What years did Mike Norris play?

Mike Norris played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1990.

Was Mike Norris a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Norris pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 636 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Norris hit?

Mike Norris hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Mike Norris play for?

Mike Norris played for one team, the Oakland Athletics (1975–1983, 1990).

Did Mike Norris win a Cy Young Award?

No. Mike Norris did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Mike Norris win?

Mike Norris won 2 Gold Gloves (1980 and 1981). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Mike Norris's career stats?

In 201 games, Mike Norris went 58-59 with a 3.89 ERA, 636 strikeouts, and 1,124.1 innings pitched.

What was Mike Norris's salary?

Mike Norris's last recorded salary was $100,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $283,107, in 1985, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1990.

What position did Mike Norris play?

Mike Norris played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Mike Norris and how much did he weigh?

Mike Norris was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 175 pounds.

What was Mike Norris's career ERA?

Mike Norris finished with a 3.89 career ERA, going 58-59 with 636 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mike Norris have?

Mike Norris recorded 636 career strikeouts.

Is Mike Norris in the Hall of Fame?

No. Mike Norris has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mike Norris

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1990)

Mike Norris was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1990 for the Athletics, a span of 16 seasons. Across 201 career appearances, he went 58-59 with a 3.89 ERA and 636 strikeouts. Mike Norris was an All-Star and a 2-time Gold Glove.

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 15, 2026

W–L 58–59

ERA 3.89

WHIP 1.31

SO 636

Pitcher PIV -12889.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 175 lb
Born: 3/19/1955 in San Francisco, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1975-04-10
Last Game: 1990-07-04
Awards: All-Star · 2× Gold Glove

Full name: Michael Kelvin Norris

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Norris — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
58	59	201	157	52	7	0	1124.1	972	486	108	499	636	3.89	-12889.4

Career ERA 3.89 vs. league average 3.80 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mike Norris Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1975	OAK	AL	1	0	4	3	1	1	16.2	6	0	8	5	0.00	3.71 (+100%)	118.6
1976	OAK	AL	4	5	24	19	1	1	96.0	91	51	56	44	4.78	3.51 (-36%)	-3284.2
1977	OAK	AL	2	7	16	12	1	1	77.1	77	41	31	35	4.77	4.00 (-19%)	-2988.1
1978	OAK	AL	0	5	14	5	1	0	49.0	46	30	35	36	5.51	3.69 (-49%)	-349.9
1979	OAK	AL	5	8	29	18	3	0	146.1	146	78	94	96	4.80	4.00 (-20%)	-1854.5
1980	OAK	AL	22	9	33	33	24	1	284.1	215	80	83	180	2.53	3.84 (+34%)	4466.0
1981	OAK	AL	12	9	23	23	12	2	172.2	145	72	63	78	3.75	3.58 (-5%)	-2855.6
1982	OAK	AL	7	11	28	28	7	1	166.1	154	88	84	83	4.76	3.86 (-23%)	-5958.1
1983	OAK	AL	4	5	16	16	2	0	88.2	68	37	36	63	3.76	3.87 (+3%)	-873.3
1990	OAK	AL	1	0	14	0	0	0	27.0	24	9	9	16	3.00	3.86 (+22%)	689.6
Career · 10 seasons			58	59	201	157	52	7	1,124.1	972	486	499	636	3.89	—	-12,889

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

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Norris Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1975	OAK	AL	4	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	OAK	AL	24	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	OAK	AL	17	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	OAK	AL	15	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	OAK	AL	29	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	OAK	AL	33	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	OAK	AL	23	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	OAK	AL	29	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	OAK	AL	16	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	OAK	AL	14	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			204	1	1	1	.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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Mike Norris — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Norris — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1981	ALCS	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	AWDIV	OAK	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike Norris — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	2	2	0	16.1	10	3	5	6	1.65

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike Norris — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1981	ALCS	OAK	0	1	1	1	0	7.1	6	3	2	4	3.68
1981	AWDIV	OAK	1	0	1	1	0	9.0	4	0	3	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Norris — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	96	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	108	0	1	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Norris — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	94	526.1	453	199	227	296	3.40
Away	107	598.0	519	287	272	340	4.32

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Norris — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1990-07-04	OAK	MIL	—	2.2	1	1	1	1	0
1990-06-30	OAK	TOR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
1990-06-22	OAK	CHW	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	2
1990-06-18	OAK	DET	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	1
1990-06-11	OAK	TEX	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	3
1990-06-02	OAK	KCR	—	4.2	5	1	1	0	3
1990-05-24	OAK	MIL	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1
1990-05-18	OAK	MIL	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	2
1990-05-13	OAK	BAL	—	1.0	3	1	1	1	0
1990-05-04	OAK	BOS	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Norris — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	201	157	100	177	15	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Norris — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1975	OAK	P	4	3	1	4	1	0
1976	OAK	P	24	19	11	29	2	1
1977	OAK	P	16	12	8	17	2	1
1978	OAK	P	14	5	5	5	2	0
1979	OAK	P	29	18	6	17	1	0
1980	OAK	P	33	33	25	52	3	3
1981	OAK	P	23	23	16	25	1	0
1982	OAK	P	28	28	22	21	2	1
1983	OAK	P	16	16	3	4	1	1
1990	OAK	P	14	0	3	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Norris Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	201
Designated Hitter	1

Awards & Honors

Mike Norris — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1981	Gold Glove	P
1980	Gold Glove	P

Salary History

Mike Norris's recorded salaries total $383,107 over 2 seasons, 1985 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Norris's career ran from 1975 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Mike Norris — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	OAK	AL	$100,000
1985	OAK	AL	$283,107
Total recorded salary (partial)			$383,107

College History

Mike Norris — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
City College of San Francisco	San Francisco	CA	1973

Award Voting History

Mike Norris — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1980	Cy Young Award	AL	2nd	91.0	140	13
1980	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	10.0	392	0

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Mike Norris: the record in brief

Mike Norris played a first major league game on April 10, 1975 and a last one on July 4, 1990. Norris's only club in the season tables is the Oakland Athletics. The bio lists Norris as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 2 inches and 175 pounds. Norris was born on March 19, 1955, in San Francisco, CA, USA. Norris's full given name, per the bio, is Michael Kelvin Norris.

Norris's career pitching line is 58 wins, 59 losses and a 3.89 ERA over 201 appearances. Norris had 636 strikeouts, 52 complete games, and 7 shutouts. Norris's 3.89 ERA was close to the 3.80 league figure for those seasons. Norris won 22 games in 1980, the most of any season listed. 1980 was Norris's sharpest full season, a 2.53 ERA against the league's 3.84.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Norris

What years did Mike Norris play?: Mike Norris played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1990.
Was Mike Norris a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Norris pitched in the major leagues, recording 58 wins and 636 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Norris hit?: Mike Norris hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Mike Norris play for?: Mike Norris played for one team, the Oakland Athletics (1975–1983, 1990).
Did Mike Norris win a Cy Young Award?: No. Mike Norris did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Mike Norris win?: Mike Norris won 2 Gold Gloves (1980 and 1981). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Mike Norris's career stats?: In 201 games, Mike Norris went 58-59 with a 3.89 ERA, 636 strikeouts, and 1,124.1 innings pitched.
How much did Mike Norris earn in his career?: Mike Norris's recorded salaries total $383,107 over 2 seasons, 1985 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Norris's career ran from 1975 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Mike Norris's salary?: Mike Norris's last recorded salary was $100,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $283,107, in 1985, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1990.
What position did Mike Norris play?: Mike Norris played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mike Norris and how much did he weigh?: Mike Norris was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 175 pounds.
What was Mike Norris's career ERA?: Mike Norris finished with a 3.89 career ERA, going 58-59 with 636 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike Norris have?: Mike Norris recorded 636 career strikeouts.
Is Mike Norris in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mike Norris has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.