Juan Marichal

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1960-1975)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1983
W–L 243–142
ERA 2.89
WHIP 1.10
SO 2,303
Pitcher PIV 48869.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 185 lb
Born
10/20/1937 in Laguna Verde, Monte Cristi, D.R.
MLB Debut
1960-07-19
Last Game
1975-04-16
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1983 (BBWAA)
Awards
9× All-Star · All-Star Game MVP

Full name: Juan Antonio Marichal

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
243 142 471 457 244 52 2 3507.3 3,153 1,126 320 709 2,303 2.89 48869.6

Career ERA 2.89 vs. league average 3.59 across their career seasons — 19.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1960 SFN NL 6 2 11 11 6 1 0 81.3 59 24 28 58 2.66 3.82 (+30%) 1830.0
1961 SFN NL 13 10 29 27 9 3 0 185.0 183 80 48 124 3.89 4.03 (+3%) 1419.3
1962 SFN NL 18 11 37 36 18 3 1 262.7 233 98 90 153 3.36 3.96 (+15%) -1588.3
1963 SFN NL 25 8 41 40 18 5 0 321.3 259 86 61 248 2.41 3.46 (+30%) 7219.8
1964 SFN NL 21 8 33 33 22 4 0 269.0 241 74 52 206 2.48 3.58 (+31%) 7425.3
1965 SFN NL 22 13 39 37 24 10 1 295.3 224 70 46 240 2.13 3.50 (+39%) 7131.2
1966 SFN NL 25 6 37 36 25 4 0 307.3 228 76 36 222 2.23 3.52 (+37%) 5366.1
1967 SFN NL 14 10 26 26 18 2 0 202.3 195 62 42 166 2.76 3.30 (+17%) 2543.3
1968 SFN NL 26 9 38 38 30 5 0 326.0 295 88 46 218 2.43 2.98 (+19%) 5378.1
1969 SFN NL 21 11 37 36 27 8 0 299.7 244 70 54 205 2.10 3.61 (+42%) 9711.7
1970 SFN NL 12 10 34 33 14 1 0 242.7 269 111 48 123 4.12 3.89 (-6%) 990.0
1971 SFN NL 18 11 37 37 18 4 0 279.0 244 91 56 159 2.94 3.47 (+15%) 1953.6
1972 SFN NL 6 16 25 24 6 0 0 165.0 176 68 46 72 3.71 3.26 (-14%) -1381.9
1973 SFN NL 11 15 34 32 9 2 0 207.3 231 88 37 87 3.82 3.75 (-2%) 488.1
1974 BOS AL 5 1 11 9 0 0 0 57.3 61 31 14 21 4.87 3.63 (-34%) 383.2
1975 LAN NL 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 6.0 11 9 5 1 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 243 142 471 457 244 52 2 3,507.1 3,153 1,126 709 2,303 2.89 — 48,870

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
475 1,221 73 202 29 2 4 75 2 38 269 .165 .191 .202 .393 -7,811

Career AVG .165 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Career OBP .191 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 39.9% below league average.

Career SLG .202 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 45.7% below league average.

Career OPS .393 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — 43.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1960 SFN NL 11 31 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 .129 — — — — 0.0
1961 SFN NL 30 59 3 7 0 0 0 3 1 3 15 .119 .258 (-54%) .328 (-52%) .399 (-70%) .727 (-62%) -592.9
1962 SFN NL 38 89 13 21 1 0 0 10 0 4 19 .236 .257 (-8%) .326 (-18%) .393 (-37%) .719 (-29%) -403.8
1963 SFN NL 42 112 6 20 2 0 1 4 0 3 26 .179 .246 (-27%) .308 (-35%) .371 (-40%) .680 (-38%) -641.8
1964 SFN NL 33 97 4 14 0 0 0 3 1 4 25 .144 .250 (-42%) .312 (-43%) .377 (-62%) .690 (-53%) -777.6
1965 SFN NL 39 98 2 17 1 1 0 9 0 1 16 .173 .245 (-29%) .310 (-42%) .371 (-45%) .682 (-44%) -667.8
1966 SFN NL 37 112 10 28 5 0 1 15 0 2 24 .250 .248 (+1%) .309 (-15%) .376 (-15%) .685 (-15%) -265.5
1967 SFN NL 26 79 5 14 6 0 0 3 0 2 10 .177 .242 (-27%) .306 (-36%) .357 (-29%) .663 (-32%) -393.6
1968 SFN NL 38 123 8 20 4 0 0 5 0 2 35 .163 .236 (-31%) .298 (-39%) .340 (-43%) .638 (-41%) -740.0
1969 SFN NL 38 109 3 15 1 1 0 3 0 4 22 .138 .248 (-45%) .320 (-48%) .369 (-55%) .689 (-52%) -886.5
1970 SFN NL 34 85 5 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 21 .059 .253 (-77%) .325 (-76%) .385 (-85%) .711 (-81%) -1088.2
1971 SFN NL 37 105 4 14 5 0 2 9 0 2 28 .133 .249 (-47%) .316 (-53%) .365 (-35%) .682 (-43%) -716.5
1972 SFN NL 25 51 3 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 10 .196 .243 (-20%) .310 (-32%) .353 (-34%) .664 (-33%) -254.1
1973 SFN NL 34 69 4 13 2 0 0 7 0 5 10 .188 .256 (-27%) .325 (-26%) .378 (-43%) .703 (-35%) -382.3
1974 BOS AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 LAN NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 475 1,221 73 202 29 2 4 75 2 38 269 .165 — — — — -7,811

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
2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1971 NLCS SFN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1962 WS SFN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 2 2 0 12.0 6 2 2 10 1.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1971 NLCS SFN 0 1 1 1 0 8.0 4 2 0 6 2.25
1962 WS SFN 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 2 0 2 4 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2305533293237.168
Away24466640108238.162

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2301735.1149352937311532.74
Away2401764.2165259433511473.03

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1975-04-16 LADCINW 100000000
1975-04-12 LADHOUL 100000001
1974-09-18 BOSDETW 000000000
1974-09-08 BOSMILW 000000000
1974-08-16 BOSMINW 000000000
1974-08-11 BOSOAKW 000000000
1974-08-06 BOSMILW 000000000
1974-08-02 BOSBALW 000000000
1974-05-15 BOSCLEW 000000000
1974-05-11 BOSDETW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1975-04-16 LADCIN — 2.1644201
1975-04-12 LADHOU L 3.2555311
1974-09-18 BOSDET — 2.1732010
1974-09-08 BOSMIL — 0.1244300
1974-08-16 BOSMIN — 6.0711120
1974-08-11 BOSOAK W 8.0300160
1974-08-06 BOSMIL W 7.0200010
1974-08-02 BOSBAL W 6.0222240
1974-05-15 BOSCLE W 7.0944240
1974-05-11 BOSDET — 3.2611000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 471 457 291 577 47 27

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1960 SFN P 11 11 5 13 0 1
1961 SFN P 29 27 10 27 3 1
1962 SFN P 37 36 15 43 4 0
1963 SFN P 41 40 18 39 2 1
1964 SFN P 33 33 29 42 3 2
1965 SFN P 39 37 23 43 3 3
1966 SFN P 37 36 23 47 4 2
1967 SFN P 26 26 15 22 2 1
1968 SFN P 38 38 33 64 6 3
1969 SFN P 37 36 21 64 2 3
1970 SFN P 34 33 25 43 1 1
1971 SFN P 37 37 28 52 7 3
1972 SFN P 25 24 17 24 6 1
1973 SFN P 34 32 25 44 4 5
1974 BOS P 11 9 4 8 0 0
1975 LAN P 2 2 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 471

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1968 TSN All-Star P
1966 TSN All-Star P
1965 All-Star Game MVP
1965 TSN All-Star P
1963 TSN All-Star P

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1971 Cy Young Award NL 8th 1.0 120 0
1969 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 6.0 336 0
1968 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 93.0 280 0
1966 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 74.0 280 0
1965 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 26.0 280 0
1964 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 14.0 280 0
1963 Most Valuable Player NL 11th 31.0 280 0
1962 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 4.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Juan Marichal (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Don Drysdale HOF
    209-166, 2.95 ERA
  2. 90
    Catfish Hunter HOF
    224-166, 3.26 ERA
  3. 80
    Kevin Brown
    211-144, 3.28 ERA
  4. 77
    Roy Halladay HOF
    203-105, 3.38 ERA
  5. 71
    Rube Waddell HOF
    193-143, 2.16 ERA
  6. 71
    Mike Mussina HOF
    270-153, 3.68 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Juan Marichal

What years did Juan Marichal play?
Juan Marichal played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1975.
Was Juan Marichal a pitcher?
Yes. Juan Marichal pitched in the major leagues, recording 243 wins and 2303 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Juan Marichal hit?
Juan Marichal hit 4 career home runs with 202 hits.
Is Juan Marichal in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Juan Marichal was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.