Mike Cuellar stats

Last played for the Los Angeles Angels, 1977

Pitcher

Age 89

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Mike Cuellar played 15 MLB seasons, 1959 to 1977.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
453
W
185
L
130
ERA
3.14
IP
2,808.0
K
1,632
BB
822
WHIP
1.20

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.

Standard by season
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.
1959CIN20015.754.0542.75
1964STL32554.5072.056331.57
1965HOU25143.5456.046211.36
1966HOU3812102.22227.1175521.08
1967HOU3616113.03246.1203631.20
1968HOU288112.74170.2133451.15
1969BAL3923112.38290.2182791.00
1970BAL402483.48297.2190691.15
1971BAL382093.08292.1124781.12
1972BAL3518122.57248.1132711.08
1973BAL3818133.27267.0140841.31
1974BAL3822103.11269.1106861.26
1975BAL3614123.66256.0105841.22
1976BAL264134.96107.032501.67
1977LAA20118.903.1333.60

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
12
W
4
L
4
ERA
2.89
IP
84.0
K
56
BB
31
WHIP
1.15

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
172
SHO
36
K/9
5.2
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1959CIN00011.30000
1964STL0107.00000
1965HOU0007.40000
1966HOU01116.90000
1967HOU01637.40000
1968HOU01127.00000
1969BAL01855.60000
1970BAL02145.70000
1971BAL02143.80000
1972BAL01744.80000
1973BAL01724.70000
1974BAL02053.50000
1975BAL01753.70000
1976BAL0212.70000
1977LAA0008.10000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
89 yearsMay 8, 1937
Debut
1959
AL Cy Young
1969

What were Mike Cuellar's career stats?

Mike Cuellar played 15 seasons for the Reds, the Cardinals, the Astros, the Orioles and the Angels. He had 185 wins and 1,632 strikeouts with a 3.14 ERA over 2,808.0 innings. His best season was 1970: 24 wins, a 3.48 ERA and 190 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

15 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1959 to 1977

Mike Cuellar led MLB in wins (1970); finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 181st in strikeouts (pitching) (1,632)
  • 153rd in wins (pitching) (185)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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