What years did Mike Henneman play?

Mike Henneman played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1996.

Was Mike Henneman a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Henneman pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 533 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Henneman hit?

Mike Henneman hit 0 career home runs.

What was Mike Henneman's career batting average?

Mike Henneman batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Mike Henneman's career ERA?

Mike Henneman finished with a 3.21 career ERA, going 57-42 with 533 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mike Henneman have?

Mike Henneman recorded 533 career strikeouts.

Mike Henneman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1996)

Mike Henneman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1996 for the Detroit Tigers, the Houston Astros, and the Texas Rangers, a span of 10 seasons. Across 561 career appearances, he went 57-42 with a 3.21 ERA, 533 strikeouts, and 193 saves. Mike Henneman was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 10690.8.

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 57–42

ERA 3.21

WHIP 1.31

SO 533

Pitcher PIV 10690.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 205 lb
Born: 12/11/1961 in St. Charles, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-05-11
Last Game: 1996-09-27
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Michael Alan Henneman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Henneman — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
57	42	561	0	0	0	193	732.2	686	261	47	271	533	3.21	10690.8

Career ERA 3.21 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 21.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mike Henneman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1987	DET	AL	11	3	55	7	96.2	86	32	30	75	2.98	4.29 (+31%)	2154.7
1988	DET	AL	9	6	65	22	91.1	72	19	24	58	1.87	3.73 (+50%)	894.1
1989	DET	AL	11	4	60	8	90.0	84	37	51	69	3.70	3.71 (avg)	83.3
1990	DET	AL	8	6	69	22	94.1	90	32	33	50	3.05	3.86 (+21%)	1002.4
1991	DET	AL	10	2	60	21	84.1	81	27	34	61	2.88	3.91 (+26%)	2111.4
1992	DET	AL	2	6	60	24	77.1	75	34	20	58	3.96	3.75 (-6%)	1331.3
1993	DET	AL	5	3	63	24	71.2	69	21	32	58	2.64	4.19 (+37%)	1221.8
1994	DET	AL	1	3	30	8	34.2	43	20	17	27	5.19	4.51 (-15%)	-503.5
1995	DET	AL	0	1	29	18	29.1	24	5	9	24	1.53	4.45 (+66%)	1522.5
1995	HOU	NL	0	1	21	8	21.0	21	7	4	19	3.00	4.45 (+33%)	886.4
1996	TEX	AL	0	7	49	31	42.0	41	27	17	34	5.79	4.61 (-25%)	-13.7
Career · 11 seasons			57	42	561	193	732.2	686	261	271	533	3.21	—	10,691

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 Henneman — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
561	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Henneman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	DET	AL	55	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	DET	AL	65	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	DET	AL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	DET	AL	69	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	DET	AL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	DET	AL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	DET	AL	63	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	DET	AL	30	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	DET	AL	29	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	HOU	NL	21	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	TEX	AL	49	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			561	1	1	.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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Mike Henneman — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Henneman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1996	ALDS2	TEX	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1987	ALCS	DET	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike Henneman — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	6	0	0	6.0	7	6	7	4	9.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike Henneman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1996	ALDS2	TEX	0	0	3	0	0	1.0	1	0	1	1	0.00
1987	ALCS	DET	1	0	3	0	0	5.0	6	6	6	3	10.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Henneman — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	285	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	276	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Henneman — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	285	377.2	318	127	113	298	3.03
Away	276	355.0	368	134	158	235	3.40

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Henneman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1996-09-27	TEX	LAA	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1996-09-26	TEX	LAA	SV	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1996-09-24	TEX	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1996-09-10	TEX	TOR	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-09-09	TEX	TOR	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1996-09-07	TEX	MIL	SV	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1996-09-03	TEX	MIN	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-09-01	TEX	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1996-08-21	TEX	CLE	—	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0
1996-08-16	TEX	KCR	SV	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Henneman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	561	0	55	83	9	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Henneman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1987	DET	P	55	8	11	0	2
1988	DET	P	65	4	8	1	0
1989	DET	P	60	5	12	0	2
1990	DET	P	69	7	16	3	2
1991	DET	P	60	6	10	2	1
1992	DET	P	60	9	9	1	1
1993	DET	P	63	6	5	1	0
1994	DET	P	30	6	4	0	0
1995	DET	P	29	2	1	0	0
1995	HOU	P	21	1	1	0	0
1996	TEX	P	49	1	6	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Henneman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	561

Awards & Honors

Mike Henneman — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1987	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Mike Henneman — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1997	TEX	AL	$250,000
1996	TEX	AL	$1,519,681
1995	DET	AL	$4,833,334
1994	DET	AL	$1,333,333
1993	DET	AL	$4,333,333
1992	DET	AL	$2,437,500
1991	DET	AL	$1,100,000
1990	DET	AL	$335,000
1989	DET	AL	$195,000
1988	DET	AL	$115,000
1987	DET	AL	$62,500
Total Career Earnings			$16,514,681

College History

Mike Henneman — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Jefferson College	Hillsboro	MO	1981, 1982
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater	OK	1983, 1984

Award Voting History

Mike Henneman — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1987	Rookie of the Year	AL	6th	1.0	140	0

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Mike Henneman: the record in brief

The profile opens with Mike Henneman's first major league game on May 11, 1987; the last one listed came on September 27, 1996. Henneman played for the Detroit Tigers (1987 to 1995), the Houston Astros (1995), and the Texas Rangers (1996). Listed as a pitcher, Henneman both batted and threw right-handed. Henneman is listed at 205 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Henneman was born on December 11, 1961, in St. Charles, MO, USA. Mike Henneman was the playing name; the full given name is Michael Alan.

Henneman's career pitching line is 57 wins, 42 losses and a 3.21 ERA over 561 appearances. Also on Henneman's record: 533 strikeouts and 193 saves. The leagues Henneman pitched in allowed 4.09 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 21.7% better than average. Henneman won 11 games in 1987, the most of any season listed. Henneman saved 31 games in 1996, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Henneman

What years did Mike Henneman play?: Mike Henneman played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1996.
Was Mike Henneman a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Henneman pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 533 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Henneman hit?: Mike Henneman hit 0 career home runs.
What was Mike Henneman's career batting average?: Mike Henneman batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Mike Henneman's career ERA?: Mike Henneman finished with a 3.21 career ERA, going 57-42 with 533 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike Henneman have?: Mike Henneman recorded 533 career strikeouts.