What years did Michael Tonkin play?

Michael Tonkin played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2025.

Was Michael Tonkin a pitcher?

Yes. Michael Tonkin pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 328 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Michael Tonkin hit?

Michael Tonkin hit 0 career home runs.

What was Michael Tonkin's career batting average?

Michael Tonkin batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Michael Tonkin's career ERA?

Michael Tonkin finished with a 4.23 career ERA, going 16-11 with 328 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Michael Tonkin have?

Michael Tonkin recorded 328 career strikeouts.

Michael Tonkin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2025)

Michael Tonkin is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2013 for 4 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 13 seasons. Across 264 career appearances, he has gone 16-11 with a 4.23 ERA and 328 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 October 12, 2026

Active Player

W–L 16–11

ERA 4.23

WHIP 1.29

SO 328

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 -819.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'7" / 220 lb
Born: 11/19/1989 in Glendale, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2013-07-11

Full name: Michael Harvey Tonkin

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Career Pitching Statistics

Michael Tonkin — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	11	264	0	0	0	3	329.2	309	155	47	115	328	4.23	-819.1

Career ERA 4.23 vs. league average 4.08 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Michael Tonkin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	MIN	AL	0	0	9	0	11.1	9	1	3	10	0.79	3.87 (+79%)	507.8
2014	MIN	AL	0	0	25	0	19.0	23	10	6	16	4.74	3.74 (-27%)	-161.0
2015	MIN	AL	0	0	26	0	23.1	21	9	9	19	3.47	3.96 (+12%)	-617.1
2016	MIN	AL	3	2	65	0	71.2	80	40	24	80	5.02	4.19 (-20%)	-380.7
2017	MIN	AL	0	1	16	0	21.0	22	12	12	24	5.14	4.36 (-18%)	-1094.8
2023	ATL	NL	7	3	45	1	80.0	64	38	23	75	4.28	4.33 (+1%)	-196.7
2024	NYN	NL	1	2	5	0	7.0	8	4	2	6	5.14	—	0.0
2024	MIN	AL	0	0	13	0	16.1	18	7	7	22	3.86	4.08 (+5%)	799.9
2024	NYA	AL	3	2	39	2	56.0	44	21	21	57	3.38	4.08 (+17%)	709.3
2025	MIN	AL	2	1	21	0	24.0	20	13	8	19	4.88	4.16 (-17%)	-386.0
Career · 10 seasons			16	11	264	3	329.2	309	155	115	328	4.23	—	-819

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 Tonkin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
264	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Michael Tonkin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2013	MIN	AL	9	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIN	AL	25	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	MIN	AL	26	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	MIN	AL	65	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	MIN	AL	16	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	ATL	NL	45	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	NYN	NL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	MIN	AL	13	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	NYA	AL	39	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	MIN	AL	21	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			264	2	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

Michael Tonkin — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Michael Tonkin — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2023	NLDS1	ATL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Michael Tonkin — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.2	2	0	0	1	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Michael Tonkin — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2023	NLDS1	ATL	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	2	0	0	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Michael Tonkin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	140	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	124	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Michael Tonkin — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	140	182.1	178	95	72	191	4.69
Away	124	147.1	131	60	43	137	3.67

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Michael Tonkin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-26	MIN	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-19	MIN	CLE	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0
2025-09-16	MIN	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-14	MIN	AZ	—	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	0
2025-09-12	MIN	AZ	—	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1
2025-09-08	MIN	LAA	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-06	MIN	KCR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-04	MIN	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-08-31	MIN	SDP	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0
2025-08-27	MIN	TOR	L	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Michael Tonkin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	264	0	11	29	0	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Michael Tonkin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
2013	MIN	P	9	0	2	1
2014	MIN	P	25	1	4	0
2015	MIN	P	26	2	4	0
2016	MIN	P	65	0	7	2
2017	MIN	P	16	0	0	0
2023	ATL	P	45	1	3	0
2024	NYN	P	5	2	0	0
2024	MIN	P	13	3	1	0
2024	NYA	P	39	1	6	1
2025	MIN	P	21	1	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Michael Tonkin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	264

Salary History

Michael Tonkin — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIN	AL	$515,000
Total Career Earnings			$515,000

Michael Tonkin: the record in brief

Active since a debut on July 11, 2013, Michael Tonkin has a record on this page that is still being added to. The team column moves through the Minnesota Twins (2013 through 2025), the Atlanta Braves (2023), the New York Mets (2024), and the New York Yankees (2024). Tonkin is listed as a pitcher at 220 pounds on a 6-foot-7 frame. Tonkin both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is November 19, 1989, in Glendale, CA, USA. On the record, Michael Tonkin was born Michael Harvey Tonkin.

Tonkin has gone 16-11 with a 4.23 ERA in 264 games, 0 of them starts. Tonkin has 328 strikeouts. Tonkin's 4.23 ERA was close to the 4.08 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 7, in 2023. Tonkin struck out 80 batters in 2016, a career high. In 2024, one of the busiest seasons, Tonkin posted a 3.38 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.08.

Frequently Asked Questions about Michael Tonkin

What years did Michael Tonkin play?: Michael Tonkin played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2025.
Was Michael Tonkin a pitcher?: Yes. Michael Tonkin pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 328 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Michael Tonkin hit?: Michael Tonkin hit 0 career home runs.
What was Michael Tonkin's career batting average?: Michael Tonkin batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Michael Tonkin's career ERA?: Michael Tonkin finished with a 4.23 career ERA, going 16-11 with 328 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Michael Tonkin have?: Michael Tonkin recorded 328 career strikeouts.