What years did Mike Mayers play?

Mike Mayers played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2023.

Was Mike Mayers a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Mayers pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 265 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Mayers hit?

Mike Mayers hit 0 career home runs.

What was Mike Mayers's career batting average?

Mike Mayers batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Mike Mayers's career ERA?

Mike Mayers finished with a 5.21 career ERA, going 12-11 with 265 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mike Mayers have?

Mike Mayers recorded 265 career strikeouts.

Mike Mayers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2023)

Mike Mayers was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2023 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and the Kansas City Royals, a span of 8 seasons. Across 204 career appearances, he went 12-11 with a 5.21 ERA and 265 strikeouts.

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 12, 2026

W–L 12–11

ERA 5.21

WHIP 1.43

SO 265

Pitcher PIV -1216.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 220 lb
Born: 12/6/1991 in Grove City, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 2016-07-24

Full name: Michael Christopher Mayers

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Mayers — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
12	11	204	8	0	0	5	262.2	279	152	47	96	265	5.21	-1216.4

Career ERA 5.21 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 22.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mike Mayers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2016	SLN	NL	1	1	4	1	0	5.1	16	16	3	2	27.00	—	0.0
2017	SLN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	4.2	8	6	4	3	11.57	—	0.0
2018	SLN	NL	2	1	50	0	1	51.2	59	27	15	49	4.70	4.15 (-13%)	254.1
2019	SLN	NL	0	1	16	0	0	19.0	21	14	11	16	6.63	4.51 (-47%)	-461.8
2020	LAA	AL	2	0	29	0	2	30.0	18	7	9	43	2.10	4.45 (+53%)	1706.8
2021	LAA	AL	5	5	72	2	2	75.0	71	32	26	90	3.84	4.27 (+10%)	816.5
2022	LAA	AL	1	1	24	3	0	50.2	52	32	18	45	5.68	3.97 (-43%)	-3040.9
2023	KCA	AL	1	2	6	2	0	26.1	34	18	10	17	6.15	4.33 (-42%)	-491.2
Career · 8 seasons			12	11	204	8	5	262.2	279	152	96	265	5.21	—	-1,216

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 Mayers — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
204	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.333	.000	.333	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 54.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Mayers — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2016	SLN	NL	4	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	SLN	NL	3	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	SLN	NL	50	1	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	SLN	NL	16	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	LAA	AL	29	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	LAA	AL	72	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	LAA	AL	24	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	KCA	AL	6	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			204	2	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	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 Mayers — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	107	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	97	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Mayers — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	107	133.0	155	94	42	132	6.36
Away	97	129.2	124	58	54	133	4.03

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Mayers — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2023-06-17	KCR	LAA	—	5.0	8	6	6	1	1	3
2023-06-11	KCR	BAL	L	5.0	7	4	4	3	1	0
2023-06-05	KCR	MIA	L	3.0	9	7	6	1	1	0
2023-05-29	KCR	STL	W	6.0	2	0	0	0	3	0
2023-05-23	KCR	DET	—	4.2	6	1	1	1	8	0
2023-05-17	KCR	SDP	—	2.2	2	1	1	4	3	1
2022-09-24	LAA	MIN	—	2.1	3	3	2	1	1	1
2022-09-19	LAA	SEA	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1
2022-09-11	LAA	HOU	—	3.1	5	5	5	2	3	2
2022-09-06	LAA	DET	—	5.2	4	2	2	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Mayers — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	204	8	11	17	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Mayers — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
2016	SLN	P	4	1	0	0	0
2017	SLN	P	3	0	1	0	0
2018	SLN	P	50	0	6	8	0
2019	SLN	P	16	0	0	0	0
2020	LAA	P	29	0	1	2	1
2021	LAA	P	72	2	3	4	0
2022	LAA	P	24	3	0	3	0
2023	KCA	P	6	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Mike Mayers — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	204

Awards & Honors

Mike Mayers — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2020	Reliever of the Month	September

Mike Mayers: the record in brief

Mike Mayers debuted in the major leagues on July 24, 2016. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Cardinals (2016 through 2019), the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2020 through 2022), and the Kansas City Royals (2023). Mayers played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on December 6, 1991, in Grove City, OH, USA, Mayers was listed at 6'2" and 220 pounds. Mayers's full given name, per the bio, is Michael Christopher Mayers.

Mayers went 12-11 with a 5.21 ERA in 204 games, 8 of them starts. The same table counts 265 strikeouts. The league ERA over Mayers's seasons was 4.26, so the 5.21 figure ran 22.2% worse than average. 2021 brought Mayers a season-high 5 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.84 in 2021, when the league's was 4.27.

The awards table records Reliever of the Month, in 2020.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Mayers

What years did Mike Mayers play?: Mike Mayers played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2023.
Was Mike Mayers a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Mayers pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 265 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Mayers hit?: Mike Mayers hit 0 career home runs.
What was Mike Mayers's career batting average?: Mike Mayers batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Mike Mayers's career ERA?: Mike Mayers finished with a 5.21 career ERA, going 12-11 with 265 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike Mayers have?: Mike Mayers recorded 265 career strikeouts.