Mike Mussina, baseball player, 1991-2008

Mike Mussina

⭐ Hall of Fame 2019

Born: 12/8/1968 in Williamsport, PA, USA

MLB Debut: 1991-08-04 | Final Game: 2008-09-28

Bats: L | Throws: R | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 185 lbs

Full name: Michael Cole Mussina

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Biography

Mike Mussina, born in 1968, was a dominant pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1991 until his retirement in 2008. Over the course of his career, he established himself as one of the premier starting pitchers of his era, amassing a career record of 270 wins and 153 losses. Mussina posted a career earned run average (ERA) of 3.68 and recorded a remarkable 2,813 strikeouts, showcasing his ability to overpower hitters with both precision and finesse. He was known for his exceptional command and a diverse pitching repertoire that included a devastating fastball and an effective curveball. Mussina was selected to the All-Star Game five times and was recognized for his contributions to the game when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019. His career spanned a transformative period in baseball that saw the rise of offensive play, yet he consistently excelled in a landscape that demanded pitching excellence. Mussina's legacy is not only defined by his impressive statistics but also by his role as a leader on the mound and a competitor who thrived in high-pressure situations. His induction into the Hall of Fame solidified his status as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
270 153 537 536 57 23 0 3562.7 3460 1458 376 785 2813 3.68 0

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — 16.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1991 BAL AL 4 5 12 12 2 0 0 87.7 77 28 21 52 2.87 3.91 (+27%) 1006.1
1992 BAL AL 18 5 32 32 8 4 0 241.0 212 68 48 130 2.54 3.75 (+32%) 3514.0
1993 BAL AL 14 6 25 25 3 2 0 167.7 163 83 44 117 4.46 4.19 (-6%) 894.3
1994 BAL AL 16 5 24 24 3 0 0 176.3 163 60 42 99 3.06 4.51 (+32%) 1695.6
1995 BAL AL 19 9 32 32 7 4 0 221.7 187 81 50 158 3.29 4.45 (+26%) 3914.8
1996 BAL AL 19 11 36 36 4 1 0 243.3 264 130 69 204 4.81 4.61 (-4%) 3655.3
1997 BAL AL 15 8 33 33 4 1 0 224.7 197 80 54 218 3.20 4.39 (+27%) 5273.7
1998 BAL AL 13 10 29 29 4 2 0 206.3 189 80 41 175 3.49 4.43 (+21%) 5099.8
1999 BAL AL 18 7 31 31 4 0 0 203.3 207 79 52 172 3.50 4.71 (+26%) 7739.5
2000 BAL AL 11 15 34 34 6 1 0 237.7 236 100 46 210 3.79 4.77 (+21%) 7805.8
2001 NYY AL 17 11 34 34 4 3 0 228.7 202 80 42 214 3.15 4.42 (+29%) -
2002 NYY AL 18 10 33 33 2 2 0 215.7 208 97 48 182 4.05 4.28 (+5%) -
2003 NYY AL 17 8 31 31 2 1 0 214.7 192 81 40 195 3.40 4.40 (+23%) -
2004 NYY AL 12 9 27 27 1 0 0 164.7 178 84 40 132 4.59 4.46 (-3%) -
2005 NYY AL 13 8 30 30 2 2 0 179.7 199 88 47 142 4.41 4.29 (-3%) -
2006 NYY AL 15 7 32 32 1 0 0 197.3 184 77 35 172 3.51 4.53 (+22%) -
2007 NYY AL 11 10 28 27 0 0 0 152.0 188 87 35 91 5.15 4.47 (-15%) -
2008 NYY AL 20 9 34 34 0 0 0 200.3 214 75 31 150 3.37 4.32 (+22%) -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
537 52 3 9 1 0 0 5 0 1 9 0.173 0.189 0.192 0.381 0.0

Career AVG .173 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 34.8% below league average.

Career OBP .189 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 43.6% below league average.

Career SLG .192 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 54.1% below league average.

Career OPS 0.381 vs. league average 0.753 across their career seasons — 49.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1991 BAL AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 BAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 BAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 BAL AL 33 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.250 — — — — 0.0
1998 BAL AL 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1999 BAL AL 31 11 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0.273 — — — — 0.0
2000 BAL AL 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2001 NYY AL 34 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.143 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYY AL 33 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.600 — — — — 0.0
2003 NYY AL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2004 NYY AL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2005 NYY AL 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2006 NYY AL 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2007 NYY AL 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2008 NYY AL 34 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2007 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 ALDS2 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALCS NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 WS NYA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000
2002 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 WS NYA 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
1997 ALCS BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALDS2 BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS1 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
7 8 23 21 0 139.7 121 53 33 145 3.42

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2007 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 1 0 0 4.7 4 2 4 3 3.86
2006 ALDS1 NYA 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 8 4 0 5 5.14
2005 ALDS2 NYA 1 1 2 2 0 8.3 11 5 1 7 5.40
2004 ALCS NYA 1 0 2 2 0 12.7 10 6 2 15 4.26
2004 ALDS2 NYA 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 7 2 1 7 2.57
2003 ALCS NYA 0 2 3 2 0 15.3 16 7 4 17 4.11
2003 ALDS1 NYA 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 7 3 3 6 3.86
2003 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 7 1 1 9 1.29
2002 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 6 4 0 2 9.00
2001 ALCS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 6.0 4 2 1 3 3.00
2001 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 4 0 1 4 0.00
2001 WS NYA 0 1 2 2 0 11.0 11 5 4 14 4.09
1997 ALCS BAL 0 0 2 2 0 15.0 4 1 4 25 0.60
1997 ALDS2 BAL 2 0 2 2 0 14.0 7 3 3 16 1.93
1996 ALCS BAL 0 1 1 1 0 7.7 8 5 2 6 5.87
1996 ALDS1 BAL 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 7 3 2 6 4.50

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 537 536 231 497 15 37

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1991 BAL P 12 12 4 11 0 1
1992 BAL P 32 32 13 31 1 0
1993 BAL P 25 25 12 19 0 1
1994 BAL P 24 24 14 28 1 1
1995 BAL P 32 32 12 26 2 3
1996 BAL P 36 36 14 34 0 3
1997 BAL P 33 33 18 25 0 0
1998 BAL P 29 29 12 38 0 1
1999 BAL P 31 31 14 46 1 3
2000 BAL P 34 34 17 26 1 1
2001 NYA P 34 34 18 25 1 4
2002 NYA P 33 33 16 32 1 3
2003 NYA P 31 31 14 35 0 2
2004 NYA P 27 27 11 28 2 1
2005 NYA P 30 30 9 24 4 5
2006 NYA P 32 32 3 22 0 0
2007 NYA P 28 27 12 24 0 4
2008 NYA P 34 34 18 23 1 4

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 537

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2008 Gold Glove P
2003 Gold Glove P
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-08-16
2001 Gold Glove P
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-09-01
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-05-05
1999 Gold Glove P
1998 Gold Glove P
1997 Gold Glove P
1996 Gold Glove P
1995 TSN All-Star RHP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2008 NYA AL $11,071,029
2007 NYA AL $11,070,423
2006 NYA AL $19,000,000
2005 NYA AL $19,000,000
2004 NYA AL $16,000,000
2003 NYA AL $12,000,000
2002 NYA AL $11,000,000
2001 NYA AL $10,000,000
2000 BAL AL $6,786,032
1999 BAL AL $6,623,143
1998 BAL AL $6,755,492
1997 BAL AL $6,825,000
1996 BAL AL $4,000,000
1995 BAL AL $2,925,000
1994 BAL AL $775,000
1993 BAL AL $450,000
1992 BAL AL $152,500
1991 BAL AL $100,000
Total Career Earnings $144,533,619

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Stanford University Palo Alto CA 1989, 1990

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2008 Cy Young Award AL 6th 2.0 140 0
2008 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 3.0 392 0
2001 Cy Young Award AL 5th 2.0 140 0
2000 Cy Young Award AL 6th 1.0 140 0
1999 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 54.0 140 0
1997 Cy Young Award AL 6th 1.0 140 0
1996 Cy Young Award AL 5th 5.0 140 0
1995 Cy Young Award AL 5th 14.0 140 0
1994 Cy Young Award AL 4th 23.0 140 1
1994 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 8.0 392 0
1992 Cy Young Award AL 4th 26.0 140 2
1992 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 2.0 392 0