Mike Cuellar

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959-1977)

W–L 185–130
ERA 3.14
WHIP 1.20
SO 1,632
Pitcher PIV 19690.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 165 lb
Born
5/8/1937 in Las Villas, Cuba
Died
4/2/2010 in Orlando, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1959-04-18
Last Game
1977-05-03
Awards
4× All-Star · Cy Young

Full name: Miguel Angel Cuellar

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
185 130 453 379 172 36 11 2808.0 2,538 979 222 822 1,632 3.14 19690.9

Career ERA 3.14 vs. league average 3.58 across their career seasons — 12.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1959 CIN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 7 4 5 15.75 — 0.0
1964 SLN NL 5 5 32 7 1 0 4 72.0 80 36 33 56 4.50 3.58 (-26%) -593.9
1965 HOU NL 1 4 25 4 0 0 2 56.0 55 22 21 46 3.54 3.50 (-1%) 1061.4
1966 HOU NL 12 10 38 28 11 1 2 227.3 193 56 52 175 2.22 3.52 (+37%) 7421.6
1967 HOU NL 16 11 36 32 16 3 1 246.3 233 83 63 203 3.03 3.30 (+8%) 5103.7
1968 HOU NL 8 11 28 24 11 2 1 170.7 152 52 45 133 2.74 2.98 (+8%) 3257.4
1969 BAL AL 23 11 39 39 18 5 0 290.7 213 77 79 182 2.38 3.61 (+34%) 5589.6
1970 BAL AL 24 8 40 40 21 4 0 297.7 273 115 69 190 3.48 3.89 (+11%) 2635.3
1971 BAL AL 20 9 38 38 21 4 0 292.3 250 100 78 124 3.08 3.47 (+11%) -2038.2
1972 BAL AL 18 12 35 35 17 4 0 248.3 197 71 71 132 2.57 3.26 (+21%) -179.9
1973 BAL AL 18 13 38 38 17 2 0 267.0 265 97 84 140 3.27 3.75 (+13%) -846.2
1974 BAL AL 22 10 38 38 20 5 0 269.3 253 93 86 106 3.11 3.63 (+14%) 252.2
1975 BAL AL 14 12 36 36 17 5 0 256.0 229 104 84 105 3.66 3.71 (+1%) 569.6
1976 BAL AL 4 13 26 19 2 1 1 107.0 129 59 50 32 4.96 3.51 (-41%) -2541.8
1977 CAL AL 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 3.3 9 7 3 3 18.90 — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 185 130 453 379 172 36 11 2,808.0 2,538 979 822 1,632 3.14 — 19,691

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
456 661 37 76 8 4 7 33 0 9 304 .115 .128 .171 .299 -5,260

Career AVG .115 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 54.3% below league average.

Career OBP .128 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 59.8% below league average.

Career SLG .171 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 54.0% below league average.

Career OPS .299 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — 56.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1959 CIN NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1964 SLN NL 32 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 — — — — 0.0
1965 HOU NL 25 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 HOU NL 38 71 4 8 1 0 1 1 0 2 37 .113 .248 (-55%) .309 (-56%) .376 (-55%) .685 (-55%) -600.2
1967 HOU NL 38 93 6 13 3 2 0 5 0 2 42 .140 .242 (-42%) .306 (-48%) .357 (-40%) .663 (-44%) -628.7
1968 HOU NL 28 57 3 11 1 0 1 3 0 0 25 .193 .236 (-18%) .298 (-31%) .340 (-23%) .638 (-26%) -222.7
1969 BAL AL 39 103 6 12 1 2 0 5 0 0 43 .117 .248 (-53%) .320 (-64%) .369 (-55%) .689 (-59%) -985.4
1970 BAL AL 41 112 6 10 1 0 2 7 0 2 48 .089 .253 (-65%) .325 (-68%) .385 (-61%) .711 (-64%) -1137.1
1971 BAL AL 38 107 7 11 1 0 1 5 0 2 54 .103 .249 (-59%) .316 (-62%) .365 (-62%) .682 (-62%) -1010.6
1972 BAL AL 35 87 5 11 0 0 2 7 0 0 38 .126 .243 (-48%) .310 (-59%) .353 (-45%) .664 (-52%) -675.2
1973 BAL AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 BAL AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 BAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 BAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 CAL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 456 661 37 76 8 4 7 33 0 9 304 .115 — — — — -5,260

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
12 19 1 4 0 0 1 5 1 11 .211

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1974 ALCS BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 ALCS BAL 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
1971 WS BAL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
1970 ALCS BAL 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 .500
1970 WS BAL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1969 ALCS BAL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1969 WS BAL 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .400

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 4 12 12 0 85.3 66 27 31 56 2.85

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1974 ALCS BAL 1 1 2 2 0 12.7 9 4 13 6 2.84
1973 ALCS BAL 0 1 1 1 0 10.0 4 2 3 11 1.80
1971 ALCS BAL 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 6 1 1 2 1.00
1971 WS BAL 0 2 2 2 0 14.0 11 6 6 10 3.86
1970 ALCS BAL 0 0 1 1 0 4.3 10 6 1 2 12.46
1970 WS BAL 1 0 2 2 0 11.3 10 4 2 5 3.18
1969 ALCS BAL 0 0 1 1 0 8.0 3 2 1 7 2.25
1969 WS BAL 1 0 2 2 0 16.0 13 2 4 13 1.12

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2293181230111.094
Away2273432446622.134

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2291442.212384444228682.77
Away2241365.013005354007643.53

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1977-05-03 LAANYY L 3.1766232
1977-04-26 LAAOAK — 0.0211100
1976-08-29 BALTEX — 3.0522210
1976-08-21 BALCHW L 3.0211100
1976-08-14 BALCHW — 0.1000000
1976-08-08 BALNYY SV 1.0000000
1976-08-02 BALMIL — 1.2100000
1976-07-24 BALMIL L 4.0711110
1976-07-18 BALLAA L 5.2333520
1976-07-07 BALOAK L 4.1844200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 453 379 108 453 30 33

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1959 CIN P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1964 SLN P 32 7 4 18 3 1
1965 HOU P 25 4 2 10 1 1
1966 HOU P 38 28 5 38 2 4
1967 HOU P 36 32 15 35 2 1
1968 HOU P 28 24 13 24 4 1
1969 BAL P 39 39 9 45 2 7
1970 BAL P 40 40 9 34 2 1
1971 BAL P 38 38 14 53 2 5
1972 BAL P 35 35 10 43 5 5
1973 BAL P 38 38 9 47 3 2
1974 BAL P 38 38 5 35 1 1
1975 BAL P 36 36 11 53 2 3
1976 BAL P 26 19 2 18 1 1
1977 CAL P 2 1 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 453

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1974 Player of the Week Week of 1974-09-06
1974 TSN All-Star LHP
1969 Cy Young Award
1969 TSN All-Star LHP

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1974 Cy Young Award AL 6th 6.0 120 0
1974 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 42.0 336 0
1971 Most Valuable Player AL 24th 4.0 336 0
1970 Cy Young Award AL 4th 44.0 120 6
1970 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 45.0 336 0
1969 Cy Young Award AL 1st 10.0 24 10
1969 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 55.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Mike Cuellar (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dave McNally
    184-119, 3.24 ERA
  2. 96
    Dazzy Vance HOF
    197-140, 3.24 ERA
  3. 95
    Burt Hooton
    151-136, 3.38 ERA
  4. 95
    Jimmy Key
    186-117, 3.51 ERA
  5. 90
    Steve Rogers
    158-152, 3.17 ERA
  6. 84
    Lon Warneke
    192-121, 3.18 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Cuellar

What years did Mike Cuellar play?
Mike Cuellar played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1977.
Was Mike Cuellar a pitcher?
Yes. Mike Cuellar pitched in the major leagues, recording 185 wins and 1632 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Cuellar hit?
Mike Cuellar hit 7 career home runs with 76 hits.