What years did Mike McCormick play?

Mike McCormick played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1971.

Was Mike McCormick a pitcher?

Yes. Mike McCormick pitched in the major leagues, recording 134 wins and 1321 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike McCormick hit?

Mike McCormick hit 7 career home runs with 115 hits.

What was Mike McCormick's career batting average?

Mike McCormick batted .156 over his career, with 115 hits in 738 at bats.

How many RBI did Mike McCormick have?

Mike McCormick drove in 39 runs in his career.

What was Mike McCormick's career ERA?

Mike McCormick finished with a 3.73 career ERA, going 134-128 with 1,321 strikeouts.

Mike McCormick

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1971)

Mike McCormick was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1971 for 6 teams, including the New York Giants, a span of 16 seasons. Across 484 career appearances, he went 134-128 with a 3.73 ERA and 1,321 strikeouts. He also batted .156 with 7 home runs. Mike McCormick was a 2-time All-Star and a Cy Young.

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 September 9, 2026

W–L 134–128

ERA 3.73

WHIP 1.29

SO 1,321

Pitcher PIV -10383.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 9/29/1938 in Pasadena, CA, USA
Died: 6/13/2020 in Cornelius, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1956-09-03
Last Game: 1971-05-22
Awards: 2× All-Star · Cy Young

Full name: Michael Francis McCormick

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike McCormick — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
134	128	484	333	91	23	12	2380.3	2,281	986	255	795	1,321	3.73	-10383.7

Career ERA 3.73 vs. league average 3.65 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mike McCormick (b. 1938) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1956	NY1	NL	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	6.7	7	7	10	4	9.45	—	0.0
1957	NY1	NL	3	1	24	5	1	0	0	74.7	79	34	32	50	4.10	3.83 (-7%)	172.1
1958	SFN	NL	11	8	42	28	8	2	1	178.3	192	91	60	82	4.59	3.86 (-19%)	-624.6
1959	SFN	NL	12	16	47	31	7	3	4	225.7	213	100	86	151	3.99	3.90 (-2%)	947.3
1960	SFN	NL	15	12	40	34	15	4	3	253.0	228	76	65	154	2.70	3.82 (+29%)	6365.8
1961	SFN	NL	13	16	40	35	13	3	0	250.0	235	89	75	163	3.20	4.03 (+20%)	764.8
1962	SFN	NL	5	5	28	15	1	0	0	98.7	112	59	45	42	5.38	3.96 (-36%)	-3899.4
1963	BAL	AL	6	8	25	21	2	0	0	136.0	132	65	66	75	4.30	3.46 (-24%)	-3718.3
1964	BAL	AL	0	2	4	2	0	0	0	17.3	21	10	8	13	5.19	3.58 (-45%)	148.3
1965	WS2	AL	8	8	44	21	3	1	1	158.0	158	59	36	88	3.36	3.50 (+4%)	54.1
1966	WS2	AL	11	14	41	32	8	3	0	216.0	193	83	51	101	3.46	3.52 (+2%)	-1183.7
1967	SFN	NL	22	10	40	35	14	5	0	262.3	220	83	81	150	2.85	3.30 (+14%)	-2061.7
1968	SFN	NL	12	14	38	28	9	2	1	198.3	196	79	49	121	3.58	2.98 (-20%)	-340.2
1969	SFN	NL	11	9	32	28	9	0	0	196.7	175	73	77	76	3.34	3.61 (+8%)	-3120.8
1970	SFN	NL	3	4	23	11	1	0	2	78.3	80	54	36	37	6.20	3.89 (-60%)	-3507.1
1970	NYA	AL	2	0	9	4	0	0	0	20.7	26	14	13	12	6.10	3.89 (-57%)	-380.5
1971	KCA	AL	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	9.7	14	10	5	2	9.31	3.47 (-168%)	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			134	128	484	333	91	23	12	2,380.1	2,281	986	795	1,321	3.73	—	-10,384

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 McCormick — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
487	738	54	115	12	1	7	39	0	40	275	.156	.199	.203	.402	-3,616

Career AVG .156 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 37.9% below league average.

Career OBP .199 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 37.4% below league average.

Career SLG .203 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.

Career OPS .402 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mike McCormick (b. 1938) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1956	NY1	NL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	NY1	NL	24	22	1	6	0	0	0	3	0	8	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	SFN	NL	42	54	4	12	1	0	0	3	2	21	.222	.257 (-14%)	.324 (-23%)	.394 (-39%)	.719 (-32%)	-267.7
1959	SFN	NL	47	66	3	7	1	0	0	3	4	22	.106	.256 (-59%)	.323 (-52%)	.392 (-69%)	.715 (-61%)	-651.1
1960	SFN	NL	40	88	4	16	4	0	0	3	2	35	.182	.255 (-29%)	.323 (-38%)	.387 (-41%)	.711 (-40%)	-561.0
1961	SFN	NL	40	80	3	15	2	0	0	4	4	25	.188	.258 (-27%)	.328 (-31%)	.399 (-47%)	.727 (-40%)	-505.2
1962	SFN	NL	29	28	3	3	0	0	1	1	2	11	.107	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	BAL	AL	25	46	5	8	0	0	1	1	2	16	.174	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	BAL	AL	4	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	WS2	AL	45	41	2	3	0	0	0	1	6	15	.073	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	WS2	AL	41	66	5	14	0	0	2	5	3	23	.212	.248 (-15%)	.309 (-20%)	.376 (-19%)	.685 (-20%)	-199.4
1967	SFN	NL	41	84	8	10	2	0	1	5	4	32	.119	.242 (-51%)	.306 (-49%)	.357 (-50%)	.663 (-49%)	-629.8
1968	SFN	NL	38	58	4	6	0	1	1	6	6	25	.103	.236 (-56%)	.298 (-35%)	.340 (-44%)	.638 (-40%)	-347.0
1969	SFN	NL	32	66	6	9	1	0	1	4	4	31	.136	.248 (-45%)	.320 (-42%)	.369 (-47%)	.689 (-44%)	-454.3
1970	SFN	NL	23	25	5	4	1	0	0	0	1	6	.160	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	NYA	AL	9	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	KCA	AL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			487	738	54	115	12	1	7	39	40	275	.156	—	—	—	—	-3,616

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 McCormick — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	243	368	25	55	1	18	.149
Away	243	371	29	60	6	21	.162

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike McCormick — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	240	1274.0	1161	487	371	721	3.44
Away	243	1106.0	1120	499	423	603	4.06

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mike McCormick — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1971-05-22	KCR	MIL	L	1	0
1971-05-16	KCR	OAK	W	1	0
1971-05-12	KCR	BAL	L	0	0
1971-05-08	KCR	DET	L	0	0
1970-09-19	NYY	DET	W	0	0
1970-09-03	NYY	BAL	L	0	0
1970-08-24	NYY	KCR	L	0	0
1970-08-22	NYY	CHW	L	0	0
1970-08-13	NYY	CHW	W	1	1
1970-08-09	NYY	BAL	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike McCormick — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1971-05-22	KCR	MIL	—	2.1	4	4	4	2	0	0
1971-05-16	KCR	OAK	—	5.1	6	3	3	2	2	0
1971-05-12	KCR	BAL	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	0
1971-05-08	KCR	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1970-09-19	NYY	DET	W	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	1
1970-09-03	NYY	BAL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1970-08-24	NYY	KCR	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	2	0
1970-08-22	NYY	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970-08-13	NYY	CHW	—	3.1	5	3	3	1	2	0
1970-08-09	NYY	BAL	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike McCormick — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	484	333	102	394	12	26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike McCormick — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1956	NY1	P	3	2	0	1	0	0
1957	NY1	P	24	5	3	9	1	2
1958	SFN	P	42	28	11	37	2	5
1959	SFN	P	47	31	12	42	3	1
1960	SFN	P	40	34	12	55	2	7
1961	SFN	P	40	35	12	37	0	1
1962	SFN	P	28	15	1	18	1	1
1963	BAL	P	25	21	9	21	2	0
1964	BAL	P	4	2	1	2	0	0
1965	WS2	P	44	21	8	22	0	1
1966	WS2	P	41	32	5	34	0	1
1967	SFN	P	40	35	10	36	0	2
1968	SFN	P	38	28	9	23	1	0
1969	SFN	P	32	28	3	33	0	3
1970	SFN	P	23	11	4	15	0	2
1970	NYA	P	9	4	1	1	0	0
1971	KCA	P	4	1	1	8	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike McCormick (b. 1938) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	484

Awards & Honors

Mike McCormick — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1967	Cy Young Award
1967	TSN All-Star	P
1967	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1967	TSN Pitcher of the Year

Award Voting History

Mike McCormick — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1967	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	18.0	20	18
1967	Most Valuable Player	NL	6th	73.0	280	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mike McCormick

What years did Mike McCormick play?: Mike McCormick played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1971.
Was Mike McCormick a pitcher?: Yes. Mike McCormick pitched in the major leagues, recording 134 wins and 1321 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike McCormick hit?: Mike McCormick hit 7 career home runs with 115 hits.
What was Mike McCormick's career batting average?: Mike McCormick batted .156 over his career, with 115 hits in 738 at bats.
How many RBI did Mike McCormick have?: Mike McCormick drove in 39 runs in his career.
What was Mike McCormick's career ERA?: Mike McCormick finished with a 3.73 career ERA, going 134-128 with 1,321 strikeouts.