What years did Mike Cather play?

Mike Cather played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 1999.

Was Mike Cather a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Cather pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 62 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Cather hit?

Mike Cather hit 0 career home runs.

Mike Cather

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-1999)

W–L 5–6

ERA 3.42

WHIP 1.21

SO 62

Pitcher PIV 422.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 12/17/1970 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1997-07-13
Last Game: 1999-04-12

Full name: Michael Peter Cather

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	6	75	0	0	0	0	81.7	67	31	10	32	62	3.42	422.0

Career ERA 3.42 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 24.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	ATL	NL	2	4	35	37.7	23	10	19	29	2.39	4.39 (+46%)	761.4
1998	ATL	NL	2	2	36	41.3	39	18	12	33	3.92	4.43 (+12%)	-339.4
1999	ATL	NL	1	0	4	2.7	5	3	1	0	10.12	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			5	6	75	81.2	67	31	32	62	3.42	—	422

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
75	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	ATL	NL	35	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ATL	NL	36	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	ATL	NL	4	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			75	1	.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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1997	NLCS	ATL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1997	NLDS2	ATL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	4.7	3	0	1	5	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1997	NLCS	ATL	0	0	4	0	0	2.7	3	0	0	3	0.00
1997	NLDS2	ATL	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	1	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	46	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	29	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	46	51.0	45	24	20	42	4.24
Away	29	30.2	22	7	12	20	2.05

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1999-04-12	ATL	PHI	W	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	2
1999-04-09	ATL	AZ	—	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1999-04-08	ATL	PHI	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999-04-05	ATL	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-07-15	ATL	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1998-07-09	ATL	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1998-06-26	ATL	TOR	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1998-06-24	ATL	NYY	—	2.1	4	3	1	0	1	0
1998-06-22	ATL	NYY	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1998-06-19	ATL	WSN	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	75	0	1	15	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
1997	ATL	P	35	1	7	0
1998	ATL	P	36	0	7	1
1999	ATL	P	4	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	75

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1999	ATL	NL	$225,000
1998	ATL	NL	$182,500
1997	ATL	NL	$150,000
Total Career Earnings			$557,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	1991, 1992, 1993

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Cather

What years did Mike Cather play?: Mike Cather played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 1999.
Was Mike Cather a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Cather pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 62 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Cather hit?: Mike Cather hit 0 career home runs.