What years did Michael Pineda play?

Michael Pineda played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2022.

Was Michael Pineda a pitcher?

Yes. Michael Pineda pitched in the major leagues, recording 64 wins and 966 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Michael Pineda hit?

Michael Pineda hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Michael Pineda play for?

Michael Pineda played for 4 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2011), the New York Yankees (2014–2017), the Minnesota Twins (2019–2021), and the Detroit Tigers (2022).

Did Michael Pineda win a Cy Young Award?

No. Michael Pineda did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Michael Pineda win?

Michael Pineda was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Michael Pineda's career stats?

In 181 games, Michael Pineda went 64-61 with a 4.06 ERA, 966 strikeouts, and 1,008.2 innings pitched.

What was Michael Pineda's salary?

Michael Pineda's last recorded salary was $4,300,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,300,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $414,000, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2011 to 2016.

What position did Michael Pineda play?

Michael Pineda played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Michael Pineda and how much did he weigh?

Michael Pineda was listed at 6 feet 7 inches and 280 pounds.

What was Michael Pineda's career ERA?

Michael Pineda finished with a 4.06 career ERA, going 64-61 with 966 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Michael Pineda have?

Michael Pineda recorded 966 career strikeouts.

Is Michael Pineda in the Hall of Fame?

No. Michael Pineda has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Michael Pineda

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2011-2022)

Michael Pineda was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2022 for 4 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 12 seasons. Across 181 career appearances, he went 64-61 with a 4.06 ERA and 966 strikeouts. Michael Pineda was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8869.3.

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 17, 2026

W–L 64–61

ERA 4.06

WHIP 1.20

SO 966

Pitcher PIV 8869.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'7" / 280 lb
Born: 1/18/1989 in Yaguate, San Cristóbal, D.R.
MLB Debut: 2011-04-05
Last Game: 2022-09-03
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Michael Francisco Pineda

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Career Pitching Statistics

Michael Pineda — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
64	61	181	180	1	0	0	1008.2	990	455	144	221	966	4.06	8869.3

Career ERA 4.06 vs. league average 4.13 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Michael Pineda Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2011	SEA	AL	9	10	28	28	0	171.0	133	71	55	173	3.74	3.94 (+5%)	2298.4
2014	NYA	AL	5	5	13	13	0	76.1	56	16	7	59	1.89	3.74 (+50%)	1991.8
2015	NYA	AL	12	10	27	27	1	160.2	176	78	21	156	4.37	3.96 (-10%)	2583.0
2016	NYA	AL	6	12	32	32	0	175.2	184	94	53	207	4.82	4.19 (-15%)	1794.6
2017	NYA	AL	8	4	17	17	0	96.1	103	47	21	92	4.39	4.36 (-1%)	-734.1
2019	MIN	AL	11	5	26	26	0	146.0	141	65	28	140	4.01	4.51 (+11%)	1815.0
2020	MIN	AL	2	0	5	5	0	26.2	25	10	7	25	3.38	4.45 (+24%)	1499.4
2021	MIN	AL	9	8	22	21	0	109.1	114	44	21	88	3.62	4.27 (+15%)	147.6
2022	DET	AL	2	7	11	11	0	46.2	58	30	8	26	5.79	3.97 (-46%)	-2526.4
Career · 9 seasons			64	61	181	180	1	1,008.2	990	455	221	966	4.06	—	8,869

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

Michael Pineda — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
181	18	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.111	.111	.111	.222	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 55.7% below league average.

Career OBP .111 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 65.1% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 72.9% below league average.

Career OPS .222 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 69.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Michael Pineda Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2011	SEA	AL	28	5	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	NYA	AL	13	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	NYA	AL	27	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	NYA	AL	32	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	NYA	AL	17	3	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	MIN	AL	26	4	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	MIN	AL	5	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	MIN	AL	22	3	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	DET	AL	11	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			181	18	2	8	.111	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Michael Pineda — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	98	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	83	18	0	2	0	0	.111

Pitching — Home / Away

Michael Pineda — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	98	553.2	510	233	125	538	3.79
Away	83	455.0	480	222	96	428	4.39

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Michael Pineda — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-09-03	DET	KCR	L	4.0	6	5	5	2	3	2
2022-07-23	DET	MIN	L	3.0	4	2	2	0	3	1
2022-07-16	DET	CLE	L	2.0	9	8	8	0	1	2
2022-07-11	DET	KCR	L	5.1	7	3	2	0	2	1
2022-07-06	DET	CLE	W	5.0	5	2	2	2	2	1
2022-07-01	DET	KCR	L	5.0	7	3	3	0	3	2
2022-05-14	DET	BAL	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022-05-09	DET	OAK	L	6.2	6	2	2	2	4	1
2022-05-04	DET	PIT	—	4.1	4	2	2	2	4	0
2022-04-27	DET	MIN	L	5.0	7	4	4	0	2	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Michael Pineda — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	181	180	43	102	8	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Michael Pineda — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2011	SEA	P	28	28	8	17	1	1
2014	NYA	P	13	13	2	9	1	0
2015	NYA	P	27	27	9	19	2	0
2016	NYA	P	32	32	9	22	2	1
2017	NYA	P	17	17	6	14	1	2
2019	MIN	P	26	26	5	6	0	0
2020	MIN	P	5	5	1	2	0	0
2021	MIN	P	22	21	2	11	1	1
2022	DET	P	11	11	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Michael Pineda Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	181

Awards & Honors

Michael Pineda — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2015	Player of the Week	Week of 2015-05-10
2011	Rookie of the Month	April

Salary History

Michael Pineda's recorded salaries total $7,342,475 over 4 seasons, 2011 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Pineda's career ran from 2011 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.

Michael Pineda — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	NYA	AL	$4,300,000
2015	NYA	AL	$2,100,000
2012	NYA	AL	$528,475
2011	SEA	AL	$414,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$7,342,475

Award Voting History

Michael Pineda — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2011	Rookie of the Year	AL	5th	11.0	140	0

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Michael Pineda: the record in brief

Michael Pineda's major league career runs from a debut on April 5, 2011 to a final game on September 3, 2022. Club by club, the record runs the Seattle Mariners (2011), the New York Yankees (2014 to 2017), the Minnesota Twins (2019 to 2021), and the Detroit Tigers (2022). At 6-foot-7 and 280 pounds, Pineda is listed as a pitcher. Pineda both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Pineda was born on January 18, 1989, in Yaguate, San Cristóbal, D.R. The given name on file is Michael Francisco Pineda.

Pineda's career pitching line is 64 wins, 61 losses and a 4.06 ERA over 181 appearances. Pineda had 966 strikeouts. Pineda's 4.06 ERA was close to the 4.13 league figure for those seasons. 2015 brought Pineda a season-high 12 wins. 2016 produced Pineda's most strikeouts, 207. 2021 was Pineda's sharpest full season, a 3.62 ERA against the league's 4.27. Pineda's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 8,869.3.

Frequently Asked Questions about Michael Pineda

What years did Michael Pineda play?: Michael Pineda played in Major League Baseball from 2011 to 2022.
Was Michael Pineda a pitcher?: Yes. Michael Pineda pitched in the major leagues, recording 64 wins and 966 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Michael Pineda hit?: Michael Pineda hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Michael Pineda play for?: Michael Pineda played for 4 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2011), the New York Yankees (2014–2017), the Minnesota Twins (2019–2021), and the Detroit Tigers (2022).
Did Michael Pineda win a Cy Young Award?: No. Michael Pineda did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Michael Pineda win?: Michael Pineda was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Michael Pineda's career stats?: In 181 games, Michael Pineda went 64-61 with a 4.06 ERA, 966 strikeouts, and 1,008.2 innings pitched.
How much did Michael Pineda earn in his career?: Michael Pineda's recorded salaries total $7,342,475 over 4 seasons, 2011 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Pineda's career ran from 2011 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.
What was Michael Pineda's salary?: Michael Pineda's last recorded salary was $4,300,000, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $4,300,000, in 2016, and his lowest was $414,000, in 2011. The Salary History table lists each season from 2011 to 2016.
What position did Michael Pineda play?: Michael Pineda played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Michael Pineda and how much did he weigh?: Michael Pineda was listed at 6 feet 7 inches and 280 pounds.
What was Michael Pineda's career ERA?: Michael Pineda finished with a 4.06 career ERA, going 64-61 with 966 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Michael Pineda have?: Michael Pineda recorded 966 career strikeouts.
Is Michael Pineda in the Hall of Fame?: No. Michael Pineda has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.