What years did Mike Griffin play?

Mike Griffin played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1989.

Was Mike Griffin a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Griffin pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 101 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Griffin hit?

Mike Griffin hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Mike Griffin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1989)

W–L 7–15

ERA 4.60

WHIP 1.51

SO 101

Pitcher PIV -1332.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 195 lb
Born: 6/26/1957 in Colusa, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1979-09-17
Last Game: 1989-06-30

Full name: Michael Leroy Griffin

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	15	67	24	1	0	3	203.7	235	104	19	73	101	4.60	-1332.6

Career ERA 4.60 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — 17.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1979	NYA	AL	0	0	3	0	0	1	4.3	5	2	2	5	4.15	—	0.0
1980	NYA	AL	2	4	13	9	0	0	54.0	64	29	23	25	4.83	3.84 (-26%)	-1029.2
1981	NYA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.3	5	1	0	4	2.08	—	0.0
1981	CHN	NL	2	5	16	9	0	1	52.0	64	26	9	20	4.50	3.58 (-26%)	306.5
1982	SDN	NL	0	1	7	0	0	0	10.3	9	4	3	4	3.48	3.86 (+10%)	271.7
1987	BAL	AL	3	5	23	6	1	1	74.3	78	36	33	42	4.36	4.29 (-2%)	-881.6
1989	CIN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	4.3	10	6	3	1	12.46	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			7	15	67	24	1	3	203.2	235	104	73	101	4.60	—	-1,333

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
67	15	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.200	.200	.200	.400	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 38.6% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 48.7% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 44.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1979	NYA	AL	3	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	NYA	AL	13	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	NYA	AL	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	CHN	NL	16	13	2	8	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SDN	NL	7	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	BAL	AL	23	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CIN	NL	3	1	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			67	15	3	9	.200	—	—	—	—	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

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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	37	8	0	2	0	0	.250
Away	30	7	0	1	0	0	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	37	120.0	128	53	43	66	3.98
Away	30	83.2	107	51	30	35	5.49

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1989-06-30	CIN	NYN	L	0	0
1989-06-25	CIN	LAD	L	0	0
1989-06-24	CIN	LAD	L	1	1
1987-10-02	BAL	NYY	L	0	0
1987-09-25	BAL	NYY	L	0	0
1987-09-22	BAL	TOR	L	0	0
1987-09-18	BAL	BOS	L	0	0
1987-09-14	BAL	TOR	L	0	0
1987-09-09	BAL	DET	L	0	0
1987-09-05	BAL	OAK	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1989-06-30	CIN	NYN	—	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	0
1989-06-25	CIN	LAD	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0
1989-06-24	CIN	LAD	—	3.2	6	2	2	1	1	0
1987-10-02	BAL	NYY	—	2.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
1987-09-25	BAL	NYY	—	5.1	1	1	1	0	4	1
1987-09-22	BAL	TOR	—	0.0	2	2	2	1	0	0
1987-09-18	BAL	BOS	—	2.2	5	4	4	3	3	0
1987-09-14	BAL	TOR	—	2.0	3	2	2	2	0	1
1987-09-09	BAL	DET	—	5.0	8	4	3	1	1	1
1987-09-05	BAL	OAK	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	67	24	13	30	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1979	NYA	P	3	0	0	0	0
1980	NYA	P	13	9	6	7	1
1981	NYA	P	2	0	0	2	0
1981	CHN	P	16	9	1	11	0
1982	SDN	P	7	0	0	1	0
1987	BAL	P	23	6	6	8	2
1989	CIN	P	3	0	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	67

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1987	BAL	AL	$65,000
Total Career Earnings			$65,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Griffin

What years did Mike Griffin play?: Mike Griffin played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1989.
Was Mike Griffin a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Griffin pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 101 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Griffin hit?: Mike Griffin hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.