Mike Torrez

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1984)

Mike Torrez was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1984 for 7 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 18 seasons. Across 494 career appearances, he went 185-160 with a 3.96 ERA and 1,404 strikeouts. He also batted .155 with 0 home runs.

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 185–160
ERA 3.96
WHIP 1.45
SO 1,404
Pitcher PIV -26425.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 220 lb
Born
8/28/1946 in Topeka, KS, USA
MLB Debut
1967-09-10
Last Game
1984-07-27

Full name: Michael Augustine Torrez

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Torrez — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
185 160 494 458 117 15 0 3044.0 3,043 1,340 223 1,371 1,404 3.96 -26425.1

Career ERA 3.96 vs. league average 3.67 across their career seasons — 7.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mike Torrez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1967 SLN NL 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 5.2 5 2 1 5 3.18 — 0.0
1968 SLN NL 2 1 5 2 0 0 0 19.1 20 6 12 6 2.79 2.98 (+6%) -711.5
1969 SLN NL 10 4 24 15 3 0 0 107.2 96 43 62 61 3.59 3.61 (+1%) -1127.7
1970 SLN NL 8 10 30 28 5 1 0 179.1 168 84 103 100 4.22 3.89 (-8%) -1332.2
1971 SLN NL 1 2 9 6 0 0 0 36.0 41 24 30 8 6.00 3.47 (-73%) -1659.2
1971 MON NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 0 1 2 0.00 — 0.0
1972 MON NL 16 12 34 33 13 0 0 243.1 215 90 103 112 3.33 3.26 (-2%) -2188.0
1973 MON NL 9 12 35 34 3 1 0 208.0 207 103 115 90 4.46 3.75 (-19%) -3812.2
1974 MON NL 15 8 32 30 6 1 0 186.1 184 74 84 92 3.57 3.63 (+1%) -287.9
1975 BAL AL 20 9 36 36 16 2 0 270.2 238 92 133 119 3.06 3.71 (+18%) -1672.0
1976 OAK AL 16 12 39 39 13 4 0 266.1 231 74 87 115 2.50 3.51 (+29%) -230.1
1977 OAK AL 3 1 4 4 2 0 0 26.1 23 13 11 12 4.44 4.00 (-11%) -445.2
1977 NYA AL 14 12 31 31 15 2 0 217.0 212 92 75 90 3.82 4.00 (+5%) -1236.9
1978 BOS AL 16 13 36 36 15 2 0 250.0 272 110 99 120 3.96 3.69 (-7%) -936.7
1979 BOS AL 16 13 36 36 12 1 0 252.1 254 126 121 125 4.49 4.00 (-12%) -1689.3
1980 BOS AL 9 16 36 32 6 1 0 207.1 256 117 75 97 5.08 3.84 (-32%) -1053.0
1981 BOS AL 10 3 22 22 2 0 0 127.1 130 52 51 54 3.68 3.58 (-3%) -1244.9
1982 BOS AL 9 9 31 31 1 0 0 175.2 196 102 74 84 5.23 3.86 (-35%) -3265.6
1983 NYN NL 10 17 39 34 5 0 0 222.1 227 108 113 94 4.37 3.87 (-13%) -2839.6
1984 NYN NL 1 5 9 8 0 0 0 37.2 55 21 18 16 5.02 3.81 (-32%) -693.0
1984 OAK AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.1 9 7 3 2 27.00 — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 185 160 494 458 117 15 0 3,044.0 3,043 1,340 1,371 1,404 3.96 — -26,425

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 Torrez — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
499 412 24 64 8 1 0 15 1 10 131 .155 .179 .180 .359 -2,604

Career AVG .155 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 39.2% below league average.

Career OBP .179 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 44.2% below league average.

Career SLG .180 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 52.3% below league average.

Career OPS .359 vs. league average .698 across their career seasons — 48.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mike Torrez 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
1967 SLN NL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1968 SLN NL 5 7 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .286 — — — — 0.0
1969 SLN NL 24 41 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 .073 — — — — 0.0
1970 SLN NL 30 63 4 17 2 1 0 5 0 0 18 .270 .253 (+6%) .325 (-14%) .385 (-14%) .711 (-14%) -147.6
1971 SLN NL 9 7 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
1971 MON NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1972 MON NL 34 85 6 15 2 0 0 2 0 2 30 .176 .243 (-28%) .310 (-37%) .353 (-43%) .664 (-40%) -514.2
1973 MON NL 36 69 4 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 20 .174 .256 (-32%) .325 (-43%) .378 (-50%) .703 (-47%) -504.8
1974 MON NL 36 64 4 8 1 0 0 3 1 2 25 .125 .256 (-51%) .324 (-53%) .369 (-62%) .693 (-58%) -571.1
1975 BAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 OAK AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 OAK AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 NYA AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 BOS AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 BOS AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 BOS AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 BOS AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 BOS AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 NYN NL 39 65 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 20 .046 .260 (-82%) .324 (-81%) .389 (-88%) .714 (-85%) -866.6
1984 NYN NL 9 10 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .300 — — — — 0.0
1984 OAK AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 499 412 24 64 8 1 0 15 1 10 131 .155 — — — — -2,604

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 Torrez — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Torrez — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1977 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 WS NYA 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike Torrez — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 4 3 0 29.0 27 10 10 20 3.10

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike Torrez — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1977 ALCS NYA 0 1 2 1 0 11.0 11 5 5 5 4.09
1977 WS NYA 2 0 2 2 0 18.0 16 5 5 15 2.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Torrez — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home245191133408.178
Away253221113007.136

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Torrez — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2441550.215456396657293.71
Away2491486.014936977036714.22

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mike Torrez — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1984-07-27 OAKSEAL 000000000
1984-07-23 OAKMINL 000000000
1984-06-12 NYNPITL 000000000
1984-06-09 NYNWSNW 201000100
1984-06-03 NYNSTLL 201000000
1984-05-27 NYNLADL 101000000
1984-05-20 NYNSDPW 100000011
1984-05-13 NYNLADL 200000000
1984-04-21 NYNPHIL 000000000
1984-04-08 NYNHOUW 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Torrez — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1984-07-27 OAKSEA — 1.2322210
1984-07-23 OAKMIN — 0.2655110
1984-06-12 NYNPIT — 1.0311111
1984-06-09 NYNWSN W 6.0755321
1984-06-03 NYNSTL L 8.01011330
1984-05-27 NYNLAD L 5.0732130
1984-05-20 NYNSDP — 5.0722340
1984-05-13 NYNLAD L 4.2841200
1984-04-21 NYNPHI L 1.0233200
1984-04-08 NYNHOU — 5.2500230

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Torrez — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 494 458 223 472 41 38

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Torrez — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1967 SLN P 3 1 0 0 0 0
1968 SLN P 5 2 2 4 1 0
1969 SLN P 24 15 11 17 0 2
1970 SLN P 30 28 7 27 1 2
1971 SLN P 9 6 4 7 1 0
1971 MON P 1 0 0 2 0 0
1972 MON P 34 33 15 48 1 2
1973 MON P 35 34 13 41 2 1
1974 MON P 32 30 19 48 2 4
1975 BAL P 36 36 19 46 5 3
1976 OAK P 39 39 19 37 6 4
1977 OAK P 4 4 3 3 0 0
1977 NYA P 31 31 14 26 3 2
1978 BOS P 36 36 12 29 2 3
1979 BOS P 36 36 19 35 4 3
1980 BOS P 36 32 20 36 6 4
1981 BOS P 22 22 12 13 3 2
1982 BOS P 31 31 12 14 1 0
1983 NYN P 39 34 20 33 2 4
1984 NYN P 9 8 2 6 1 2
1984 OAK P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Torrez Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 494

Award Voting History

Mike Torrez — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1975 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 12.0 336 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 Torrez (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike Moore
    161-176, 4.39 ERA
  2. 92
    Rick Sutcliffe
    171-139, 4.08 ERA
  3. 91
    Bob Buhl
    166-132, 3.55 ERA
  4. 90
    Earl Whitehill
    218-185, 4.36 ERA
  5. 87
    Tommy Bridges
    194-138, 3.57 ERA
  6. 86
    Steve Renko
    134-146, 3.99 ERA

Mike Torrez: the record in brief

September 10, 1967 and July 27, 1984 bracket Mike Torrez's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Torrez's seasons break down as the St. Louis Cardinals (1967 through 1971), the Montreal Expos (1971 through 1974), the Baltimore Orioles (1975), the Oakland Athletics (1976 to 1984), the New York Yankees (1977), the Boston Red Sox (1978 to 1982), and the New York Mets (1983 to 1984). Torrez played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 28, 1946, in Topeka, KS, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 5 inches and 220 pounds. The given name on file is Michael Augustine Torrez.

Torrez went 185-160 with a 3.96 ERA in 494 games, 458 of them starts. The same table counts 1,404 strikeouts, 117 complete games, and 15 shutouts. Against a 3.67 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.96 mark was 7.9% worse.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Torrez

What years did Mike Torrez play?
Mike Torrez played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1984.
Was Mike Torrez a pitcher?
Yes. Mike Torrez pitched in the major leagues, recording 185 wins and 1404 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Torrez hit?
Mike Torrez hit 0 career home runs with 64 hits.
What was Mike Torrez's career batting average?
Mike Torrez batted .155 over his career, with 64 hits in 412 at bats.
How many RBI did Mike Torrez have?
Mike Torrez drove in 15 runs in his career.
What was Mike Torrez's career ERA?
Mike Torrez finished with a 3.96 career ERA, going 185-160 with 1,404 strikeouts.