What years did Michael Kirkman play?

Michael Kirkman played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2016.

Was Michael Kirkman a pitcher?

Yes. Michael Kirkman pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 104 strikeouts.

Michael Kirkman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2016)

W–L 2–6

ERA 5.28

WHIP 1.50

SO 104

Pitcher PIV -950.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 215 lb
Born: 9/18/1986 in Lake City, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2010-08-21
Last Game: 2016-05-09

Full name: Michael Scott Kirkman

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	6	96	0	0	0	1	109.0	107	64	12	56	104	5.28	-950.9

Career ERA 5.28 vs. league average 3.97 across their career seasons — 33.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2010	TEX	AL	0	0	14	0	16.3	9	3	10	16	1.65	4.08 (+59%)	460.2
2011	TEX	AL	1	1	15	0	27.3	26	20	12	21	6.59	3.94 (-67%)	-1073.4
2012	TEX	AL	1	2	28	0	35.3	24	15	17	38	3.82	4.01 (+5%)	-262.4
2013	TEX	AL	0	2	25	1	22.0	36	20	15	25	8.18	3.87 (-112%)	-75.3
2014	TEX	AL	0	1	12	0	5.7	5	1	1	3	1.59	—	0.0
2016	SDN	NL	0	0	1	0	1.3	6	4	0	0	27.00	—	0.0
2016	MIL	NL	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			2	6	96	1	109.0	107	64	56	104	5.28	—	-951

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
96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2010	TEX	AL	14	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	TEX	AL	15	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	TEX	AL	28	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	TEX	AL	25	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	TEX	AL	12	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	SDN	NL	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIL	NL	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			96	—	—	—	—	—	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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2010	ALCS	TEX	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2010	WS	TEX	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	2.7	4	1	2	2	3.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2010	ALCS	TEX	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	2	1	0.00
2010	WS	TEX	0	0	2	0	0	0.7	3	1	0	1	13.50

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (192 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	49	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	47	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	49	63.1	54	32	34	55	4.55
Away	47	45.2	53	32	22	49	6.31

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2016-05-09	MIL	MIA	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1
2016-04-27	SDP	SFG	—	1.1	6	4	4	0	0
2014-09-27	TEX	OAK	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
2014-09-25	TEX	OAK	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
2014-09-21	TEX	LAA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
2014-09-20	TEX	LAA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2014-09-18	TEX	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
2014-09-17	TEX	OAK	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
2014-09-13	TEX	ATL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2014-09-12	TEX	ATL	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	96	0	6	8	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A
2010	TEX	P	14	1	3
2011	TEX	P	15	2	4
2012	TEX	P	28	3	1
2013	TEX	P	25	0	0
2014	TEX	P	12	0	0
2016	SDN	P	1	0	0
2016	MIL	P	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	96

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	TEX	AL	$495,800
Total Career Earnings			$495,800

Frequently Asked Questions about Michael Kirkman

What years did Michael Kirkman play?: Michael Kirkman played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2016.
Was Michael Kirkman a pitcher?: Yes. Michael Kirkman pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 104 strikeouts.