What years did Mike Foltynewicz play?

Mike Foltynewicz played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2021.

Was Mike Foltynewicz a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Foltynewicz pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 752 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Foltynewicz hit?

Mike Foltynewicz hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.

Mike Foltynewicz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2021)

W–L 46–54

ERA 4.52

WHIP 1.32

SO 752

Pitcher PIV -6718.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 195 lb
Born: 10/7/1991 in Sterling, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 2014-08-02
Last Game: 2021-10-03
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Michael Gary Foltynewicz

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
46	54	166	142	2	1	0	825.0	811	414	136	275	752	4.52	-6718.3

Career ERA 4.52 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — 8.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2014	HOU	AL	0	1	16	0	0	0	18.7	23	11	7	14	5.30	3.74 (-42%)	-516.1
2015	ATL	NL	4	6	18	15	0	0	86.7	112	55	29	77	5.71	3.96 (-44%)	-2356.2
2016	ATL	NL	9	5	22	22	0	0	123.3	125	59	35	111	4.31	4.19 (-3%)	-158.1
2017	ATL	NL	10	13	29	28	0	0	154.0	169	82	59	143	4.79	4.36 (-10%)	99.4
2018	ATL	NL	13	10	31	31	2	1	183.0	130	58	68	202	2.85	4.15 (+31%)	3679.7
2019	ATL	NL	8	6	21	21	0	0	117.0	109	59	37	105	4.54	4.51 (-1%)	-1373.9
2020	ATL	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	3.3	4	6	4	3	16.20	—	0.0
2021	TEX	AL	2	12	28	24	0	0	139.0	139	84	36	97	5.44	4.27 (-27%)	-6093.1
Career · 8 seasons			46	54	166	142	2	1	825.0	811	414	275	752	4.52	—	-6,718

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
166	201	8	14	3	0	0	9	0	1	127	.070	.074	.085	.158	-772

Career AVG .070 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 72.3% below league average.

Career OBP .074 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 76.9% below league average.

Career SLG .085 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 79.5% below league average.

Career OPS .158 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 78.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2014	HOU	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	ATL	NL	18	28	0	2	1	3	0	19	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	ATL	NL	22	36	3	5	1	1	1	19	.139	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	ATL	NL	29	42	1	2	0	0	0	27	.048	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	ATL	NL	31	58	3	3	1	4	0	41	.052	.247 (-79%)	.318 (-84%)	.409 (-83%)	.727 (-83%)	-771.5
2019	ATL	NL	21	35	1	2	0	1	0	19	.057	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	ATL	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	TEX	AL	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			166	201	8	14	3	9	1	127	.070	—	—	—	—	-772

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
4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2019	NLDS2	ATL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2018	NLDS2	ATL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	4	4	0	13.3	11	11	10	17	7.42

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2019	NLDS2	ATL	1	1	2	2	0	7.3	6	6	3	7	7.36
2018	NLDS2	ATL	0	1	2	2	0	6.0	5	5	7	10	7.50

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	80	99	4	8	0	9	.081
Away	86	102	4	6	0	0	.059

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	80	410.1	378	190	144	366	4.17
Away	86	414.2	433	224	131	386	4.86

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2021-10-03	TEX	CLE	—	2.0	2	2	2	1	2	1
2021-09-29	TEX	LAA	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2021-09-23	TEX	BAL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
2021-09-19	TEX	CHW	—	3.0	2	2	2	2	0	0
2021-08-18	TEX	SEA	L	6.0	3	2	2	2	5	1
2021-08-12	TEX	SEA	L	7.0	6	3	3	0	6	2
2021-08-06	TEX	OAK	—	6.0	2	1	1	3	2	0
2021-08-01	TEX	SEA	—	5.0	3	2	2	3	1	0
2021-07-22	TEX	DET	L	4.0	5	6	5	2	4	3
2021-07-18	TEX	TOR	L	1.2	8	10	10	2	0	4

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	166	142	31	75	5	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2014	HOU	P	16	0	2	0	0	0
2015	ATL	P	18	15	2	5	1	1
2016	ATL	P	22	22	4	18	0	0
2017	ATL	P	29	28	5	15	1	1
2018	ATL	P	31	31	11	15	1	1
2019	ATL	P	21	21	3	9	1	0
2020	ATL	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
2021	TEX	P	28	24	4	13	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	166

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	ATL	NL	$508,750
Total Career Earnings			$508,750

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2018	Cy Young Award	NL	8th	3.0	210	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Foltynewicz

What years did Mike Foltynewicz play?: Mike Foltynewicz played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2021.
Was Mike Foltynewicz a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Foltynewicz pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 752 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Foltynewicz hit?: Mike Foltynewicz hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.