What years did Mike Flanagan play?

Mike Flanagan played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1992.

Was Mike Flanagan a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Flanagan pitched in the major leagues, recording 167 wins and 1491 strikeouts.

What was Mike Flanagan's career ERA?

Mike Flanagan finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 167-143 with 1,491 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mike Flanagan have?

Mike Flanagan recorded 1,491 career strikeouts.

Did Mike Flanagan win a Cy Young Award?

Yes. Mike Flanagan won the Cy Young Award 1 time.

Is Mike Flanagan in the Hall of Fame?

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

Mike Flanagan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1992)

Mike Flanagan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1992 for the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 18 seasons. Across 526 career appearances, he went 167-143 with a 3.90 ERA and 1,491 strikeouts. Mike Flanagan was an All-Star and a Cy Young. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1239.0.

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 12, 2026

W–L 167–143

ERA 3.90

WHIP 1.33

SO 1,491

Pitcher PIV 1239.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 12/16/1951 in Manchester, NH, USA
Died: 8/24/2011 in Monkton, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1975-09-05
Last Game: 1992-09-27
Awards: All-Star · Cy Young

Full name: Michael Kendall Flanagan

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Flanagan — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
167	143	526	404	101	19	4	2770.0	2,806	1,199	251	890	1,491	3.90	1239.0

Career ERA 3.90 vs. league average 3.84 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mike Flanagan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1975	BAL	AL	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	9.2	9	3	6	7	2.79	3.71 (+25%)	0.0
1976	BAL	AL	3	5	20	10	4	0	0	85.0	83	39	33	56	4.13	3.51 (-18%)	-76.6
1977	BAL	AL	15	10	36	33	15	2	1	235.0	235	95	70	149	3.64	4.00 (+9%)	4120.3
1978	BAL	AL	19	15	40	40	17	2	0	281.1	271	126	87	167	4.03	3.69 (-9%)	2329.1
1979	BAL	AL	23	9	39	38	16	5	0	265.2	245	91	70	190	3.08	4.00 (+23%)	5256.4
1980	BAL	AL	16	13	37	37	12	2	0	251.1	278	115	71	128	4.12	3.84 (-7%)	-1004.6
1981	BAL	AL	9	6	20	20	3	2	0	116.0	108	54	37	72	4.19	3.58 (-17%)	-48.5
1982	BAL	AL	15	11	36	35	11	1	0	236.0	233	104	76	103	3.97	3.86 (-3%)	-1886.5
1983	BAL	AL	12	4	20	20	3	1	0	125.1	135	46	31	50	3.30	3.87 (+15%)	283.1
1984	BAL	AL	13	13	34	34	10	2	0	226.2	213	89	81	115	3.53	3.81 (+7%)	-2290.9
1985	BAL	AL	4	5	15	15	1	0	0	86.0	101	49	28	42	5.13	3.89 (-32%)	-2100.3
1986	BAL	AL	7	11	29	28	2	0	0	172.0	179	81	66	96	4.24	3.97 (-7%)	68.7
1987	BAL	AL	3	6	16	16	4	0	0	94.2	102	52	36	50	4.94	4.29 (-15%)	246.2
1987	TOR	AL	3	2	7	7	0	0	0	49.1	46	13	15	43	2.37	4.29 (+45%)	1822.7
1988	TOR	AL	13	13	34	34	2	1	0	211.0	220	98	80	99	4.18	3.73 (-12%)	-3886.5
1989	TOR	AL	8	10	30	30	1	1	0	171.2	186	75	47	47	3.93	3.71 (-6%)	-733.8
1990	TOR	AL	2	2	5	5	0	0	0	20.1	28	12	8	5	5.31	3.86 (-38%)	-789.7
1991	BAL	AL	2	7	64	1	0	0	3	98.1	84	26	25	55	2.38	3.91 (+39%)	1321.0
1992	BAL	AL	0	0	42	0	0	0	0	34.2	50	31	23	17	8.05	3.75 (-115%)	-1391.0
Career · 19 seasons			167	143	526	404	101	19	4	2,770.0	2,806	1,199	890	1,491	3.90	—	1,239

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 Flanagan — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
529	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mike Flanagan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1975	BAL	AL	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	BAL	AL	20	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	BAL	AL	36	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	BAL	AL	40	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	BAL	AL	39	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	BAL	AL	40	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	BAL	AL	20	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	BAL	AL	36	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	BAL	AL	20	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	BAL	AL	34	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	BAL	AL	15	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	BAL	AL	29	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	BAL	AL	16	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	TOR	AL	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	TOR	AL	34	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	TOR	AL	30	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	TOR	AL	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	BAL	AL	64	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	BAL	AL	42	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 19 seasons			529	—	—	—	—	—	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 Flanagan — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Flanagan — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG
1989	ALCS	TOR	1	0	0	0	.000
1983	ALCS	BAL	1	0	0	0	.000
1983	WS	BAL	1	1	0	1	.000
1979	ALCS	BAL	1	0	0	0	.000
1979	WS	BAL	3	5	1	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike Flanagan — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	2	7	6	0	35.1	42	17	5	20	4.33

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike Flanagan — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1989	ALCS	TOR	0	1	1	1	4.1	7	5	1	3	10.38
1983	ALCS	BAL	1	0	1	1	5.0	5	1	0	1	1.80
1983	WS	BAL	0	0	1	1	4.0	6	2	1	1	4.50
1979	ALCS	BAL	1	0	1	1	7.0	6	4	1	2	5.14
1979	WS	BAL	1	1	3	2	15.0	18	5	2	13	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Flanagan — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	258	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	271	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Flanagan — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	258	1388.2	1366	545	407	779	3.53
Away	268	1381.1	1440	654	483	712	4.26

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Flanagan — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1992-09-27	BAL	BOS	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1992-09-18	BAL	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992-09-08	BAL	NYY	—	0.2	5	5	5	1	0	1
1992-08-19	BAL	SEA	—	0.2	3	0	0	0	1	0
1992-08-16	BAL	KCR	—	0.1	5	5	5	1	1	0
1992-08-10	BAL	TOR	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1992-08-02	BAL	BOS	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1992-07-30	BAL	NYY	—	3.2	3	0	0	1	0	0
1992-07-25	BAL	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1992-07-21	BAL	CHW	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Flanagan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	526	404	89	430	11	26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Flanagan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1975	BAL	P	2	1	0	2	0	0
1976	BAL	P	20	10	4	13	0	0
1977	BAL	P	36	33	7	36	0	3
1978	BAL	P	40	40	6	38	2	1
1979	BAL	P	39	38	4	41	2	2
1980	BAL	P	37	37	6	42	1	2
1981	BAL	P	20	20	4	24	1	1
1982	BAL	P	36	35	7	38	0	1
1983	BAL	P	20	20	6	15	2	1
1984	BAL	P	34	34	3	33	0	2
1985	BAL	P	15	15	4	11	0	0
1986	BAL	P	29	28	4	17	0	1
1987	BAL	P	16	16	5	13	1	1
1987	TOR	P	7	7	3	4	0	1
1988	TOR	P	34	34	6	35	0	2
1989	TOR	P	30	30	8	33	0	4
1990	TOR	P	5	5	0	6	1	0
1991	BAL	P	64	1	6	23	0	2
1992	BAL	P	42	0	6	6	1	2

Career Games by Position

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Mike Flanagan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	526
Designated Hitter	3

Awards & Honors

Mike Flanagan — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1979	Cy Young Award
1979	TSN All-Star	LHP
1979	TSN Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Mike Flanagan — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1992	BAL	AL	$600,000
1991	BAL	AL	$250,000
1990	TOR	AL	$1,037,500
1989	TOR	AL	$887,500
1988	TOR	AL	$550,000
1987	BAL	AL	$625,000
1986	BAL	AL	$639,791
1985	BAL	AL	$641,667
Total Career Earnings			$5,231,458

College History

Mike Flanagan — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst	MA	1972, 1973

Award Voting History

Mike Flanagan — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1979	Cy Young Award	AL	1st	136.0	140	26
1979	Most Valuable Player	AL	6th	100.0	392	3

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Mike Flanagan: the record in brief

According to the bio, Mike Flanagan debuted on September 5, 1975 and played a final game on September 27, 1992. Flanagan played for the Baltimore Orioles (1975 through 1992) and the Toronto Blue Jays (1987 through 1990). Born on December 16, 1951, in Manchester, NH, USA, Flanagan is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Size on record: 6'0" and 185 pounds. Flanagan died on August 24, 2011, in Monkton, MD, USA. The given name on file is Michael Kendall Flanagan.

The pitching table credits Flanagan with a 167-143 record and a 3.90 ERA in 526 games. The totals include 1,491 strikeouts, 101 complete games, and 19 shutouts. Flanagan's 3.90 ERA was close to the 3.84 league figure for those seasons. 1979 brought Flanagan a season-high 23 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.08 in 1979, when the league's was 4.00. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Flanagan's career adds up to 1,239.0.

Flanagan's honors include the Cy Young Award in 1979. Flanagan's All-Star record, per the bio, is All-Star. In award voting, Flanagan's best finish was 1st for the Cy Young Award in 1979.

Flanagan made 7 postseason pitching appearances, with a 3-2 record and 4.33 ERA. Those appearances came in 1979, 1983, and 1989.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Flanagan

What years did Mike Flanagan play?: Mike Flanagan played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1992.
Was Mike Flanagan a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Flanagan pitched in the major leagues, recording 167 wins and 1491 strikeouts.
What was Mike Flanagan's career ERA?: Mike Flanagan finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 167-143 with 1,491 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike Flanagan have?: Mike Flanagan recorded 1,491 career strikeouts.
Did Mike Flanagan win a Cy Young Award?: Yes. Mike Flanagan won the Cy Young Award 1 time.
Is Mike Flanagan in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mike Flanagan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.