What years did Mike Magnante play?

Mike Magnante played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2002.

Was Mike Magnante a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Magnante pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 347 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Magnante hit?

Mike Magnante hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Mike Magnante play for?

Mike Magnante played for 4 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1991–1996), the Houston Astros (1997–1998), the Anaheim Angels (1999), and the Oakland Athletics (2000–2002).

What were Mike Magnante's career stats?

In 484 games, Mike Magnante went 26-32 with a 4.08 ERA, 347 strikeouts, 617.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves.

What was Mike Magnante's salary?

Mike Magnante's last recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2002. His highest recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $140,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2002.

What position did Mike Magnante play?

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

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

Mike Magnante was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds.

What was Mike Magnante's career ERA?

Mike Magnante finished with a 4.08 career ERA, going 26-32 with 347 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mike Magnante have?

Mike Magnante recorded 347 career strikeouts.

Is Mike Magnante in the Hall of Fame?

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

Mike Magnante

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2002)

Mike Magnante was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2002 for 4 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 12 seasons. Across 484 career appearances, he went 26-32 with a 4.08 ERA and 347 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3855.6.

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 17, 2026

W–L 26–32

ERA 4.08

WHIP 1.46

SO 347

Pitcher PIV 3855.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 6/17/1965 in Glendale, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1991-04-22
Last Game: 2002-07-29

Full name: Michael Anthony Magnante

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Magnante — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
26	32	484	19	0	0	3	617.2	666	280	45	234	347	4.08	3855.6

Career ERA 4.08 vs. league average 4.37 across their career seasons — 6.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mike Magnante Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1991	KCA	AL	0	1	38	0	0	55.0	55	15	23	42	2.45	3.91 (+37%)	861.0
1992	KCA	AL	4	9	44	12	0	89.1	115	49	35	31	4.94	3.75 (-32%)	-700.8
1993	KCA	AL	1	2	7	6	0	35.1	37	16	11	16	4.08	4.19 (+3%)	-13.0
1994	KCA	AL	2	3	36	1	0	47.0	55	24	16	21	4.60	4.51 (-2%)	-152.8
1995	KCA	AL	1	1	28	0	0	44.2	45	21	16	28	4.23	4.45 (+5%)	-394.9
1996	KCA	AL	2	2	38	0	0	54.0	58	34	24	32	5.67	4.61 (-23%)	-181.9
1997	HOU	NL	3	1	40	0	1	47.2	39	12	11	43	2.27	4.39 (+48%)	2222.2
1998	HOU	NL	4	7	48	0	2	51.2	56	28	26	39	4.88	4.43 (-10%)	727.1
1999	ANA	AL	5	2	53	0	0	69.1	68	26	29	44	3.38	4.71 (+28%)	1905.9
2000	OAK	AL	1	1	55	0	0	39.2	50	19	19	17	4.31	4.77 (+10%)	-78.2
2001	OAK	AL	3	1	65	0	0	55.1	50	17	13	23	2.77	4.42 (+37%)	-282.1
2002	OAK	AL	0	2	32	0	0	28.2	38	19	11	11	5.97	4.28 (-39%)	-56.9
Career · 12 seasons			26	32	484	19	3	617.2	666	280	234	347	4.08	—	3,856

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

Mike Magnante — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
484	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	.333	.333	.333	.667	0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — +25.6% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 19.9% below league average.

Career OPS .667 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Magnante Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1991	KCA	AL	38	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	KCA	AL	44	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	KCA	AL	7	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	KCA	AL	36	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	KCA	AL	28	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	KCA	AL	38	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	HOU	NL	40	3	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	HOU	NL	48	2	2	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	ANA	AL	53	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	OAK	AL	55	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	OAK	AL	65	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	OAK	AL	32	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			484	6	2	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	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 Magnante — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Magnante — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2001	ALDS2	OAK	1	.000
2000	ALDS1	OAK	2	.000
1997	NLDS2	HOU	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike Magnante — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	0	6.1	8	1	1	5	1.42

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike Magnante — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	ALDS2	OAK	1	1.1	3	0	1	1	0.00
2000	ALDS1	OAK	2	3.0	1	0	0	2	0.00
1997	NLDS2	HOU	2	2.0	4	1	0	2	4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Magnante — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	230	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	254	4	0	2	0	1	.500

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Magnante — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	230	311.2	299	107	95	182	3.09
Away	254	306.0	367	173	139	165	5.09

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Magnante — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2002-07-29	OAK	CLE	L	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	1
2002-07-28	OAK	TEX	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002-07-26	OAK	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2002-07-17	OAK	LAA	—	1.1	1	1	0	1	1	0
2002-07-14	OAK	BAL	—	2.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
2002-06-24	OAK	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002-06-22	OAK	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002-06-15	OAK	SFG	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2002-06-11	OAK	MIL	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
2002-06-09	OAK	HOU	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Magnante — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	484	19	50	125	7	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Magnante — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1991	KCA	P	38	0	3	6	1	1
1992	KCA	P	44	12	9	20	0	3
1993	KCA	P	7	6	4	6	0	0
1994	KCA	P	36	1	4	7	1	1
1995	KCA	P	28	0	8	9	2	3
1996	KCA	P	38	0	4	15	0	2
1997	HOU	P	40	0	1	7	1	0
1998	HOU	P	48	0	6	17	0	0
1999	ANA	P	53	0	3	13	0	3
2000	OAK	P	55	0	3	14	1	1
2001	OAK	P	65	0	2	7	1	0
2002	OAK	P	32	0	3	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Magnante Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	484

Salary History

Mike Magnante's recorded salaries total $5,607,500 over 11 seasons, 1992 to 2002. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Magnante's career ran from 1991 to 2002. No salary is recorded for 1991.

Mike Magnante — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	OAK	AL	$1,200,000
2001	OAK	AL	$900,000
2000	OAK	AL	$900,000
1999	ANA	AL	$775,000
1998	HOU	NL	$600,000
1997	HOU	NL	$290,000
1996	KCA	AL	$250,000
1995	KCA	AL	$220,000
1994	KCA	AL	$180,000
1993	KCA	AL	$152,500
1992	KCA	AL	$140,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,607,500

College History

Mike Magnante — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA	1986, 1987, 1988

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Mike Magnante: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 22, 1991 and the final game on July 29, 2002, Mike Magnante built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Kansas City Royals (1991 to 1996), the Houston Astros (1997 through 1998), the Anaheim Angels (1999), and the Oakland Athletics (2000 to 2002). Magnante, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit left-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 180 pounds. Magnante was born on June 17, 1965, in Glendale, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Michael Anthony.

Magnante pitched in 484 games, starting 19, and finished with a 26-32 record and 4.08 ERA. The same table counts 347 strikeouts. Against a 4.37 league ERA for the same years, Magnante was 6.7% better. The best win total was 5, in 1999. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.45 in 1991, when the league's was 3.91. Magnante's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 3,855.6.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Magnante

What years did Mike Magnante play?: Mike Magnante played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2002.
Was Mike Magnante a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Magnante pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 347 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Magnante hit?: Mike Magnante hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Mike Magnante play for?: Mike Magnante played for 4 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1991–1996), the Houston Astros (1997–1998), the Anaheim Angels (1999), and the Oakland Athletics (2000–2002).
What were Mike Magnante's career stats?: In 484 games, Mike Magnante went 26-32 with a 4.08 ERA, 347 strikeouts, 617.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
How much did Mike Magnante earn in his career?: Mike Magnante's recorded salaries total $5,607,500 over 11 seasons, 1992 to 2002. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Magnante's career ran from 1991 to 2002. No salary is recorded for 1991.
What was Mike Magnante's salary?: Mike Magnante's last recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2002. His highest recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $140,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2002.
What position did Mike Magnante play?: Mike Magnante played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mike Magnante and how much did he weigh?: Mike Magnante was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 180 pounds.
What was Mike Magnante's career ERA?: Mike Magnante finished with a 4.08 career ERA, going 26-32 with 347 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike Magnante have?: Mike Magnante recorded 347 career strikeouts.
Is Mike Magnante in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mike Magnante has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.