Phil Regan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1972)

Phil Regan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1972 for 4 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 551 career appearances, he went 96-81 with a 3.84 ERA, 743 strikeouts, and 92 saves. He also batted .153 with 1 home runs. Phil Regan was an All-Star.

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 96–81
ERA 3.84
WHIP 1.34
SO 743
Pitcher PIV -10922.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 200 lb
Born
4/6/1937 in Otsego, MI, USA
MLB Debut
1960-07-19
Last Game
1972-07-15
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Philip Raymond Regan

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Career Pitching Statistics

Phil Regan — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
96 81 551 105 20 1 92 1372.2 1,392 585 150 447 743 3.84 -10922.4

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 3.56 across their career seasons — 7.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Phil Regan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1960 DET AL 0 4 17 7 0 0 1 68.0 70 34 25 38 4.50 3.82 (-18%) -1506.7
1961 DET AL 10 7 32 16 6 0 2 120.0 134 70 41 46 5.25 4.03 (-30%) -2667.8
1962 DET AL 11 9 35 23 6 0 0 171.1 169 77 64 87 4.04 3.96 (-2%) -2268.6
1963 DET AL 15 9 38 27 5 1 1 189.0 179 81 59 115 3.86 3.46 (-12%) -5294.9
1964 DET AL 5 10 32 21 2 0 1 146.2 162 82 49 91 5.03 3.58 (-41%) -2747.8
1965 DET AL 1 5 16 7 1 0 0 51.2 57 29 20 37 5.05 3.50 (-44%) -332.1
1966 LAN NL 14 1 65 0 0 0 21 116.2 85 21 24 88 1.62 3.52 (+54%) 3550.7
1967 LAN NL 6 9 55 3 0 0 6 96.1 108 32 32 53 2.99 3.30 (+9%) 1316.6
1968 LAN NL 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 7.2 10 3 1 7 3.52 — 0.0
1968 CHN NL 10 5 68 0 0 0 25 127.0 109 31 24 60 2.20 2.98 (+26%) 20.8
1969 CHN NL 12 6 71 0 0 0 17 112.0 120 46 35 56 3.70 3.61 (-2%) 1193.8
1970 CHN NL 5 9 54 0 0 0 12 75.2 81 40 32 31 4.76 3.89 (-22%) -1165.2
1971 CHN NL 5 5 48 1 0 0 6 73.1 84 32 33 28 3.93 3.47 (-13%) -659.5
1972 CHN NL 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 1 2 2 2.25 — 0.0
1972 CHA AL 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 13.1 18 6 6 4 4.05 3.26 (-24%) -361.7
Career · 15 seasons 96 81 551 105 20 1 92 1,372.2 1,392 585 447 743 3.84 — -10,922

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

Phil Regan — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
553 321 23 49 7 0 1 15 0 22 108 .153 .211 .184 .395 -792

Career AVG .153 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — 38.6% below league average.

Career OBP .211 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 33.1% below league average.

Career SLG .184 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 50.6% below league average.

Career OPS .395 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 42.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Phil Regan 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
1960 DET AL 17 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 .059 — — — — 0.0
1961 DET AL 33 40 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 15 .075 — — — — 0.0
1962 DET AL 35 63 4 13 2 0 0 6 0 2 22 .206 .257 (-20%) .326 (-29%) .393 (-39%) .719 (-35%) -349.1
1963 DET AL 38 63 5 9 0 0 1 5 0 3 21 .143 .246 (-42%) .308 (-42%) .371 (-49%) .680 (-46%) -443.3
1964 DET AL 33 41 3 13 2 0 0 1 0 5 13 .317 — — — — 0.0
1965 DET AL 16 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .083 — — — — 0.0
1966 LAN NL 65 21 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
1967 LAN NL 55 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 — — — — 0.0
1968 LAN NL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1968 CHN NL 68 20 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 .150 — — — — 0.0
1969 CHN NL 71 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 .067 — — — — 0.0
1970 CHN NL 54 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 — — — — 0.0
1971 CHN NL 48 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1972 CHN NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1972 CHA AL 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 553 321 23 49 7 0 1 15 0 22 108 .153 — — — — -792

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

Phil Regan — 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

Phil Regan — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1966 WS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Phil Regan — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 2 0 0 1.2 0 0 1 2 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Phil Regan — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1966 WS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 1.2 0 0 1 2 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Phil Regan — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home267144111416.097
Away286177123509.198

Pitching — Home / Away

Phil Regan — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home266673.26452551903863.41
Away285699.17473312573574.26

Last 10 Games — Batting

Phil Regan — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1972-07-15 CHWBALL 000000000
1972-07-14 CHWBALL 000000000
1972-07-14 CHWBALL 000000000
1972-07-02 CHWMINL 000000000
1972-06-27 CHWKCRL 000000000
1972-06-17 CHWBOSL 000000000
1972-06-15 CHWNYYL 101000000
1972-06-14 CHWNYYL 000000000
1972-06-11 CHWMILW 000000000
1972-06-03 CHWNYYL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Phil Regan — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1972-07-15 CHWBAL — 1.0322100
1972-07-14 CHWBAL — 1.0100010
1972-07-14 CHWBAL — 1.0211100
1972-07-02 CHWMIN — 2.0100210
1972-06-27 CHWKCR — 2.0411101
1972-06-17 CHWBOS L 0.1111000
1972-06-15 CHWNYY — 3.0200010
1972-06-14 CHWNYY — 1.0100000
1972-06-11 CHWMIL — 2.0100110
1972-06-03 CHWNYY — 0.0221000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Phil Regan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 551 105 90 200 7 15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Phil Regan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1960 DET P 17 7 1 8 0 1
1961 DET P 32 16 7 8 0 0
1962 DET P 35 23 15 17 0 1
1963 DET P 38 27 6 20 1 0
1964 DET P 32 21 13 20 0 1
1965 DET P 16 7 3 5 0 3
1966 LAN P 65 0 12 17 0 1
1967 LAN P 55 3 3 23 2 1
1968 LAN P 5 0 0 0 0 0
1968 CHN P 68 0 9 23 2 1
1969 CHN P 71 0 8 20 0 1
1970 CHN P 54 0 7 18 0 3
1971 CHN P 48 1 5 18 2 1
1972 CHN P 5 0 0 0 0 0
1972 CHA P 10 0 1 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Phil Regan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 551

Awards & Honors

Phil Regan — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1968 TSN Fireman of the Year
1966 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1966 TSN Fireman of the Year

Award Voting History

Phil Regan — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1968 Most Valuable Player NL 17th 7.0 280 0
1966 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 66.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Phil Regan (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ellis Kinder
    102-71, 3.43 ERA
  2. 94
    Braden Looper
    72-65, 4.15 ERA
  3. 94
    Ryan Franklin
    62-76, 4.14 ERA
  4. 93
    Ted Power
    68-69, 4.00 ERA
  5. 92
    Tom Murphy
    68-101, 3.78 ERA
  6. 91
    Dick Tidrow
    100-94, 3.68 ERA

Phil Regan: the record in brief

The profile opens with Phil Regan's first major league game on July 19, 1960; the last one listed came on July 15, 1972. By club, Regan's seasons break down as the Detroit Tigers (1960 through 1965), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1966 to 1968), the Chicago Cubs (1968 through 1972), and the Chicago White Sox (1972). Born on April 6, 1937, in Otsego, MI, USA, Regan is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 3 inches and 200 pounds. Phil Regan was the playing name; the full given name is Philip Raymond.

Regan pitched in 551 games, starting 105, and finished with a 96-81 record and 3.84 ERA. Also on Regan's record: 743 strikeouts, 20 complete games, and 92 saves. The league ERA over Regan's seasons was 3.56, so the 3.84 figure ran 7.8% worse than average. Regan won 15 games in 1963, the most of any season listed. Regan saved 25 games in 1968, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Phil Regan

What years did Phil Regan play?
Phil Regan played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1972.
Was Phil Regan a pitcher?
Yes. Phil Regan pitched in the major leagues, recording 96 wins and 743 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Phil Regan hit?
Phil Regan hit 1 career home run with 49 hits.
What teams did Phil Regan play for?
Phil Regan played for 4 teams: the Detroit Tigers (1960–1965), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1966–1968), the Chicago Cubs (1968–1972), and the Chicago White Sox (1972).
Did Phil Regan win a Cy Young Award?
No. Phil Regan did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Phil Regan win?
Phil Regan was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Phil Regan's career stats?
In 551 games, Phil Regan went 96-81 with a 3.84 ERA, 743 strikeouts, 1,372.2 innings pitched, and 92 saves. At the plate he had 49 hits and 1 home runs.
What position did Phil Regan play?
Phil Regan played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Phil Regan and how much did he weigh?
Phil Regan was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Phil Regan's career ERA?
Phil Regan finished with a 3.84 career ERA, going 96-81 with 743 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Phil Regan have?
Phil Regan recorded 743 career strikeouts.
Is Phil Regan in the Hall of Fame?
No. Phil Regan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Phil Regan make?
Phil Regan was selected to 1 All-Star Game.