Michael Lorenzen stats
Blue JaysBio
- Age
- 34 yearsJan 4, 1992
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 210 lbs
Michael Lorenzen recorded 3 wins, a 7.21 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 32 games of 2026. Last game: .
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 32
- W
- 3
- L
- 13
- ERA
- 7.21
- IP
- 127.1
- K
- 90
- BB
- 54
- WHIP
- 1.88
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CIN | 27 | 4 | 9 | 5.40 | 113.1 | 83 | 57 | 1.66 |
| 2016 | CIN | 35 | 2 | 1 | 2.88 | 50.0 | 48 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 2017 | CIN | 70 | 8 | 4 | 4.45 | 83.0 | 80 | 34 | 1.35 |
| 2018 | CIN | 45 | 4 | 2 | 3.11 | 81.0 | 54 | 34 | 1.38 |
| 2019 | CIN | 105 | 1 | 4 | 2.92 | 83.1 | 85 | 28 | 1.15 |
| 2020 | CIN | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4.28 | 33.2 | 35 | 17 | 1.40 |
| 2021 | CIN | 27 | 1 | 2 | 5.59 | 29.0 | 21 | 14 | 1.38 |
| 2022 | LAA | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4.24 | 97.2 | 85 | 44 | 1.28 |
| 2023 |  DET/PHI | 29 | 9 | 9 | 4.18 | 153.0 | 111 | 47 | 1.21 |
| 2024 |  TEX/KC | 26 | 7 | 6 | 3.31 | 130.1 | 97 | 60 | 1.24 |
| 2025 | KC | 27 | 7 | 11 | 4.64 | 141.2 | 127 | 39 | 1.33 |
| 2026 |  COL/TOR | 32 | 3 | 13 | 7.21 | 127.1 | 90 | 54 | 1.88 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 464
- W
- 57
- L
- 68
- ERA
- 4.44
- IP
- 1,123.1
- K
- 916
- BB
- 441
- WHIP
- 1.38
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 1.17
- IP
- 7.2
- K
- 10
- BB
- 3
- WHIP
- 1.30
Expanded
- QS
- 2
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 6.4
- GB
- 205
- FB
- 264
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 4
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CIN | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 157 | 212 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2016 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 86 | 49 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2017 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 140 | 103 | 1.4 | 12 |
| 2018 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 131 | 122 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2019 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 84 | 76 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 2020 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | 35 | 29 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 2021 | CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 40 | 49 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2022 | LAA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 | 142 | 136 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 | DET/PHI | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 194 | 269 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2024 | TEX/KC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 155 | 218 | 0.7 | 3 |
| 2025 | KC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 170 | 264 | 0.6 | 12, led the MLB |
| 2026 | COL/TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 205 | 264 | 0.8 | 4 |
What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP
Bold marks the best figure in the MLB that season, among players with at least 30 games.
Career regular season
- QS
- 46
- CG
- 1
- SHO
- 1
- K/9
- 7.3
- GB
- 1,539
- FB
- 1,791
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 55
Bio
- Age
- 34 yearsJan 4, 1992
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 210 lbs
- Experience
- 12 yearsDebut 2015
- Birthplace
- Anaheim, CA
- Draft
- 2013Rd 1, Pk 38
- College
- Cal State Fullerton
Latest performance
Michael Lorenzen
Sep 15 · vs DET · L 10-1
- IP
- 2.0
- H
- 4
- R
- 5
- ER
- 5
- BB
- 3
- K
- 1
- HR
- 1
- ERA
- 7.21
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 15 | vs DETL 10-1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs BALW 8-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wed, Sep 09 | at ATHL 2-0 | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Fri, Sep 04 | atKCW 9-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tue, Sep 01 | at CLEL 6-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Thu, Aug 27 | vsKCL 13-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
What are Michael Lorenzen's career stats?
Michael Lorenzen has played 12 seasons for the Reds, the Angels and the Royals. He has 57 wins and 916 strikeouts with a 4.44 ERA over 1,123.1 innings. His best season so far is 2023: 9 wins, a 4.18 ERA and 111 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 9 @ PHI on Jun 4, 2022, L 7-2
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2015.
More on Michael Lorenzen
Playoff series
Michael Lorenzen played 6 games across 3 MLB postseasons in 4 series — 1 won, 3 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  NYY | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2023 |  ATL | Won 1-0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  ARI | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | ATL | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Michael Lorenzen’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Michael Lorenzen against each club
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (46)
- vs Chicago Cubs (44)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (38)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (37)
- vs Miami Marlins (19)
- vs New York Mets (18)
- vs San Diego Padres (18)
- vs Atlanta Braves (17)
- vs Washington Nationals (17)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (14)
- vs Colorado Rockies (14)
- vs San Francisco Giants (14)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (13)
- vs Chicago White Sox (12)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (12)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (11)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (11)
- vs Detroit Tigers (10)
- vs Athletics (9)
- vs Houston Astros (8)
- vs Minnesota Twins (8)
- vs Kansas City Royals (7)
- vs Seattle Mariners (7)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (5)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (5)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (5)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (4)
- vs New York Yankees (4)
- vs Texas Rangers (4)
- vs Boston Red Sox (2)
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- Daniel Lynch IVKCAlike in Strikeouts, Innings pitched89out of 100 on profile similarity
- Kyle LeahySTLAlike in Strikeouts, Wins85out of 100 on profile similarity
- Junior GuerraAlike in Innings pitched, ERA84out of 100 on profile similarity
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