Mickey Lolich was born on Thursday, September 12, 1940, in Portland, Oregon. Lolich was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 12, 1963, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mickey Lolich baseball stats page.
"I guess you could say that I'm the redemption of the fat man. A guy will be watching me on TV and see that I don't look in any better shape than he is. 'Hey, Maude,' he'll holler. 'Get a load of this guy. And he's a 20-game winner.'" - Mickey Lolich in Baseball Digest (Wayne Stewart, Colorful Quotes Have Always Been Part of Game's History, June 1992)
Mickey LolichMickey Lolich Autograph on a 1988 Pacific Legends Baseball Card (#39 | Checklist) |
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Mickey LolichMickey Lolich Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1963 | 23 | Tigers | 33 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 3.55 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 144.1 | 620 | 145 | 57 | 64 | 13 | 56 | 1 | 103 | 8 | 5 | 2 | - |
1964 | 24 | Tigers | 44 | 33 | 5 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3.26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 232.0 | 949 | 196 | 84 | 88 | 26 | 64 | 0 | 192 | 7 | 5 | 0 | - |
1965 | 25 | Tigers | 43 | 37 | 5 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.44 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 243.2 | 1,015 | 216 | 93 | 103 | 23 | 72 | 2 | 226 | 7 | 12 | 1 | - |
1966 | 26 | Tigers | 40 | 33 | 4 | 14 | 14 | .500 | 4.77 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 203.2 | 894 | 204 | 108 | 119 | 24 | 83 | 8 | 173 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - |
1967 | 27 | Tigers | 31 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.04 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 204.0 | 820 | 165 | 69 | 71 | 14 | 56 | 2 | 174 | 3 | 7 | 0 | - |
1968 | 28 | Tigers | 39 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 220.0 | 905 | 178 | 78 | 84 | 23 | 65 | 4 | 197 | 3 | 11 | 0 | - |
1969 | 29 | Tigers | 37 | 36 | 1 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 3.14 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 280.2 | 1,172 | 214 | 98 | 111 | 22 | 122 | 10 | 271 | 14 | 14 | 1 | - |
1970 | 30 | Tigers | 40 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 3.80 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 272.2 | 1,181 | 272 | 115 | 125 | 27 | 109 | 3 | 230 | 14 | 5 | 0 | - |
1971 | 31 | Tigers | 45 | 45 | 0 | 25 | 14 | .641 | 2.92 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 376.0 | 1,538 | 336 | 122 | 133 | 36 | 92 | 2 | 308 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1972 | 32 | Tigers | 41 | 41 | 0 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 2.50 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 327.1 | 1,321 | 282 | 91 | 100 | 29 | 74 | 5 | 250 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
1973 | 33 | Tigers | 42 | 42 | 0 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 3.82 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 308.2 | 1,286 | 315 | 131 | 143 | 35 | 79 | 7 | 214 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1974 | 34 | Tigers | 41 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 21 | .432 | 4.15 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 308.0 | 1,263 | 310 | 142 | 155 | 38 | 78 | 11 | 202 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1975 | 35 | Tigers | 32 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 3.78 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 240.2 | 1,016 | 260 | 101 | 119 | 19 | 64 | 5 | 139 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | 36 | Mets | 31 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 13 | .381 | 3.22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 192.2 | 797 | 184 | 69 | 83 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 120 | 11 | 0 | 2 | - |
1978 | 38 | Padres | 20 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34.2 | 140 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
1979 | 39 | Padres | 27 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 | 223 | 59 | 26 | 33 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
16 Years | 586 | 496 | 40 | 217 | 191 | .532 | 3.44 | 195 | 41 | 11 | 3,638.1 | 15,140 | 3,366 | 1,390 | 1,537 | 347 | 1,099 | 67 | 2,832 | 124 | 92 | 8 | 0 |
Mickey LolichMickey Lolich Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1963 | 23 | Tigers | 33 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .056 | .244 | .056 |
1964 | 24 | Tigers | 44 | 64 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .109 | .260 | .109 |
1965 | 25 | Tigers | 43 | 86 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .058 | .080 | .058 |
1966 | 26 | Tigers | 40 | 64 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .141 | .225 | .172 |
1967 | 27 | Tigers | 32 | 61 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .197 | .279 | .197 |
1968 | 28 | Tigers | 41 | 70 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .114 | .184 | .157 |
1969 | 29 | Tigers | 38 | 91 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .088 | .168 | .110 |
1970 | 30 | Tigers | 42 | 82 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .134 | .245 | .134 |
1971 | 31 | Tigers | 45 | 115 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 55 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .130 | .242 | .148 |
1972 | 32 | Tigers | 41 | 89 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .067 | .245 | .067 |
1973 | 33 | Tigers | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1974 | 34 | Tigers | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1975 | 35 | Tigers | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1976 | 36 | Mets | 31 | 54 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .130 | .217 | .130 |
1978 | 38 | Padres | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1979 | 39 | Padres | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 592 | 821 | 63 | 90 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 105 | 0 | 362 | 85 | 1 | 5 | 20 | .110 | .215 | .121 |
Mickey LolichMickey Lolich Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1963 Tigers | P | 33 | 18 | 433 | 29 | 0.9 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .897 | 1.62 |
1964 Tigers | P | 44 | 33 | 696 | 38 | 0.9 | 35 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .921 | 1.36 |
1965 Tigers | P | 43 | 37 | 731 | 43 | 1.0 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .884 | 1.40 |
1966 Tigers | P | 40 | 33 | 611 | 28 | 0.7 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .893 | 1.10 |
1967 Tigers | P | 31 | 30 | 612 | 35 | 1.1 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .914 | 1.41 |
1968 Tigers | P | 39 | 32 | 660 | 34 | 0.9 | 31 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .912 | 1.27 |
1969 Tigers | P | 37 | 36 | 842 | 50 | 1.4 | 46 | 5 | 41 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 1.48 |
1970 Tigers | P | 40 | 39 | 818 | 57 | 1.4 | 55 | 9 | 46 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 1.82 |
1971 Tigers | P | 45 | 45 | 1,128 | 50 | 1.1 | 49 | 9 | 40 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.17 |
1972 Tigers | P | 41 | 41 | 982 | 38 | 0.9 | 36 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 0.99 |
1973 Tigers | P | 42 | 42 | 926 | 52 | 1.2 | 51 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.49 |
1974 Tigers | P | 41 | 41 | 924 | 40 | 1.0 | 38 | 9 | 29 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.11 |
1975 Tigers | P | 32 | 32 | 722 | 34 | 1.1 | 34 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.27 |
1976 Mets | P | 31 | 30 | 578 | 42 | 1.4 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.68 |
1978 Padres | P | 20 | 2 | 104 | 7 | 0.4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.82 |
1979 Padres | P | 27 | 5 | 148 | 9 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 586 | 496 | 10,915 | 586 | 1.0 | 548 | 100 | 448 | 38 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 1.36 | |
16 Years | 586 | 496 | 10,915 | 586 | 1.0 | 548 | 100 | 448 | 38 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 1.36 |
Mickey LolichMickey Lolich Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1963 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 36.0 | 1.84 | 6.42 | 3.49 |
1964 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 7.45 | 2.48 |
1965 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 3.14 | 8.35 | 2.66 |
1966 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 21.3 | 2.08 | 7.64 | 3.67 |
1967 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 15.3 | 3.11 | 7.68 | 2.47 |
1968 Tigers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 23.3 | 3.03 | 8.06 | 2.66 |
1969 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 18.2 | 2.22 | 8.69 | 3.91 |
1970 Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 27.3 | 2.11 | 7.59 | 3.60 |
1971 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 16.4 | 3.35 | 7.37 | 2.20 |
1972 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 3.38 | 6.87 | 2.03 |
1973 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.71 | 6.24 | 2.30 |
1974 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.59 | 5.90 | 2.28 |
1975 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.17 | 5.20 | 2.39 |
1976 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 54.0 | 2.31 | 5.61 | 2.43 |
1978 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.18 | 3.37 | 2.86 |
1979 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.91 | 3.65 | 4.01 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 26.5 | 2.58 | 7.01 | 2.72 |
Mickey LolichMickey Lolich Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1963 Detroit Tigers | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
1964 Detroit Tigers | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
1965 Detroit Tigers | 29 | $18,000.00 | - | - |
1966 Detroit Tigers | 29 | $23,000.00 | - | - |
1967 Detroit Tigers | 29 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
1968 Detroit Tigers | 29 | $25,000.00 | - | Stats |
1969 Detroit Tigers | 29 | $40,000.00 | Stats | - |
1970 Detroit Tigers | 29 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
1971 Detroit Tigers | 29 | $58,000.00 | Stats | - |
1972 Detroit Tigers | 29 | $80,000.00 | Stats | - |
1973 Detroit Tigers | 29 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Detroit Tigers | 29 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Detroit Tigers | 29 | $95,000.00 | - | - |
1976 New York Mets | 29 | $125,000.00 | - | - |
1978 San Diego Padres | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
1979 San Diego Padres | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
Mickey Lolich Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Michael Stephen Lolich was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Detroit Tigers (1963-1975), New York Mets (1976), and San Diego Padres (1978-1979). Mickey, his nickname, had 2,832 career strikeouts when he retired—the most by a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball history until he was surpassed by hall of famer Steve Carlton in 1981!
Mickey Lolich lost the major league record for career strikeouts by a lefty (above) in 1981, but his 2,679 career strikeouts in the American League were still the most in the Junior Circuit until 2017! Trivia: Who passed him? [Answer]
Mickey Lolich Pitching | Original Photo by Getty Images | Photoshop by Baseball Almanac
Did you know that Mickey Lolich holds — through today — the Detroit Tigers record for most games started (459) by any pitcher in their history, the most career shutouts (39), and the most strikeouts (2,679)? Mickey also still holds the single season Tiger record for most games started, 45 in 1971, and his strikeout total that year was 308, making Lolich the first and only Motown pitcher with 300-or-more strikeouts in any season!
Mickey Lolich had 205 plate appearances in the minors, he never hit a home run. Mickey Lolich had 1,222 plate appearances in the majors, he never hit a home run in a regular season game. During his first World Series at-bat, in Game 2 of the 1968 World Series, Mickey homered, the only home run of his Major League career, and according to Lolich, it was the first one he hit since Little League! Lolich might have been one of the most dominant lefty pitchers, but he batted right handed as seen in the video below, and was not wearing a batting helmet during the historic Fall Classic moment!
Mickey Lolich Home Run | 1968 World Series | Game 2 | Mickey Lolich Videos