What years did Mike Venafro play?

Mike Venafro played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2006.

Was Mike Venafro a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Venafro pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 131 strikeouts.

What was Mike Venafro's career ERA?

Mike Venafro finished with a 4.09 career ERA, going 15-10 with 131 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mike Venafro have?

Mike Venafro recorded 131 career strikeouts.

Is Mike Venafro in the Hall of Fame?

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

What teams did Mike Venafro play for?

Mike Venafro played for the Texas Rangers, the Athletics, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Colorado Rockies.

Mike Venafro

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2006)

Mike Venafro was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2006 for 5 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 8 seasons. Across 307 career appearances, he went 15-10 with a 4.09 ERA and 131 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2526.9.

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

W–L 15–10

ERA 4.09

WHIP 1.41

SO 131

Pitcher PIV 2526.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 8/2/1973 in Takoma Park, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1999-04-24
Last Game: 2006-09-30

Full name: Michael Robert Venafro

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Venafro — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
15	10	307	0	0	0	5	253.1	264	115	15	94	131	4.09	2526.9

Career ERA 4.09 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 9.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mike Venafro — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	TEX	AL	3	2	65	0	68.1	63	25	22	37	3.29	4.71 (+30%)	1384.0
2000	TEX	AL	3	1	77	1	56.1	64	24	21	32	3.83	4.77 (+20%)	1394.1
2001	TEX	AL	5	5	70	4	60.0	54	32	28	29	4.80	4.42 (-9%)	230.4
2002	OAK	AL	2	2	47	0	37.0	45	19	14	16	4.62	4.28 (-8%)	-807.7
2003	TBA	AL	1	0	24	0	19.0	24	10	3	9	4.74	4.40 (-8%)	326.2
2004	LAN	NL	0	0	17	0	9.0	11	4	3	6	4.00	4.46 (+10%)	0.0
2006	COL	NL	1	0	7	0	3.2	3	1	3	2	2.45	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			15	10	307	5	253.1	264	115	94	131	4.09	—	2,527

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 Venafro — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
307	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Venafro — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	TEX	AL	65	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TEX	AL	77	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TEX	AL	70	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	OAK	AL	47	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TBA	AL	24	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	LAN	NL	17	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	COL	NL	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			307	—	—	—	—	—	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 Venafro — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Venafro — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2004	NLDS1	LAN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	ALDS2	TEX	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mike Venafro — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	1.2	2	0	1	1	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mike Venafro — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2004	NLDS1	LAN	0	0	2	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	1	0.00
1999	ALDS2	TEX	0	0	2	0	0	1.0	2	0	1	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Venafro — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	153	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	154	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Venafro — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	153	135.0	150	69	45	65	4.60
Away	154	118.1	114	46	49	66	3.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Venafro — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-09-30	COL	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-28	COL	LAD	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-24	COL	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-09-20	COL	SFG	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-09-16	COL	AZ	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	1	0
2006-09-13	COL	SFG	—	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2006-09-09	COL	WAS	W	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-10-02	LAD	SFG	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-10-01	LAD	SFG	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
2004-09-29	LAD	COL	—	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Venafro — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	307	0	12	52	6	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Venafro — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1999	TEX	P	65	2	18	0	0
2000	TEX	P	77	3	9	2	1
2001	TEX	P	70	4	13	4	4
2002	OAK	P	47	1	11	0	1
2003	TBA	P	24	2	0	0	0
2004	LAN	P	17	0	1	0	0
2006	COL	P	7	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Venafro — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	307

Salary History

Mike Venafro — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	TBA	AL	$300,000
2002	OAK	AL	$812,500
2001	TEX	AL	$310,000
2000	TEX	AL	$245,000
1999	TEX	AL	$200,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,867,500

College History

Mike Venafro — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
James Madison University	Harrisonburg	VA	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

Mike Venafro: the record in brief

Mike Venafro played a first major league game on April 24, 1999 and a last one on September 30, 2006. By club, Venafro's seasons break down as the Texas Rangers (1999 through 2001), the Oakland Athletics (2002), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2004), and the Colorado Rockies (2006). Venafro, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit left-handed. Venafro is listed at 5'10" and 170 pounds. Venafro was born on August 2, 1973, in Takoma Park, MD, USA. The given name on file is Michael Robert Venafro.

Across 307 games (0 starts), Venafro recorded 15 wins against 10 losses with a 4.09 ERA. Also on Venafro's record: 131 strikeouts. That 4.09 ERA compares with a 4.51 league average across the same seasons, 9.4% better. No season topped the 5 wins of 2001. In 1999, one of the busiest seasons, Venafro posted a 3.29 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.71. Venafro's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 2,526.9.

Venafro made 4 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 0.00 ERA. Those appearances came in 1999 and 2004.

The position breakdown shows 307 games, all at pitcher. On the mound, the fielding record shows 6 errors alongside 12 putouts and 52 assists.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Venafro

What years did Mike Venafro play?: Mike Venafro played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2006.
Was Mike Venafro a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Venafro pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 131 strikeouts.
What was Mike Venafro's career ERA?: Mike Venafro finished with a 4.09 career ERA, going 15-10 with 131 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike Venafro have?: Mike Venafro recorded 131 career strikeouts.
Is Mike Venafro in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mike Venafro has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Mike Venafro play for?: Mike Venafro played for the Texas Rangers, the Athletics, the Tampa Bay Rays, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Colorado Rockies.