What years did Mike MacDougal play?

Mike MacDougal played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012.

Was Mike MacDougal a pitcher?

Yes. Mike MacDougal pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 325 strikeouts.

What teams did Mike MacDougal play for?

Mike MacDougal played for 5 teams: the Kansas City Royals (2001–2006), the Chicago White Sox (2006–2009), the Washington Nationals (2009), the St. Louis Cardinals (2010), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2011–2012).

Did Mike MacDougal win a Cy Young Award?

No. Mike MacDougal did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Mike MacDougal win?

Mike MacDougal was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Mike MacDougal's career stats?

In 407 games, Mike MacDougal went 18-23 with a 4.00 ERA, 325 strikeouts, 394.0 innings pitched, and 71 saves.

What was Mike MacDougal's salary?

Mike MacDougal's last recorded salary was $650,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $2,650,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $301,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2012.

What position did Mike MacDougal play?

Mike MacDougal played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Mike MacDougal and how much did he weigh?

Mike MacDougal was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 180 pounds.

What was Mike MacDougal's career ERA?

Mike MacDougal finished with a 4.00 career ERA, going 18-23 with 325 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mike MacDougal have?

Mike MacDougal recorded 325 career strikeouts.

Is Mike MacDougal in the Hall of Fame?

No. Mike MacDougal has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Mike MacDougal make?

Mike MacDougal was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Mike MacDougal

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2012)

Mike MacDougal was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012 for 5 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 12 seasons. Across 407 career appearances, he went 18-23 with a 4.00 ERA, 325 strikeouts, and 71 saves. Mike MacDougal was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2270.3.

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 15, 2026

W–L 18–23

ERA 4.00

WHIP 1.55

SO 325

Pitcher PIV 2270.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 180 lb
Born: 3/5/1977 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
MLB Debut: 2001-09-22
Last Game: 2012-04-30
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Robert Meiklejohn MacDougal

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike MacDougal — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	23	407	3	0	0	71	394.0	397	175	25	212	325	4.00	2270.3

Career ERA 4.00 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — 6.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mike MacDougal Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	KCA	AL	1	1	3	3	0	15.1	18	8	4	7	4.70	4.42 (-6%)	-150.4
2002	KCA	AL	0	1	6	0	0	9.0	5	5	7	10	5.00	4.28 (-17%)	0.0
2003	KCA	AL	3	5	68	0	27	64.0	64	29	32	57	4.08	4.40 (+7%)	748.8
2004	KCA	AL	1	1	13	0	1	11.1	16	7	9	14	5.56	4.46 (-25%)	-299.0
2005	KCA	AL	5	6	68	0	21	70.1	69	26	24	72	3.33	4.29 (+22%)	1886.6
2006	KCA	AL	0	0	4	0	1	4.0	2	0	0	2	0.00	—	0.0
2006	CHA	AL	1	1	25	0	0	25.0	19	5	6	19	1.80	4.53 (+60%)	967.5
2007	CHA	AL	2	5	54	0	0	42.1	50	32	33	39	6.80	4.47 (-52%)	-344.6
2008	CHA	AL	0	0	16	0	0	17.0	16	4	12	12	2.12	4.32 (+51%)	56.7
2009	CHA	AL	0	0	5	0	0	4.1	7	6	7	3	12.46	—	0.0
2009	WAS	NL	1	1	52	0	20	50.0	45	20	31	31	3.60	4.32 (+17%)	-444.2
2010	SLN	NL	1	1	17	0	0	18.2	23	15	12	14	7.23	4.08 (-77%)	-133.0
2011	LAN	NL	3	1	69	0	1	57.0	54	13	29	41	2.05	3.94 (+48%)	-18.2
2012	LAN	NL	0	0	7	0	0	5.2	9	5	6	4	7.94	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			18	23	407	3	71	394.0	397	175	212	325	4.00	—	2,270

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 MacDougal — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
407	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mike MacDougal Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	KCA	AL	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	KCA	AL	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	KCA	AL	68	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	KCA	AL	13	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	KCA	AL	68	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	KCA	AL	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CHA	AL	25	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	CHA	AL	54	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	CHA	AL	16	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	CHA	AL	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	WAS	NL	52	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	SLN	NL	17	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	LAN	NL	69	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	LAN	NL	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			407	—	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike MacDougal — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	211	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	196	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike MacDougal — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	211	213.1	202	87	97	195	3.67
Away	196	180.2	195	88	115	130	4.38

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike MacDougal — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2012-04-30	LAD	COL	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0
2012-04-22	LAD	HOU	—	1.0	4	2	2	0	1
2012-04-21	LAD	HOU	—	0.1	1	1	1	2	0
2012-04-14	LAD	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
2012-04-12	LAD	PIT	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0
2012-04-07	LAD	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
2012-04-05	LAD	SDP	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0
2011-09-27	LAD	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2011-09-26	LAD	AZ	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1
2011-09-23	LAD	SDP	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike MacDougal — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	407	3	20	44	10	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike MacDougal — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	KCA	P	3	3	1	0	0	0
2002	KCA	P	6	0	1	0	0	0
2003	KCA	P	68	0	5	8	3	0
2004	KCA	P	13	0	2	1	0	0
2005	KCA	P	68	0	2	11	2	0
2006	KCA	P	4	0	0	0	0	0
2006	CHA	P	25	0	0	3	0	0
2007	CHA	P	54	0	3	4	0	0
2008	CHA	P	16	0	0	0	0	0
2009	CHA	P	5	0	1	1	0	1
2009	WAS	P	52	0	3	5	1	1
2010	SLN	P	17	0	1	2	1	0
2011	LAN	P	69	0	1	9	3	0
2012	LAN	P	7	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike MacDougal Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	407

Salary History

Mike MacDougal's recorded salaries total $8,679,500 over 9 seasons, 2003 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and MacDougal's career ran from 2001 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2001, 2002, and 2010.

Mike MacDougal — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2012	LAN	NL	$650,000
2011	LAN	NL	$500,000
2009	CHA	AL	$2,650,000
2008	CHA	AL	$1,950,000
2007	CHA	AL	$1,500,000
2006	KCA	AL	$430,000
2005	KCA	AL	$352,000
2004	KCA	AL	$346,500
2003	KCA	AL	$301,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$8,679,500

College History

Mike MacDougal — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem	NC	1997, 1998, 1999

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Mike MacDougal: the record in brief

September 22, 2001 and April 30, 2012 bracket Mike MacDougal's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Kansas City Royals (2001 to 2006), the Chicago White Sox (2006 through 2009), the Washington Nationals (2009), the St. Louis Cardinals (2010), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2011 through 2012). Born on March 5, 1977, in Las Vegas, NV, USA, MacDougal is listed as a pitcher and batted from both sides and threw right-handed. The bio gives 180 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. The bio lists the given name Robert Meiklejohn.

MacDougal pitched in 407 games, starting 3, and finished with a 18-23 record and 4.00 ERA. The same table counts 325 strikeouts and 71 saves. That 4.00 ERA compares with a 4.29 league average across the same seasons, 6.9% better. MacDougal won 5 games in 2005, the most of any season listed. MacDougal saved 27 games in 2003, the season high. 2011 was MacDougal's sharpest full season, a 2.05 ERA against the league's 3.94. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, MacDougal's career adds up to 2,270.3.

All-Star selections appear in MacDougal's bio as All-Star.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike MacDougal

What years did Mike MacDougal play?: Mike MacDougal played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2012.
Was Mike MacDougal a pitcher?: Yes. Mike MacDougal pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 325 strikeouts.
What teams did Mike MacDougal play for?: Mike MacDougal played for 5 teams: the Kansas City Royals (2001–2006), the Chicago White Sox (2006–2009), the Washington Nationals (2009), the St. Louis Cardinals (2010), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2011–2012).
Did Mike MacDougal win a Cy Young Award?: No. Mike MacDougal did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Mike MacDougal win?: Mike MacDougal was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Mike MacDougal's career stats?: In 407 games, Mike MacDougal went 18-23 with a 4.00 ERA, 325 strikeouts, 394.0 innings pitched, and 71 saves.
How much did Mike MacDougal earn in his career?: Mike MacDougal's recorded salaries total $8,679,500 over 9 seasons, 2003 to 2012. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and MacDougal's career ran from 2001 to 2012. No salary is recorded for 2001, 2002, and 2010.
What was Mike MacDougal's salary?: Mike MacDougal's last recorded salary was $650,000, in 2012. His highest recorded salary was $2,650,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $301,000, in 2003. The Salary History table lists each season from 2003 to 2012.
What position did Mike MacDougal play?: Mike MacDougal played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mike MacDougal and how much did he weigh?: Mike MacDougal was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Mike MacDougal's career ERA?: Mike MacDougal finished with a 4.00 career ERA, going 18-23 with 325 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike MacDougal have?: Mike MacDougal recorded 325 career strikeouts.
Is Mike MacDougal in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mike MacDougal has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Mike MacDougal make?: Mike MacDougal was selected to 1 All-Star Game.