Dave Mlicki

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2002)

Dave Mlicki was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2002 for 5 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 11 seasons. Across 262 career appearances, he went 66-80 with a 4.72 ERA and 834 strikeouts. He also batted .125 with 0 home runs.

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

W–L 66–80
ERA 4.72
WHIP 1.47
SO 834
Pitcher PIV -10504.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 185 lb
Born
6/8/1968 in Cleveland, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1992-09-12
Last Game
2002-09-23

Full name: David John Mlicki

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dave Mlicki — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
66 80 262 193 6 2 1 1232.7 1,337 646 171 472 834 4.72 -10504.0

Career ERA 4.72 vs. league average 4.41 across their career seasons — 7.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dave Mlicki Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1992 CLE AL 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 21.7 23 12 16 16 4.98 3.75 (-33%) -928.8
1993 CLE AL 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 13.3 11 5 6 7 3.38 4.19 (+19%) -499.2
1995 NYN NL 9 7 29 25 0 0 0 160.7 160 76 54 123 4.26 4.45 (+4%) -261.3
1996 NYN NL 6 7 51 2 0 0 1 90.0 95 33 33 83 3.30 4.61 (+28%) 1567.0
1997 NYN NL 8 12 32 32 1 1 0 193.7 194 86 76 157 4.00 4.39 (+9%) 1194.3
1998 NYN NL 1 4 10 10 1 0 0 57.0 68 36 25 39 5.68 4.43 (-28%) -1058.2
1998 LAN NL 7 3 20 20 2 1 0 124.3 120 56 38 78 4.05 4.43 (+9%) 43.6
1999 LAN NL 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7.3 10 4 2 1 4.91 — 0.0
1999 DET AL 14 12 31 31 2 0 0 191.7 209 98 70 119 4.60 4.71 (+2%) -455.6
2000 DET AL 6 11 24 21 0 0 0 119.3 143 74 44 57 5.58 4.77 (-17%) -1321.1
2001 DET AL 4 8 15 15 0 0 0 81.0 118 66 41 48 7.33 4.42 (-66%) -4529.0
2001 HOU NL 7 3 19 14 0 0 0 86.7 85 49 33 49 5.09 4.42 (-15%) -3585.2
2002 HOU NL 4 10 22 16 0 0 0 86.0 101 51 34 57 5.34 4.28 (-25%) -670.6
Career · 13 seasons 66 80 262 193 6 2 1 1,232.2 1,337 646 472 834 4.72 — -10,504

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

Dave Mlicki — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
263 208 13 26 5 0 0 6 0 18 76 .125 .194 .149 .343 -304

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 53.0% below league average.

Career OBP .194 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 42.3% below league average.

Career SLG .149 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 64.4% below league average.

Career OPS .343 vs. league average .754 across their career seasons — 54.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dave Mlicki Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1992 CLE AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 CLE AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 NYN NL 29 39 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 12 .051 — — — — 0.0
1996 NYN NL 51 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .100 — — — — 0.0
1997 NYN NL 33 48 3 9 3 0 0 3 0 3 22 .188 — — — — -304.5
1998 NYN NL 10 16 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .188 — — — — 0.0
1998 LAN NL 20 34 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 .059 — — — — 0.0
1999 LAN NL 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1999 DET AL 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 DET AL 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 DET AL 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 HOU NL 19 26 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .115 — — — — 0.0
2002 HOU NL 22 27 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 .185 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 263 208 13 26 5 0 0 6 0 18 76 .125 — — — — -304

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

Dave Mlicki — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dave Mlicki — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 NLDS1 HOU 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dave Mlicki — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 5.0 4 0 2 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dave Mlicki — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2001 NLDS1 HOU 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 4 0 2 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dave Mlicki — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home12999101602.162
Away13410931004.092

Pitching — Home / Away

Dave Mlicki — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home128628.06312882094144.13
Away134604.27063582634205.33

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dave Mlicki — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2002-09-23 HOUMILW 100000000
2002-09-11 HOUCOLL 000000000
2002-09-07 HOULADW 000000000
2002-09-03 HOUSDPW 000000000
2002-08-31 HOULADL 000000000
2002-08-27 HOUSDPL 000000000
2002-08-20 HOUCHCL 000000000
2002-08-16 HOUCINL 200000001
2002-08-11 HOUATLL 100000000
2002-08-06 HOUMIAW 211000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dave Mlicki — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2002-09-23 HOUMIL — 4.0532240
2002-09-11 HOUCOL — 1.0000000
2002-09-07 HOULAD — 2.0100000
2002-09-03 HOUSDP — 0.2311000
2002-08-31 HOULAD — 2.0000010
2002-08-27 HOUSDP L 1.0544010
2002-08-20 HOUCHC — 2.0311041
2002-08-16 HOUCIN L 4.0655551
2002-08-11 HOUATL L 2.1886021
2002-08-06 HOUMIA W 5.0500450

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dave Mlicki — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 262 193 90 125 10 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave Mlicki — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1992 CLE P 4 4 6 3 0 1
1993 CLE P 3 3 1 1 0 0
1995 NYN P 29 25 10 15 1 3
1996 NYN P 51 2 3 6 2 2
1997 NYN P 32 32 11 17 2 1
1998 NYN P 10 10 6 8 1 0
1998 LAN P 20 20 15 14 0 1
1999 LAN P 2 0 1 0 0 0
1999 DET P 31 31 14 19 3 2
2000 DET P 24 21 12 14 0 3
2001 DET P 15 15 1 11 0 2
2001 HOU P 19 14 6 9 0 1
2002 HOU P 22 16 4 8 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dave Mlicki Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 262

Awards & Honors

Dave Mlicki — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1997 Player of the Week Week of 1997-06-21

Salary History

Dave Mlicki — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2002 HOU NL $6,200,000
2001 DET AL $5,300,000
2000 DET AL $4,500,000
1999 LAN NL $2,250,000
1998 NYN NL $1,250,000
1997 NYN NL $610,000
1996 NYN NL $195,000
1995 NYN NL $109,000
1993 CLE AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $20,523,000

College History

Dave Mlicki — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Oklahoma State University Stillwater OK 1988, 1989, 1990

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Dave Mlicki (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Adam Eaton
    71-68, 4.94 ERA
  2. 97
    Nate Robertson
    57-77, 5.01 ERA
  3. 96
    James Baldwin
    79-74, 5.01 ERA
  4. 95
    Sterling Hitchcock
    74-76, 4.80 ERA
  5. 94
    Pete Schourek
    66-77, 4.59 ERA
  6. 93
    Clayton Richard
    69-84, 4.51 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Mlicki

What years did Dave Mlicki play?
Dave Mlicki played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2002.
Was Dave Mlicki a pitcher?
Yes. Dave Mlicki pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 834 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Mlicki hit?
Dave Mlicki hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.
What was Dave Mlicki's career batting average?
Dave Mlicki batted .125 over his career, with 26 hits in 208 at bats.
How many RBI did Dave Mlicki have?
Dave Mlicki drove in 6 runs in his career.
What was Dave Mlicki's career ERA?
Dave Mlicki finished with a 4.72 career ERA, going 66-80 with 834 strikeouts.