Mike Mussina

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1991-2008)

⭐ Hall of Fame 2019
W–L 270–153
ERA 3.68
WHIP 1.19
SO 2,813
Pitcher PIV 76571.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 185 lb
Born
12/8/1968 in Williamsport, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1991-08-04
Last Game
2008-09-28
Hall of Fame
Inducted 2019 (BBWAA)
Awards
5× All-Star · 7× Gold Glove

Full name: Michael Cole Mussina

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
270 153 537 536 57 23 0 3562.7 3,460 1,458 376 785 2,813 3.68 76571.9

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — 16.1% 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
1991 BAL AL 4 5 12 12 2 0 0 87.7 77 28 21 52 2.87 3.91 (+27%) 1006.1
1992 BAL AL 18 5 32 32 8 4 0 241.0 212 68 48 130 2.54 3.75 (+32%) 3514.0
1993 BAL AL 14 6 25 25 3 2 0 167.7 163 83 44 117 4.46 4.19 (-6%) 894.3
1994 BAL AL 16 5 24 24 3 0 0 176.3 163 60 42 99 3.06 4.51 (+32%) 1695.6
1995 BAL AL 19 9 32 32 7 4 0 221.7 187 81 50 158 3.29 4.45 (+26%) 3914.8
1996 BAL AL 19 11 36 36 4 1 0 243.3 264 130 69 204 4.81 4.61 (-4%) 3655.3
1997 BAL AL 15 8 33 33 4 1 0 224.7 197 80 54 218 3.20 4.39 (+27%) 5273.7
1998 BAL AL 13 10 29 29 4 2 0 206.3 189 80 41 175 3.49 4.43 (+21%) 5099.8
1999 BAL AL 18 7 31 31 4 0 0 203.3 207 79 52 172 3.50 4.71 (+26%) 7739.5
2000 BAL AL 11 15 34 34 6 1 0 237.7 236 100 46 210 3.79 4.77 (+21%) 7805.8
2001 NYA AL 17 11 34 34 4 3 0 228.7 202 80 42 214 3.15 4.42 (+29%) 8976.0
2002 NYA AL 18 10 33 33 2 2 0 215.7 208 97 48 182 4.05 4.28 (+5%) 3598.3
2003 NYA AL 17 8 31 31 2 1 0 214.7 192 81 40 195 3.40 4.40 (+23%) 7353.7
2004 NYA AL 12 9 27 27 1 0 0 164.7 178 84 40 132 4.59 4.46 (-3%) 2198.8
2005 NYA AL 13 8 30 30 2 2 0 179.7 199 88 47 142 4.41 4.29 (-3%) 1331.0
2006 NYA AL 15 7 32 32 1 0 0 197.3 184 77 35 172 3.51 4.53 (+22%) 5472.0
2007 NYA AL 11 10 28 27 0 0 0 152.0 188 87 35 91 5.15 4.47 (-15%) 1817.4
2008 NYA AL 20 9 34 34 0 0 0 200.3 214 75 31 150 3.37 4.32 (+22%) 5225.7
Career · 18 seasons 270 153 537 536 57 23 0 3,562.2 3,460 1,458 785 2,813 3.68 — 76,572

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
537 52 3 9 1 0 0 5 0 1 9 .173 .189 .192 .381 0

Career AVG .173 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 34.8% below league average.

Career OBP .189 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 43.6% below league average.

Career SLG .192 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 54.1% below league average.

Career OPS .381 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 49.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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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
1991 BAL AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 BAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 BAL AL 33 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1998 BAL AL 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 BAL AL 31 11 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 .273 — — — — 0.0
2000 BAL AL 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 NYA AL 34 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYA AL 33 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 — — — — 0.0
2003 NYA AL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 NYA AL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 NYA AL 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 NYA AL 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 NYA AL 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 NYA AL 34 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 537 52 3 9 1 0 0 5 0 1 9 .173 — — — — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2007 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 ALDS2 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALCS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 WS NYA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
2002 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 WS NYA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1997 ALCS BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALDS2 BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS1 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
7 8 23 21 0 139.7 121 53 33 145 3.42

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2007 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 1 0 0 4.7 4 2 4 3 3.86
2006 ALDS1 NYA 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 8 4 0 5 5.14
2005 ALDS2 NYA 1 1 2 2 0 8.3 11 5 1 7 5.40
2004 ALCS NYA 1 0 2 2 0 12.7 10 6 2 15 4.26
2004 ALDS2 NYA 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 7 2 1 7 2.57
2003 ALCS NYA 0 2 3 2 0 15.3 16 7 4 17 4.11
2003 ALDS1 NYA 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 7 3 3 6 3.86
2003 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 7 1 1 9 1.29
2002 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 6 4 0 2 9.00
2001 ALCS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 6.0 4 2 1 3 3.00
2001 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 4 0 1 4 0.00
2001 WS NYA 0 1 2 2 0 11.0 11 5 4 14 4.09
1997 ALCS BAL 0 0 2 2 0 15.0 4 1 4 25 0.60
1997 ALDS2 BAL 2 0 2 2 0 14.0 7 3 3 16 1.93
1996 ALCS BAL 0 1 1 1 0 7.7 8 5 2 6 5.87
1996 ALDS1 BAL 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 7 3 2 6 4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home27600000—
Away261523905.173

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2761842.1177473537314793.59
Away2611720.1168672341213343.78

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2008-09-28 NYYBOS W 6.0300230
2008-09-23 NYYTOR W 5.0400060
2008-09-18 NYYCHW W 6.0511240
2008-09-13 NYYTBR L 5.0855270
2008-09-07 NYYSEA L 6.0744172
2008-09-02 NYYTBR W 6.01022180
2008-08-28 NYYBOS — 7.0522260
2008-08-22 NYYBAL — 6.0944031
2008-08-17 NYYKCR W 6.0633050
2008-08-12 NYYMIN — 7.0833150

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 537 536 231 497 15 37

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1991 BAL P 12 12 4 11 0 1
1992 BAL P 32 32 13 31 1 0
1993 BAL P 25 25 12 19 0 1
1994 BAL P 24 24 14 28 1 1
1995 BAL P 32 32 12 26 2 3
1996 BAL P 36 36 14 34 0 3
1997 BAL P 33 33 18 25 0 0
1998 BAL P 29 29 12 38 0 1
1999 BAL P 31 31 14 46 1 3
2000 BAL P 34 34 17 26 1 1
2001 NYA P 34 34 18 25 1 4
2002 NYA P 33 33 16 32 1 3
2003 NYA P 31 31 14 35 0 2
2004 NYA P 27 27 11 28 2 1
2005 NYA P 30 30 9 24 4 5
2006 NYA P 32 32 3 22 0 0
2007 NYA P 28 27 12 24 0 4
2008 NYA P 34 34 18 23 1 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 537

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2008 Gold Glove P
2003 Gold Glove P
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-08-16
2001 Gold Glove P
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-09-01
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-05-05
1999 Gold Glove P
1998 Gold Glove P
1997 Gold Glove P
1996 Gold Glove P
1995 TSN All-Star RHP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2008 NYA AL $11,071,029
2007 NYA AL $11,070,423
2006 NYA AL $19,000,000
2005 NYA AL $19,000,000
2004 NYA AL $16,000,000
2003 NYA AL $12,000,000
2002 NYA AL $11,000,000
2001 NYA AL $10,000,000
2000 BAL AL $6,786,032
1999 BAL AL $6,623,143
1998 BAL AL $6,755,492
1997 BAL AL $6,825,000
1996 BAL AL $4,000,000
1995 BAL AL $2,925,000
1994 BAL AL $775,000
1993 BAL AL $450,000
1992 BAL AL $152,500
1991 BAL AL $100,000
Total Career Earnings $144,533,619

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Stanford University Palo Alto CA 1989, 1990

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2008 Cy Young Award AL 6th 2.0 140 0
2008 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 3.0 392 0
2001 Cy Young Award AL 5th 2.0 140 0
2000 Cy Young Award AL 6th 1.0 140 0
1999 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 54.0 140 0
1997 Cy Young Award AL 6th 1.0 140 0
1996 Cy Young Award AL 5th 5.0 140 0
1995 Cy Young Award AL 5th 14.0 140 0
1994 Cy Young Award AL 4th 23.0 140 1
1994 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 8.0 392 0
1992 Cy Young Award AL 4th 26.0 140 2
1992 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 2.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Zack Greinke
    225-156, 3.49 ERA
  2. 82
    CC Sabathia HOF
    251-161, 3.74 ERA
  3. 76
    Kevin Brown
    211-144, 3.28 ERA
  4. 72
    Bartolo Colon
    247-188, 4.12 ERA
  5. 70
    Justin Verlander
    266-159, 3.33 ERA
  6. 69
    Tim Hudson
    222-133, 3.49 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Mussina

What years did Mike Mussina play?
Mike Mussina played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2008.
Was Mike Mussina a pitcher?
Yes. Mike Mussina pitched in the major leagues, recording 270 wins and 2813 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Mussina hit?
Mike Mussina hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.
Is Mike Mussina in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Mike Mussina was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.