Michael Jackson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-2004)

W–L 62–67
ERA 3.42
WHIP 1.22
SO 1,006
Pitcher PIV 6595.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 185 lb
Born
12/22/1964 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1986-08-11
Last Game
2004-08-29

Full name: Michael Ray Jackson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
62 67 1,005 7 0 0 142 1188.3 983 451 127 464 1,006 3.42 6595.3

Career ERA 3.42 vs. league average 4.22 across their career seasons — 19.1% better than 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
1986 PHI NL 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 13.3 12 5 4 3 3.38 3.97 (+15%) -549.5
1987 PHI NL 3 10 55 7 0 0 1 109.3 88 51 56 93 4.20 4.29 (+2%) -1086.9
1988 SEA AL 6 5 62 0 0 0 4 99.3 74 29 43 76 2.63 3.73 (+30%) -429.5
1989 SEA AL 4 6 65 0 0 0 7 99.3 81 35 54 94 3.17 3.71 (+15%) -47.1
1990 SEA AL 5 7 63 0 0 0 3 77.3 64 39 44 69 4.54 3.86 (-18%) -564.2
1991 SEA AL 7 7 72 0 0 0 14 88.7 64 32 34 74 3.25 3.91 (+17%) 1440.5
1992 SFN NL 6 6 67 0 0 0 2 82.0 76 34 33 80 3.73 3.75 (avg) 938.3
1993 SFN NL 6 6 81 0 0 0 1 77.3 58 26 24 70 3.03 4.19 (+28%) 1548.6
1994 SFN NL 3 2 36 0 0 0 4 42.3 23 7 11 51 1.49 4.51 (+67%) 1751.3
1995 CIN NL 6 1 40 0 0 0 2 49.0 38 13 19 41 2.39 4.45 (+46%) 581.9
1996 SEA AL 1 1 73 0 0 0 6 72.0 61 29 24 70 3.62 4.61 (+21%) 269.8
1997 CLE AL 2 5 71 0 0 0 15 75.0 59 27 29 74 3.24 4.39 (+26%) 2691.4
1998 CLE AL 1 1 69 0 0 0 40 64.0 43 11 13 55 1.55 4.43 (+65%) 2272.5
1999 CLE AL 3 4 72 0 0 0 39 68.7 60 31 26 55 4.06 4.71 (+14%) -222.1
2001 HOU NL 5 3 67 0 0 0 4 69.0 68 36 22 46 4.70 4.42 (-6%) -1689.5
2002 MIN AL 2 3 58 0 0 0 0 55.0 59 20 13 29 3.27 4.28 (+24%) 363.6
2004 CHA AL 2 0 45 0 0 0 0 46.7 55 26 15 26 5.01 4.46 (-12%) -673.7
Career · 17 seasons 62 67 1,005 7 0 0 142 1,188.1 983 451 464 1,006 3.42 — 6,595

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
1,005 28 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 .179 .207 .250 .457 0

Career AVG .179 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 32.0% below league average.

Career OBP .207 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 37.6% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 38.8% below league average.

Career OPS .457 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 38.2% below league average.

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
1986 PHI NL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 PHI NL 55 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .118 — — — — 0.0
1988 SEA AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 SEA AL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 SEA AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 SEA AL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 SFN NL 67 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 SFN NL 81 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .667 — — — — 0.0
1994 SFN NL 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CIN NL 40 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1996 SEA AL 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 CLE AL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 CLE AL 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 CLE AL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 HOU NL 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 MIN AL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 CHA AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 1,005 28 3 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 .179 — — — — 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
31 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .333

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2002 ALCS MIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS2 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLDS1 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALDS1 CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALCS CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 ALDS1 CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALCS CLE 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALDS1 CLE 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 WS CLE 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1995 NLCS CIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 NLDS2 CIN 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 2 31 0 4 28.7 32 15 13 25 4.71

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2002 ALCS MIN 0 0 3 0 0 1.0 5 3 2 2 27.00
2002 ALDS2 MIN 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0.00
2001 NLDS1 HOU 0 1 2 0 0 0.7 3 2 0 1 27.00
1999 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1 4.50
1998 ALCS CLE 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 2 0.00
1998 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 3 0 3 4.0 3 2 1 1 4.50
1997 ALCS CLE 0 0 5 0 0 4.3 1 0 1 7 0.00
1997 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 4 0 0 4.3 3 0 1 5 0.00
1997 WS CLE 0 0 4 0 0 4.7 5 1 3 4 1.93
1995 NLCS CIN 0 1 3 0 0 2.3 5 6 4 1 23.14
1995 NLDS2 CIN 0 0 3 0 0 3.7 4 0 0 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home497130000.000
Away508153501.333

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home497602.04862282325363.41
Away508586.14972242324703.44

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2004-08-29 CHWCLE — 0.0333100
2004-08-26 CHWCLE — 1.0100010
2004-08-25 CHWDET — 1.0311000
2004-08-23 CHWDET — 2.0121110
2004-08-21 CHWBOS — 1.0100000
2004-08-18 CHWDET — 1.0000100
2004-08-17 CHWDET — 1.0100100
2004-08-13 CHWBOS — 0.0100000
2004-08-10 CHWKCR — 1.0100010
2004-08-09 CHWCLE — 0.2000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 1005 7 57 166 9 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1986 PHI P 9 0 2 0 0 0
1987 PHI P 55 7 5 12 1 0
1988 SEA P 62 0 4 11 0 0
1989 SEA P 65 0 3 11 2 0
1990 SEA P 63 0 5 12 0 3
1991 SEA P 72 0 2 8 1 1
1992 SFN P 67 0 6 9 1 0
1993 SFN P 81 0 3 13 1 0
1994 SFN P 36 0 0 7 0 1
1995 CIN P 40 0 2 3 0 0
1996 SEA P 73 0 1 16 1 0
1997 CLE P 71 0 5 15 0 4
1998 CLE P 69 0 6 11 1 2
1999 CLE P 72 0 2 16 1 1
2001 HOU P 67 0 7 4 0 0
2002 MIN P 58 0 2 10 0 1
2004 CHA P 45 0 2 8 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 1005

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2004 CHA AL $500,000
2002 MIN AL $500,000
2001 HOU NL $750,000
2000 PHI NL $3,000,000
1999 CLE AL $2,100,000
1998 CLE AL $2,000,000
1997 CLE AL $2,000,000
1996 SEA AL $1,200,000
1995 CIN NL $1,250,000
1994 SFN NL $2,966,667
1993 SFN NL $2,266,667
1992 SFN NL $1,666,667
1991 SEA AL $700,000
1990 SEA AL $400,000
1989 SEA AL $265,000
1988 SEA AL $77,500
1987 PHI NL $62,500
1986 PHI NL $60,000
Total Career Earnings $21,765,001

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Hill College Hillsboro TX 1984

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1998 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 1.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Michael Jackson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dan Plesac
    65-71, 3.64 ERA
  2. 87
    Mike Timlin
    75-73, 3.63 ERA
  3. 84
    Willie Hernandez
    70-63, 3.38 ERA
  4. 82
    Don McMahon
    90-68, 2.96 ERA
  5. 79
    Steve Bedrosian
    76-79, 3.38 ERA
  6. 79
    Jesse Orosco
    87-80, 3.16 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Michael Jackson

What years did Michael Jackson play?
Michael Jackson played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2004.
Was Michael Jackson a pitcher?
Yes. Michael Jackson pitched in the major leagues, recording 62 wins and 1006 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Michael Jackson hit?
Michael Jackson hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.