	3	8	45	0.73	4.32 (+83%)	2476.5
2010	SDN	NL	4	1	70	0	66.2	48	13	23	73	1.75	4.08 (+57%)	2983.3
2011	SDN	NL	3	1	48	1	48.0	26	6	9	49	1.12	3.94 (+71%)	2247.4
2011	TEX	AL	2	3	27	1	25.2	18	6	5	25	2.10	3.94 (+47%)	491.0
2012	TEX	AL	5	3	61	1	52.1	56	19	17	45	3.27	4.01 (+19%)	660.6
2013	PHI	NL	1	4	28	0	25.0	23	11	11	23	3.96	3.87 (-2%)	-864.0
2014	PHI	NL	2	1	22	0	18.2	16	6	8	21	2.89	3.74 (+23%)	410.5
Career · 11 seasons			21	20	408	4	407.1	316	109	126	409	2.41	—	11,113

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Mike Adams — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
410	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Adams (b. 1978) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2004	MIL	NL	46	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	MIL	NL	13	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	MIL	NL	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	SDN	NL	54	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	SDN	NL	37	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	SDN	NL	70	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	SDN	NL	49	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	TEX	AL	28	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	TEX	AL	61	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	PHI	NL	28	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	PHI	NL	22	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			410	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Mike Adams — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Adams — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2011	ALCS	TEX	5	.000
2011	ALDS2	TEX	3	.000
2011	WS	TEX	3	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike Adams — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	11	0	0	8.1	11	3	6	6	3.24

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike Adams — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2011	ALCS	TEX	1	5	4.1	5	1	1	4	2.08
2011	ALDS2	TEX	0	3	2.0	1	1	3	1	4.50
2011	WS	TEX	1	3	2.0	5	1	2	1	4.50

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Adams — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	214	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	195	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Adams — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	214	210.2	156	62	62	228	2.65
Away	194	196.2	160	47	64	181	2.15

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Adams — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2014-09-18	PHI	SDP	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
2014-09-07	PHI	WAS	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
2014-09-05	PHI	WAS	—	0.0	2	2	2	1	0
2014-06-06	PHI	CIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
2014-05-30	PHI	NYN	—	1.1	0	0	0	3	1
2014-05-28	PHI	COL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2014-05-26	PHI	COL	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	1
2014-05-24	PHI	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2014-05-22	PHI	MIA	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
2014-05-20	PHI	MIA	—	1.0	2	1	0	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Adams — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	408	0	32	43	1	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Adams — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2004	MIL	P	46	0	5	0	0
2005	MIL	P	13	1	0	0	0
2006	MIL	P	2	0	0	0	0
2008	SDN	P	54	9	5	0	1
2009	SDN	P	37	4	2	0	0
2010	SDN	P	70	4	6	0	0
2011	SDN	P	48	1	3	0	0
2011	TEX	P	27	3	2	0	0
2012	TEX	P	61	5	12	0	2
2013	PHI	P	28	5	3	1	0
2014	PHI	P	22	0	5	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Adams (b. 1978) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	409

Salary History

Mike Adams's recorded salaries total $20,680,800 over 7 seasons, 2005 to 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Adams's career ran from 2004 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 2004, 2006, and 2008.

Mike Adams — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2014	PHI	NL	$7,000,000
2013	PHI	NL	$5,000,000
2012	TEX	AL	$4,400,000
2011	SDN	NL	$2,535,000
2010	SDN	NL	$1,000,000
2009	SDN	NL	$414,800
2005	MIL	NL	$331,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$20,680,800

College History

Mike Adams — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Texas A&M University-Kingsville	Kingsville	TX	1999, 2000, 2001

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Career Spans

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Mike Adams: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 18, 2004 and the final game on September 18, 2014, Mike Adams built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Milwaukee Brewers (2004 to 2006), the San Diego Padres (2008 through 2011), the Texas Rangers (2011 through 2012), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2013 to 2014). Listed as a pitcher, Adams batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'5" and 210 pounds. The birth record reads July 29, 1978, in Corpus Christi, TX, USA. Adams's full given name, per the bio, is Jon Michael Adams.

Across 408 games (0 starts), Adams recorded 21 wins against 20 losses with a 2.41 ERA. Adams had 409 strikeouts. The leagues Adams pitched in allowed 4.16 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 42.1% better than average. No season topped the 5 wins of 2012. Adams struck out 74 batters in 2008, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Adams

What years did Mike Adams play?: Mike Adams played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2014.
Was Mike Adams a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Adams pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 409 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Adams hit?: Mike Adams hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Mike Adams play for?: Mike Adams played for 4 teams: the Milwaukee Brewers (2004–2006), the San Diego Padres (2008–2011), the Texas Rangers (2011–2012), and the Philadelphia Phillies (2013–2014).
What were Mike Adams's career stats?: In 408 games, Mike Adams went 21-20 with a 2.41 ERA, 409 strikeouts, 407.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
How much did Mike Adams earn in his career?: Mike Adams's recorded salaries total $20,680,800 over 7 seasons, 2005 to 2014. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Adams's career ran from 2004 to 2014. No salary is recorded for 2004, 2006, and 2008.
What was Mike Adams's salary?: Mike Adams's last recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2014. His highest recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2014, and his lowest was $331,000, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2014.
What position did Mike Adams play?: Mike Adams played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mike Adams and how much did he weigh?: Mike Adams was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 210 pounds.
What was Mike Adams's career ERA?: Mike Adams finished with a 2.41 career ERA, going 21-20 with 409 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike Adams have?: Mike Adams recorded 409 career strikeouts.
Is Mike Adams in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mike Adams has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.