Mike Jorgensen

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1968-1985)

Mike Jorgensen was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1985 for 6 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 18 seasons. In 1,633 career games, he hit .243 with 833 hits, 95 home runs, and 426 RBI. Mike Jorgensen was a Gold Glove. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 3,918.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .243
HR 95
RBI 426
H 833
OPS .720
PIV 3,918
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 195 lb
Born
8/16/1948 in Passaic, NJ, USA
MLB Debut
1968-09-10
Last Game
1985-10-06
Awards
Gold Glove

Full name: Michael Jorgensen

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Career Batting Statistics

Mike Jorgensen — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,633 3,421 429 833 132 13 95 426 58 532 589 .243 .347 .373 .720 3,918

Career AVG .243 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 5.2% below league average.

Career OBP .347 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — +7.7% above league average.

Career SLG .373 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .720 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mike Jorgensen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1968 NYN NL 8 14 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
1970 NYN NL 76 87 15 17 3 1 3 4 2 10 23 .195 .253 (-23%) .325 (-15%) .385 (-8%) .711 (-11%) -157.0
1971 NYN NL 45 118 16 26 1 1 5 11 1 11 24 .220 .249 (-12%) .316 (-4%) .365 (+2%) .682 (-1%) -4.5
1972 MON NL 113 372 48 86 12 3 13 47 12 53 75 .231 .243 (-5%) .310 (+7%) .353 (+9%) .664 (+8%) 625.6
1973 MON NL 138 413 49 95 16 2 9 47 16 64 49 .230 .256 (-10%) .325 (+3%) .378 (-9%) .703 (-3%) -80.8
1974 MON NL 131 287 45 89 16 1 11 59 3 70 39 .310 .256 (+21%) .324 (+37%) .369 (+32%) .693 (+34%) 2273.5
1975 MON NL 144 445 58 116 18 0 18 67 3 79 75 .261 .257 (+1%) .327 (+16%) .374 (+13%) .701 (+14%) 1551.3
1976 MON NL 125 343 36 87 13 0 6 23 7 52 48 .254 .255 (-1%) .320 (+9%) .360 (-5%) .681 (+2%) 286.3
1977 MON NL 19 20 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 .200 — — — — 0.0
1977 OAK AL 66 203 18 50 4 1 8 32 3 25 44 .246 .264 (-7%) .329 (avg) .401 (-2%) .730 (-1%) 0.0
1978 TEX AL 96 97 20 19 3 0 1 9 3 18 10 .196 .257 (-24%) .323 (-1%) .378 (-32%) .702 (-18%) -219.1
1979 TEX AL 90 157 21 35 7 0 6 16 0 14 29 .223 .265 (-16%) .329 (-11%) .397 (-4%) .727 (-7%) -188.5
1980 NYN NL 119 321 43 82 11 0 7 43 0 46 55 .255 .264 (-3%) .326 (+7%) .387 (-8%) .714 (-1%) 84.8
1981 NYN NL 86 122 8 25 5 2 3 15 4 12 24 .205 .255 (-20%) .320 (-16%) .368 (-4%) .688 (-10%) -225.8
1982 NYN NL 120 114 16 29 6 0 2 14 2 21 24 .254 .261 (-3%) .324 (+14%) .388 (-7%) .712 (+2%) 146.3
1983 NYN NL 38 24 5 6 3 0 1 3 0 2 4 .250 — — — — 0.0
1983 ATL NL 57 48 5 12 1 0 1 8 0 8 8 .250 — — — — 0.0
1984 ATL NL 31 26 4 7 1 0 0 5 0 3 6 .269 — — — — 0.0
1984 SLN NL 59 98 5 24 4 2 1 12 0 10 17 .245 .259 (-6%) .322 (-2%) .384 (-7%) .707 (-5%) 0.0
1985 SLN NL 72 112 14 22 6 0 0 11 2 31 27 .196 .257 (-24%) .323 (+16%) .390 (-36%) .714 (-12%) -72.8
Career · 20 seasons 1,633 3,421 429 833 132 13 95 426 58 532 589 .243 — — — — 4,019

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 Jorgensen — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Jorgensen — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1985 NLCS SLN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1985 WS SLN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Jorgensen — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home814170922744057244.257
Away819171220239338182.230

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mike Jorgensen — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1985-10-06 STLCHCL 200000000
1985-10-01 STLNYNL 100000021
1985-09-28 STLWSNW 000000010
1985-09-28 STLWSNL 300000000
1985-09-26 STLPHIW 300000011
1985-09-25 STLPHIW 411100001
1985-09-24 STLPITW 400000000
1985-09-23 STLPITW 201000120
1985-09-21 STLWSNW 000000000
1985-09-18 STLPHIW 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Jorgensen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1052 597 6529 537 44 601
OF 283 218 454 9 10 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Jorgensen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1968 NYN 1B 4 3 32 1 0 3
1970 NYN 1B 50 6 116 12 1 9
1970 NYN OF 10 9 29 0 2 0
1971 NYN 1B 1 1 6 2 0 1
1971 NYN OF 31 29 58 0 3 0
1972 MON 1B 76 76 757 56 4 66
1972 MON OF 28 24 44 1 2 0
1973 MON 1B 123 104 990 80 5 88
1973 MON OF 11 1 12 0 0 0
1974 MON 1B 91 47 606 51 1 47
1974 MON OF 29 25 47 3 0 0
1975 MON 1B 133 112 1150 91 7 123
1975 MON OF 6 1 3 0 0 0
1976 MON 1B 81 59 599 57 7 59
1976 MON OF 41 34 52 1 1 0
1977 MON 1B 5 1 23 4 0 1
1977 OAK 1B 48 38 330 32 4 26
1977 OAK OF 20 17 35 0 0 0
1978 TEX 1B 78 17 299 31 2 23
1978 TEX OF 9 3 18 0 0 0
1979 TEX 1B 60 23 287 30 4 28
1979 TEX OF 20 11 33 1 0 0
1980 NYN 1B 72 55 511 35 3 32
1980 NYN OF 31 30 51 2 1 1
1981 NYN 1B 40 7 108 8 1 8
1981 NYN OF 19 15 35 1 0 0
1982 NYN 1B 56 1 106 5 1 14
1982 NYN OF 16 14 25 0 1 0
1983 NYN 1B 19 0 36 3 0 5
1983 ATL 1B 19 0 36 3 0 6
1983 ATL OF 6 4 9 0 0 0
1984 ATL 1B 8 0 25 0 0 0
1984 ATL OF 4 1 3 0 0 0
1984 SLN 1B 39 22 194 19 2 30
1985 SLN 1B 49 25 318 17 2 32
1985 SLN OF 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Jorgensen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 1052
Left Field 111
Center Field 80
Right Field 104
Designated Hitter 5

Awards & Honors

Mike Jorgensen — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1975 Player of the Week Week of 1975-09-26
1973 Gold Glove 1B

Salary History

Mike Jorgensen — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1985 SLN NL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $200,000

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Mike Jorgensen (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Grady Hatton
    .254 avg, 91 HR
  2. 95
    Daryl Spencer
    .244 avg, 105 HR
  3. 95
    Greg Brock
    .248 avg, 110 HR
  4. 95
    Wayne Gross
    .233 avg, 121 HR
  5. 94
    J. P. Crawford
    .245 avg, 81 HR
  6. 93
    Wayne Garrett
    .239 avg, 61 HR

Mike Jorgensen: the record in brief

The profile opens with Mike Jorgensen's first major league game on September 10, 1968; the last one listed came on October 6, 1985. Club by club, the record runs the New York Mets (1968 to 1983), the Montreal Expos (1972 through 1977), the Oakland Athletics (1977), the Texas Rangers (1978 through 1979), the Atlanta Braves (1983 through 1984), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1984 to 1985). Jorgensen played primarily as a first baseman and threw and hit left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 16, 1948, in Passaic, NJ, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-0 and 195 pounds. The given name on file is Michael Jorgensen.

Across 1,633 games at the plate, Jorgensen's career line reads 833 hits in 3,421 at bats for a .243 average, adding 95 homers, 426 runs batted in, and 58 stolen bases. Jorgensen's career OPS of .720 combines a .347 on-base mark with .373 slugging. Set against a .257 league average for the same years, Jorgensen's .243 average sits 5.2% below it.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Jorgensen

What years did Mike Jorgensen play?
Mike Jorgensen played in Major League Baseball from 1968 to 1985.
Was Mike Jorgensen a pitcher?
No. Mike Jorgensen was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Mike Jorgensen hit?
Mike Jorgensen hit 95 career home runs with 833 hits.
What was Mike Jorgensen's career batting average?
Mike Jorgensen batted .243 over his career, with 833 hits in 3,421 at bats.
How many RBI did Mike Jorgensen have?
Mike Jorgensen drove in 426 runs in his career.
Is Mike Jorgensen in the Hall of Fame?
No. Mike Jorgensen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.