What years did Mike James play?

Mike James played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2002.

Was Mike James a pitcher?

Yes. Mike James pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 247 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike James hit?

Mike James hit 0 career home runs.

What was Mike James's career batting average?

Mike James batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Mike James's career ERA?

Mike James finished with a 3.67 career ERA, going 16-14 with 247 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mike James have?

Mike James recorded 247 career strikeouts.

Mike James

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2002)

Mike James was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2002 for 4 teams, including the California Angels, a span of 8 seasons. Across 288 career appearances, he went 16-14 with a 3.67 ERA and 247 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 439.7.

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 16–14

ERA 3.67

WHIP 1.38

SO 247

Pitcher PIV 439.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 216 lb
Born: 8/15/1967 in Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-04-29
Last Game: 2002-05-05

Full name: Michael Elmo James

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike James — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	14	288	0	0	0	11	314.0	285	128	30	149	247	3.67	439.7

Career ERA 3.67 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — 18.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mike James Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	CAL	AL	3	0	46	1	55.2	49	24	26	36	3.88	4.45 (+13%)	-449.3
1996	CAL	AL	5	5	69	1	81.0	62	24	42	65	2.67	4.61 (+42%)	-10.3
1997	ANA	AL	5	5	58	7	62.2	69	30	28	57	4.31	4.39 (+2%)	1423.8
1998	ANA	AL	0	0	11	0	14.0	10	3	7	12	1.93	4.43 (+56%)	528.9
2000	SLN	NL	2	2	51	2	51.1	40	18	24	41	3.16	4.77 (+34%)	-151.3
2001	SLN	NL	1	2	40	0	38.0	43	22	17	26	5.21	4.42 (-18%)	-675.0
2002	COL	NL	0	0	13	0	11.1	12	7	5	10	5.56	4.28 (-30%)	-227.1
Career · 7 seasons			16	14	288	11	314.0	285	128	149	247	3.67	—	440

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 James — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
289	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike James — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	CAL	AL	46	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CAL	AL	69	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	ANA	AL	58	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ANA	AL	11	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SLN	NL	52	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	SLN	NL	40	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	COL	NL	13	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			289	2	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 James — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike James — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2000	NLCS	SLN	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	NLDS1	SLN	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike James — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	6	0	0	6.2	6	4	2	1	5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike James — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2000	NLCS	SLN	0	0	4	0	0	2.1	5	4	1	0	15.43
2000	NLDS1	SLN	1	0	2	0	0	4.1	1	0	1	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike James — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	153	1	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	135	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike James — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	152	164.0	124	44	62	121	2.41
Away	135	150.0	159	81	86	126	4.86

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike James — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2002-05-05	COL	PHI	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
2002-05-04	COL	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2002-04-30	COL	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2002-04-27	COL	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002-04-21	COL	AZ	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0
2002-04-17	COL	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002-04-11	COL	AZ	—	2.0	1	1	1	2	1	1
2002-04-08	COL	HOU	—	1.0	1	2	1	1	1	0
2002-04-07	COL	LAD	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2002-04-06	COL	LAD	—	0.0	0	2	1	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike James — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	288	0	15	40	0	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike James — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
1995	CAL	P	46	2	8	0
1996	CAL	P	69	6	12	2
1997	ANA	P	58	2	9	0
1998	ANA	P	11	0	1	0
2000	SLN	P	51	2	5	0
2001	SLN	P	40	3	4	1
2002	COL	P	13	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike James — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	288

Salary History

Mike James — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	COL	NL	$500,000
2001	SLN	NL	$1,525,000
1999	ANA	AL	$805,000
1998	ANA	AL	$700,000
1997	ANA	AL	$330,000
1996	CAL	AL	$150,000
1995	CAL	AL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,119,000

College History

Mike James — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Santa Fe Community College	Gainesville	FL	1985

Mike James: the record in brief

According to the bio, Mike James debuted on April 29, 1995 and played a final game on May 5, 2002. Club by club, the record runs the California Angels (1995 through 1996), the Anaheim Angels (1997 to 1998), the St. Louis Cardinals (2000 to 2001), and the Colorado Rockies (2002). James played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 15, 1967, in Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-4 and 216 pounds. James's full given name, per the bio, is Michael Elmo James.

James went 16-14 with a 3.67 ERA in 288 games, 0 of them starts. The same table counts 247 strikeouts and 11 saves. That 3.67 ERA compares with a 4.48 league average across the same seasons, 18.1% better. The best win total was 5, in 1996. 1996 was James's sharpest full season, a 2.67 ERA against the league's 4.61. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 439.7 for James's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike James

What years did Mike James play?: Mike James played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2002.
Was Mike James a pitcher?: Yes. Mike James pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 247 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike James hit?: Mike James hit 0 career home runs.
What was Mike James's career batting average?: Mike James batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Mike James's career ERA?: Mike James finished with a 3.67 career ERA, going 16-14 with 247 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike James have?: Mike James recorded 247 career strikeouts.