What years did Mike Walker play?

Mike Walker played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1996.

Was Mike Walker a pitcher?

Yes. Mike Walker pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 76 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mike Walker hit?

Mike Walker hit 0 career home runs.

What was Mike Walker's career batting average?

Mike Walker batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.

What was Mike Walker's career ERA?

Mike Walker finished with a 5.09 career ERA, going 3-11 with 76 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mike Walker have?

Mike Walker recorded 76 career strikeouts.

Mike Walker

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-1996)

Mike Walker was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1996 for the Cleveland Guardians, the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 9 seasons. Across 88 career appearances, he went 3-11 with a 5.09 ERA and 76 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

W–L 3–11

ERA 5.09

WHIP 1.71

SO 76

Pitcher PIV -4757.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 10/4/1966 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-09-09
Last Game: 1996-07-11

Full name: Michael Charles Walker

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mike Walker — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	11	88	12	0	0	2	161.0	181	91	18	95	76	5.09	-4757.0

Career ERA 5.09 vs. league average 4.12 across their career seasons — 23.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mike Walker — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	CLE	AL	0	1	3	1	0	8.2	8	7	10	7	7.27	—	0.0
1990	CLE	AL	2	6	18	11	0	75.2	82	41	42	34	4.88	3.86 (-26%)	-1858.1
1991	CLE	AL	0	1	5	0	0	4.1	6	1	2	2	2.08	—	0.0
1995	CHN	NL	1	3	42	0	1	44.2	45	16	24	20	3.22	4.45 (+28%)	55.5
1996	DET	AL	0	0	20	0	1	27.2	40	26	17	13	8.46	4.61 (-83%)	-2954.4
Career · 5 seasons			3	11	88	12	2	161.0	181	91	95	76	5.09	—	-4,757

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 Walker — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
88	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Walker — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1988	CLE	AL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CLE	AL	18	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CLE	AL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CHN	NL	42	3	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	DET	AL	20	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			88	3	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Walker — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	46	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	42	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Mike Walker — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	46	78.0	93	49	46	36	5.65
Away	42	83.0	88	42	49	40	4.55

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mike Walker — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1996-07-11	DET	BOS	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	2
1996-07-06	DET	TOR	—	2.1	4	3	3	1	0	1
1996-07-05	DET	TOR	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1
1996-07-03	DET	MIL	—	2.0	3	3	3	2	2	0
1996-06-30	DET	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1996-06-28	DET	BOS	—	1.1	4	1	1	0	0	0
1996-06-27	DET	BOS	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
1996-06-25	DET	OAK	—	0.2	2	3	3	1	0	1
1996-06-23	DET	MIN	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1996-06-18	DET	OAK	—	3.0	1	0	0	3	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Walker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	88	11	11	21	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Walker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1988	CLE	P	3	1	0	3	0	0
1990	CLE	P	18	10	4	9	0	1
1991	CLE	P	5	0	1	1	0	0
1995	CHN	P	42	0	4	7	1	0
1996	DET	P	20	0	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Walker — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	88

Salary History

Mike Walker — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1995	CHN	NL	$125,000
1990	CLE	AL	$100,000
Total Career Earnings			$225,000

College History

Mike Walker — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Seminole Community College	Sanford	FL	1985, 1986

Mike Walker: the record in brief

Mike Walker's major league career runs from a debut on September 9, 1988 to a final game on July 11, 1996. The season rows list, in order, the Cleveland Indians (1988 to 1991), the Chicago Cubs (1995), and the Detroit Tigers (1996). Listed as a pitcher, Walker threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 195 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The birth record reads October 4, 1966, in Chicago, IL, USA. On the record, Mike Walker was born Michael Charles Walker.

Walker pitched in 88 games, starting 12, and finished with a 3-11 record and 5.09 ERA. Also on Walker's record: 76 strikeouts. The league ERA over Walker's seasons was 4.12, so the 5.09 figure ran 23.5% worse than average. 1990 was Walker's sharpest full season, a 4.88 ERA against the league's 3.86.

Every defensive appearance on record for Walker, 88 games, came at pitcher. Fielding on the mound produced 11 putouts and 21 assists against 1 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Walker

What years did Mike Walker play?: Mike Walker played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1996.
Was Mike Walker a pitcher?: Yes. Mike Walker pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 76 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Walker hit?: Mike Walker hit 0 career home runs.
What was Mike Walker's career batting average?: Mike Walker batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 3 at bats.
What was Mike Walker's career ERA?: Mike Walker finished with a 5.09 career ERA, going 3-11 with 76 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mike Walker have?: Mike Walker recorded 76 career strikeouts.