Michael Feliz
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2022)
Michael Feliz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2022 for 5 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 8 seasons. Across 228 career appearances, he went 17-9 with a 5.29 ERA and 328 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2009.4.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'4" / 250 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2015-05-31
- Last Game
- 2022-07-08
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | HOU | AL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7.88 | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | HOU | AL | 8 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 55 | 32 | 22 | 95 | 4.43 | 4.19 (-6%) | 1566.1 |
| 2017 | HOU | AL | 4 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.0 | 53 | 30 | 22 | 70 | 5.62 | 4.36 (-29%) | 697.2 |
| 2018 | PIT | NL | 1 | 2 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 49 | 30 | 23 | 55 | 5.66 | 4.15 (-37%) | 27.9 |
| 2019 | PIT | NL | 4 | 4 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.1 | 44 | 25 | 27 | 73 | 3.99 | 4.51 (+11%) | -281.9 |
| 2020 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 32.40 | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2.35 | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | CIN | NL | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 16.20 | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | BOS | AL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.38 | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | OAK | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | BOS | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.70 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 11 seasons | 17 | 9 | 228 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 250.0 | 241 | 147 | 109 | 328 | 5.29 | — | 2,009 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Career AVG .000 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OBP .000 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career SLG .000 vs. league average .414 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Career OPS .000 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | HOU | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2016 | HOU | AL | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | HOU | AL | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | PIT | NL | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | PIT | NL | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | PIT | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | PIT | NL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | CIN | NL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | BOS | AL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | OAK | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | BOS | AL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 11 seasons | 228 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (456 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 119 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Away | 109 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 119 | 139.0 | 103 | 67 | 55 | 182 | 4.34 |
| Away | 109 | 111.0 | 138 | 80 | 54 | 146 | 6.49 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-08 | BOS | NYY | — | 3.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021-09-22 | OAK | SEA | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-09-14 | BOS | SEA | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-09-11 | BOS | CHW | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-09-10 | BOS | CHW | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-09-07 | BOS | TBR | — | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021-06-06 | CIN | STL | — | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-06-04 | CIN | STL | SV | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-05-31 | CIN | PHI | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-05-29 | CIN | CHC | — | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | HOU | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | HOU | P | 47 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | HOU | P | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | PIT | P | 47 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | PIT | P | 58 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | PIT | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | PIT | P | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CIN | P | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | BOS | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | OAK | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | BOS | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 228 |
Salary History
Michael Feliz's recorded salaries total $508,200 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Feliz's career ran from 2015 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2015.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | HOU | AL | $508,200 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $508,200 | ||
Michael Feliz: the record in brief
The profile opens with Michael Feliz's first major league game on May 31, 2015; the last one listed came on July 8, 2022. Club by club, the record runs the Houston Astros (2015 to 2017), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2018 through 2021), the Cincinnati Reds (2021), the Boston Red Sox (2021 through 2022), and the Oakland Athletics (2021). The bio lists Feliz as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 4 inches and 250 pounds. The birth record reads June 28, 1993, in Azua, Azua, D.R.
The pitching table credits Feliz with a 17-9 record and a 5.29 ERA in 228 games. The totals include 328 strikeouts. Against a 4.21 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.29 mark was 25.6% worse. 2016 brought Feliz a season-high 8 wins. In 2019, one of the busiest seasons, Feliz posted a 3.99 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.51.
Frequently Asked Questions about Michael Feliz
- What years did Michael Feliz play?
- Michael Feliz played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2022.
- Was Michael Feliz a pitcher?
- Yes. Michael Feliz pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 328 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Michael Feliz hit?
- Michael Feliz hit 0 career home runs.
- What teams did Michael Feliz play for?
- Michael Feliz played for 5 teams: the Houston Astros (2015–2017), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2018–2021), the Cincinnati Reds (2021), the Boston Red Sox (2021–2022), and the Oakland Athletics (2021).
- What were Michael Feliz's career stats?
- In 228 games, Michael Feliz went 17-9 with a 5.29 ERA, 328 strikeouts, 250.0 innings pitched, and 1 saves.
- How much did Michael Feliz earn in his career?
- Michael Feliz's recorded salaries total $508,200 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Feliz's career ran from 2015 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2015.
- What was Michael Feliz's salary?
- Michael Feliz's recorded salary was $508,200 in 2016.
- What position did Michael Feliz play?
- Michael Feliz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Michael Feliz and how much did he weigh?
- Michael Feliz was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 250 pounds.
- What was Michael Feliz's career ERA?
- Michael Feliz finished with a 5.29 career ERA, going 17-9 with 328 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Michael Feliz have?
- Michael Feliz recorded 328 career strikeouts.
- Is Michael Feliz in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Michael Feliz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.