Mike Flanagan

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

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

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

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
1975 BAL AL 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 9.7 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 0 281.3 271 126 87 167 4.03 3.69 (-9%) 2329.1
1979 BAL AL 23 9 39 38 16 5 0 265.7 245 91 70 190 3.08 4.00 (+23%) 5256.4
1980 BAL AL 16 13 37 37 12 2 0 251.3 278 115 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 0 125.3 135 46 31 50 3.30 3.87 (+15%) 283.1
1984 BAL AL 13 13 34 34 10 2 0 226.7 213 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 94.7 102 52 36 50 4.94 4.29 (-15%) 246.2
1987 TOR AL 3 2 7 7 0 0 0 49.3 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 0 171.7 186 75 47 47 3.93 3.71 (-6%) -733.8
1990 TOR AL 2 2 5 5 0 0 0 20.3 28 12 8 5 5.31 3.86 (-38%) -789.7
1991 BAL AL 2 7 64 1 0 0 3 98.3 84 26 25 55 2.38 3.91 (+39%) 1321.0
1992 BAL AL 0 0 42 0 0 0 0 34.7 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

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

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
1975 BAL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 BAL AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 BAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 BAL AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 BAL AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 BAL AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 BAL AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 BAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 BAL AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 BAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 BAL AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 BAL AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 BAL AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 TOR AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 TOR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 TOR AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 TOR AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 BAL AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 BAL AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 529 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 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
7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1989 ALCS TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 WS BAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1979 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 WS BAL 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 2 7 6 0 35.3 42 17 5 20 4.33

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1989 ALCS TOR 0 1 1 1 0 4.3 7 5 1 3 10.38
1983 ALCS BAL 1 0 1 1 0 5.0 5 1 0 1 1.80
1983 WS BAL 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 6 2 1 1 4.50
1979 ALCS BAL 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 6 4 1 2 5.14
1979 WS BAL 1 1 3 2 0 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home25800000—
Away27100000—

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2581388.213665454077793.53
Away2681381.114406544837124.26

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1992-09-27 BALBOS — 2.0200010
1992-09-18 BALMIL — 1.0000000
1992-09-08 BALNYY — 0.2555101
1992-08-19 BALSEA — 0.2300010
1992-08-16 BALKCR — 0.1555110
1992-08-10 BALTOR — 1.2100100
1992-08-02 BALBOS — 0.1000010
1992-07-30 BALNYY — 3.2300100
1992-07-25 BALTEX — 1.0000000
1992-07-21 BALCHW — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 526 404 89 430 11 26

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

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 526
Designated Hitter 3

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1979 Cy Young Award
1979 TSN All-Star LHP
1979 TSN Pitcher of the Year

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

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst MA 1972, 1973

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

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Bob Knepper
    146-155, 3.68 ERA
  2. 96
    Jim Lonborg
    157-137, 3.86 ERA
  3. 87
    Ken Holtzman
    174-150, 3.49 ERA
  4. 87
    Tom Candiotti
    151-164, 3.73 ERA
  5. 87
    Bob Forsch
    168-136, 3.76 ERA
  6. 86
    Rick Rhoden
    151-125, 3.59 ERA

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.