Mike Montgomery

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2015-2020)

Mike Montgomery was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2020 for the Seattle Mariners, the Chicago Cubs, and the Kansas City Royals, a span of 6 seasons. Across 183 career appearances, he went 23-34 with a 3.84 ERA and 415 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

W–L 23–34
ERA 3.84
WHIP 1.35
SO 415
Pitcher PIV -1220.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'4" / 219 lb
Born
7/1/1989 in Mission Hills, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2015-06-02
Last Game
2020-09-26

Full name: Michael Paul Montgomery

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Montgomery — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
23 34 183 70 2 2 3 541.0 524 231 58 204 415 3.84 -1220.5

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 9.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mike Montgomery Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2015 SEA AL 4 6 16 16 2 2 0 90.0 92 46 37 64 4.60 3.96 (-16%) -1587.2
2016 SEA AL 3 4 32 2 0 0 0 61.2 49 16 18 54 2.34 4.19 (+44%) 1552.9
2016 CHN NL 1 1 17 5 0 0 0 38.1 30 12 20 38 2.82 4.19 (+33%) -525.1
2017 CHN NL 7 8 44 14 0 0 3 130.2 103 49 55 100 3.38 4.36 (+23%) 971.6
2018 CHN NL 5 6 38 19 0 0 0 124.0 131 55 39 86 3.99 4.15 (+4%) 680.4
2019 CHN NL 1 2 20 0 0 0 0 27.0 35 17 13 18 5.67 4.51 (-26%) -1153.6
2019 KCA AL 2 7 13 13 0 0 0 64.0 78 33 21 51 4.64 4.51 (-3%) -1159.5
2020 KCA AL 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 5.1 6 3 1 4 5.06 — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 23 34 183 70 2 2 3 541.0 524 231 204 415 3.84 — -1,220

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 Montgomery — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
184 80 8 10 1 0 1 5 0 1 40 .125 .136 .175 .311 0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 50.5% below league average.

Career OBP .136 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 57.7% below league average.

Career SLG .175 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 58.2% below league average.

Career OPS .311 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 58.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Montgomery — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2015 SEA AL 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 SEA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 CHN NL 17 11 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .091 — — — — 0.0
2017 CHN NL 44 27 5 5 1 0 1 3 0 0 10 .185 — — — — 0.0
2018 CHN NL 39 33 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 20 .091 — — — — 0.0
2019 CHN NL 20 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
2019 KCA AL 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 KCA AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 184 80 8 10 1 0 1 5 0 1 40 .125 — — — — 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 Montgomery — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
16 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Montgomery — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2017 NLCS CHN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 NLDS2 CHN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 NLCS CHN 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2016 NLDS1 CHN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2016 WS CHN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike Montgomery — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 16 0 1 18.2 28 13 11 15 6.27

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike Montgomery — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2017 NLCS CHN 0 0 3 0 0 3.1 10 5 2 3 13.50
2017 NLDS2 CHN 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 4 3 2 1 27.00
2016 NLCS CHN 1 0 4 0 0 4.1 5 3 2 5 6.23
2016 NLDS1 CHN 0 1 2 0 0 5.1 5 1 1 2 1.69
2016 WS CHN 0 0 5 0 1 4.2 4 1 4 4 1.93

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Montgomery — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home91344404.118
Away94464611.130

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Montgomery — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home90271.12631051051993.48
Away93269.2261126992164.21

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mike Montgomery — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2020-09-26 KCRDETL 000000000
2020-09-23 KCRSTLW 000000000
2020-07-27 KCRDETW 000000000
2019-09-25 KCRATLL 000000000
2019-09-19 KCRMINL 000000000
2019-09-14 KCRHOUL 000000000
2019-09-08 KCRMIAL 100000001
2019-09-03 KCRDETW 000000000
2019-08-27 KCROAKL 000000000
2019-08-21 KCRBALL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Montgomery — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2020-09-26 KCRDET — 2.1100130
2020-09-23 KCRSTL — 1.0000000
2020-07-27 KCRDET — 2.0553011
2019-09-25 KCRATL — 4.2522340
2019-09-19 KCRMIN — 4.0755133
2019-09-14 KCRHOU L 5.0522511
2019-09-08 KCRMIA L 4.0855021
2019-09-03 KCRDET — 5.2611150
2019-08-27 KCROAK L 6.1521360
2019-08-21 KCRBAL L 5.0855333

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Montgomery — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 183 70 37 79 3 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Montgomery — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2015 SEA P 16 16 5 10 0 2
2016 SEA P 32 2 3 3 2 0
2016 CHN P 17 5 3 6 0 0
2017 CHN P 44 14 5 23 0 3
2018 CHN P 38 19 16 22 1 1
2019 CHN P 20 0 2 5 0 0
2019 KCA P 13 13 3 10 0 0
2020 KCA P 3 1 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Montgomery — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 184

Salary History

Mike Montgomery's recorded salaries total $515,000 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Montgomery's career ran from 2015 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2015.

Mike Montgomery — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 SEA AL $515,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $515,000

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Mike Montgomery (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tim Stauffer
    33-34, 3.97 ERA
  2. 94
    Mike Paul
    27-48, 3.91 ERA
  3. 91
    Jose Santiago
    34-29, 3.74 ERA
  4. 89
    John Henry Johnson
    26-33, 3.90 ERA
  5. 83
    Randall Delgado
    30-29, 4.10 ERA
  6. 78
    Chuck Cary
    14-26, 4.17 ERA

Mike Montgomery: the record in brief

Mike Montgomery's major league career runs from a debut on June 2, 2015 to a final game on September 26, 2020. Club by club, the record runs the Seattle Mariners (2015 through 2016), the Chicago Cubs (2016 through 2019), and the Kansas City Royals (2019 to 2020). Montgomery played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. Born on July 1, 1989, in Mission Hills, CA, USA, Montgomery was listed at 219 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Montgomery's full given name, per the bio, is Michael Paul Montgomery.

Montgomery's career pitching line is 23 wins, 34 losses and a 3.84 ERA over 183 appearances. Also on Montgomery's record: 415 strikeouts. Against a 4.25 league ERA for the same years, Montgomery was 9.5% better. The best win total was 7, in 2017. In 2017, one of the busiest seasons, Montgomery posted a 3.38 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.36.

The playoff pitching line reads 1-1, 6.27 ERA, across 16 appearances. Those appearances came in 2016 and 2017.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Montgomery

What years did Mike Montgomery play?
Mike Montgomery played in Major League Baseball from 2015 to 2020.
Was Mike Montgomery a pitcher?
Yes. Mike Montgomery pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 415 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Montgomery hit?
Mike Montgomery hit 1 career home run with 10 hits.
What teams did Mike Montgomery play for?
Mike Montgomery played for 3 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2015–2016), the Chicago Cubs (2016–2019), and the Kansas City Royals (2019–2020).
What were Mike Montgomery's career stats?
In 183 games, Mike Montgomery went 23-34 with a 3.84 ERA, 415 strikeouts, 541.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
How much did Mike Montgomery earn in his career?
Mike Montgomery's recorded salaries total $515,000 over 1 season, in 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Montgomery's career ran from 2015 to 2020. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2015.
What was Mike Montgomery's salary?
Mike Montgomery's recorded salary was $515,000 in 2016.
What position did Mike Montgomery play?
Mike Montgomery played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mike Montgomery and how much did he weigh?
Mike Montgomery was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 219 pounds.
What was Mike Montgomery's career ERA?
Mike Montgomery finished with a 3.84 career ERA, going 23-34 with 415 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike Montgomery have?
Mike Montgomery recorded 415 career strikeouts.
Is Mike Montgomery in the Hall of Fame?
No. Mike Montgomery has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.