Mike Krukow
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1976-1989)
Mike Krukow was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1989 for the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the San Francisco Giants, a span of 14 seasons. Across 369 career appearances, he went 124-117 with a 3.90 ERA and 1,478 strikeouts. He also batted .193 with 5 home runs. Mike Krukow was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 12856.4.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'5" / 205 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1976-09-06
- Last Game
- 1989-06-04
- Awards
- All-Star
Full name: Michael Edward Krukow
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | CHN | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8.31 | — | 0.0 |
| 1977 | CHN | NL | 8 | 14 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 172.0 | 195 | 84 | 61 | 106 | 4.40 | 4.00 (-10%) | 745.5 |
| 1978 | CHN | NL | 9 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 138.1 | 125 | 60 | 53 | 81 | 3.90 | 3.69 (-6%) | -63.5 |
| 1979 | CHN | NL | 9 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164.2 | 172 | 77 | 81 | 119 | 4.21 | 4.00 (-5%) | 674.7 |
| 1980 | CHN | NL | 10 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 205.0 | 200 | 100 | 80 | 130 | 4.39 | 3.84 (-14%) | 1311.5 |
| 1981 | CHN | NL | 9 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 144.1 | 146 | 59 | 55 | 101 | 3.68 | 3.58 (-3%) | 770.2 |
| 1982 | PHI | NL | 13 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 208.0 | 211 | 72 | 82 | 138 | 3.12 | 3.86 (+19%) | 4052.4 |
| 1983 | SFN | NL | 11 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 184.1 | 189 | 81 | 76 | 136 | 3.95 | 3.87 (-2%) | 517.9 |
| 1984 | SFN | NL | 11 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 199.1 | 234 | 101 | 78 | 141 | 4.56 | 3.81 (-20%) | -1128.4 |
| 1985 | SFN | NL | 8 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 194.2 | 176 | 73 | 49 | 150 | 3.38 | 3.89 (+13%) | 3442.1 |
| 1986 | SFN | NL | 20 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 245.0 | 204 | 83 | 55 | 178 | 3.05 | 3.97 (+23%) | 4237.4 |
| 1987 | SFN | NL | 5 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163.0 | 182 | 87 | 46 | 104 | 4.80 | 4.29 (-12%) | -403.4 |
| 1988 | SFN | NL | 7 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124.2 | 111 | 49 | 31 | 75 | 3.54 | 3.73 (+5%) | -168.5 |
| 1989 | SFN | NL | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 3.98 | 3.71 (-7%) | -1131.5 |
| Career · 14 seasons | 124 | 117 | 369 | 355 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 2,190.2 | 2,188 | 949 | 767 | 1,478 | 3.90 | — | 12,856 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | 722 | 44 | 139 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 3 | 17 | 194 | .193 | .214 | .244 | .457 | -3,501 |
Career AVG .193 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.
Career OBP .214 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 34.1% below league average.
Career SLG .244 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 37.0% below league average.
Career OPS .457 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 35.7% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | CHN | NL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1977 | CHN | NL | 34 | 55 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .200 | .264 (-24%) | .329 (-35%) | .401 (-46%) | .730 (-41%) | -357.8 |
| 1978 | CHN | NL | 27 | 45 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .244 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1979 | CHN | NL | 28 | 51 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .314 | .265 (+18%) | .329 (-1%) | .397 (+4%) | .727 (+2%) | -3.4 |
| 1980 | CHN | NL | 34 | 65 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .246 | .264 (-7%) | .326 (-18%) | .387 (-25%) | .714 (-21%) | -215.5 |
| 1981 | CHN | NL | 25 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .180 | .255 (-30%) | .320 (-44%) | .368 (-40%) | .688 (-42%) | -326.3 |
| 1982 | PHI | NL | 33 | 72 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .181 | .261 (-31%) | .324 (-44%) | .388 (-50%) | .712 (-47%) | -534.7 |
| 1983 | SFN | NL | 31 | 63 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .254 | .260 (-3%) | .324 (-17%) | .389 (-14%) | .714 (-16%) | -179.7 |
| 1984 | SFN | NL | 36 | 72 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .139 | .259 (-47%) | .322 (-54%) | .384 (-60%) | .707 (-57%) | -655.9 |
| 1985 | SFN | NL | 28 | 55 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .218 | .257 (-15%) | .323 (-20%) | .390 (-12%) | .714 (-15%) | -141.5 |
| 1986 | SFN | NL | 35 | 82 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | .146 | .257 (-43%) | .325 (-43%) | .395 (-60%) | .720 (-52%) | -675.1 |
| 1987 | SFN | NL | 30 | 54 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .167 | .262 (-37%) | .331 (-41%) | .415 (-51%) | .746 (-46%) | -411.5 |
| 1988 | SFN | NL | 20 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .073 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1989 | SFN | NL | 8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .062 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 14 seasons | 371 | 722 | 44 | 139 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 3 | 17 | 194 | .193 | — | — | — | — | -3,501 | ||
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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (740 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 189 | 353 | 24 | 65 | 3 | 22 | .184 |
| Away | 182 | 369 | 20 | 74 | 2 | 32 | .201 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 188 | 1147.1 | 1110 | 478 | 374 | 783 | 3.75 |
| Away | 181 | 1043.1 | 1078 | 472 | 393 | 695 | 4.07 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-06-04 | SFG | ATL | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989-05-30 | SFG | NYN | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989-05-25 | SFG | WSN | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989-05-20 | SFG | NYN | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989-05-14 | SFG | WSN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989-05-09 | SFG | CHC | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989-05-04 | SFG | PIT | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989-04-29 | SFG | PIT | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988-08-28 | SFG | NYN | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988-08-23 | SFG | WSN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-06-04 | SFG | ATL | L | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989-05-30 | SFG | NYN | W | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989-05-25 | SFG | WSN | L | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989-05-20 | SFG | NYN | W | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989-05-14 | SFG | WSN | L | 2.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989-05-09 | SFG | CHC | W | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989-05-04 | SFG | PIT | W | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 1989-04-29 | SFG | PIT | — | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 1988-08-28 | SFG | NYN | — | 3.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988-08-23 | SFG | WSN | — | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | CHN | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CHN | P | 34 | 33 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
| 1978 | CHN | P | 27 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | CHN | P | 28 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 1980 | CHN | P | 34 | 34 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 3 |
| 1981 | CHN | P | 25 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 2 |
| 1982 | PHI | P | 33 | 33 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | SFN | P | 31 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 |
| 1984 | SFN | P | 35 | 33 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 3 |
| 1985 | SFN | P | 28 | 28 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 3 |
| 1986 | SFN | P | 34 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 4 | 1 |
| 1987 | SFN | P | 30 | 28 | 9 | 30 | 1 | 5 |
| 1988 | SFN | P | 20 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | SFN | P | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 369 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Pitcher of the Month | September |
| 1986 | Player of the Week | Week of 1986-09-05 |
Salary History
Mike Krukow's recorded salaries total $3,798,000 over 5 seasons, 1985 to 1989. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Krukow's career ran from 1976 to 1989. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | SFN | NL | $875,000 |
| 1988 | SFN | NL | $900,000 |
| 1987 | SFN | NL | $648,000 |
| 1986 | SFN | NL | $745,000 |
| 1985 | SFN | NL | $630,000 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $3,798,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | CA | 1971, 1972, 1973 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Cy Young Award | NL | 3rd | 15.0 | 120 | 0 |
| 1986 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 15th | 8.0 | 336 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Mike Krukow (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Mike Krukow: the record in brief
According to the bio, Mike Krukow debuted on September 6, 1976 and played a final game on June 4, 1989. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago Cubs (1976 to 1981), the Philadelphia Phillies (1982), and the San Francisco Giants (1983 through 1989). Krukow played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 21, 1952, in Long Beach, CA, USA and a listed size of 6'5" and 205 pounds. Mike Krukow was the playing name; the full given name is Michael Edward.
Krukow went 124-117 with a 3.90 ERA in 369 games, 355 of them starts. The totals include 1,478 strikeouts, 41 complete games, and 10 shutouts. Krukow's 3.90 ERA was close to the 3.85 league figure for those seasons. Krukow won 20 games in 1986, the most of any season listed. In 1986, one of the busiest seasons, Krukow posted a 3.05 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.97.
Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Krukow
- What years did Mike Krukow play?
- Mike Krukow played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1989.
- Was Mike Krukow a pitcher?
- Yes. Mike Krukow pitched in the major leagues, recording 124 wins and 1478 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Mike Krukow hit?
- Mike Krukow hit 5 career home runs with 139 hits.
- What teams did Mike Krukow play for?
- Mike Krukow played for 3 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1976–1981), the Philadelphia Phillies (1982), and the San Francisco Giants (1983–1989).
- Did Mike Krukow win a Cy Young Award?
- No. Mike Krukow did not win the Cy Young Award.
- What awards did Mike Krukow win?
- Mike Krukow was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
- What were Mike Krukow's career stats?
- In 369 games, Mike Krukow went 124-117 with a 3.90 ERA, 1,478 strikeouts, 2,190.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 139 hits and 5 home runs.
- How much did Mike Krukow earn in his career?
- Mike Krukow's recorded salaries total $3,798,000 over 5 seasons, 1985 to 1989. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Krukow's career ran from 1976 to 1989. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
- What was Mike Krukow's salary?
- Mike Krukow's last recorded salary was $875,000, in 1989. His highest recorded salary was $900,000, in 1988, and his lowest was $630,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1989.
- What position did Mike Krukow play?
- Mike Krukow played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Mike Krukow and how much did he weigh?
- Mike Krukow was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 205 pounds.
- What was Mike Krukow's career ERA?
- Mike Krukow finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 124-117 with 1,478 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Mike Krukow have?
- Mike Krukow recorded 1,478 career strikeouts.
- Is Mike Krukow in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Mike Krukow has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.