1987
Born December 26, 1987
Chapel Hill, TN, USA
Mike Minor Notable
b. December 26, 1987 · Atlanta Braves 2010–2014, Kansas City Royals 2017, 2021, Texas Rangers 2018–2020, Oakland Athletics 2020, Cincinnati Reds 2022
Mike Minor played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 2010 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 2022.
He went 83 and 90 with a 4.25 earned run average, pitching 1,409 innings in 295 games. He struck out 1,273 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 296 games he batted .115, with 25 hits and 13 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 6 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 2020, with 1.
He was an All-Star in 2019.
He was born in Chapel Hill, TN, USA on December 26, 1987. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2019 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ATL | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | ATL | 15 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .111 |
| 2012 | ATL | 30 | 55 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .073 |
| 2013 | ATL | 32 | 61 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 0 | .164 |
| 2014 | ATL | 25 | 45 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .156 |
| 2017 | KCR | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | TEX | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 2019 | TEX | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | OAK/TEX | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | KCR | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | CIN | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 296 | 217 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 100 | 0 | .115 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ATL | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 40.2 | 53 | 27 | 11 | 43 | 5.98 |
| 2011 | ATL | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 82.2 | 93 | 38 | 30 | 77 | 4.14 |
| 2012 | ATL | 11 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 179.1 | 151 | 82 | 56 | 145 | 4.12 |
| 2013 | ATL | 13 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 204.2 | 177 | 73 | 46 | 181 | 3.21 |
| 2014 | ATL | 6 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 145.1 | 165 | 77 | 44 | 120 | 4.77 |
| 2017 | KCR | 6 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 6 | 77.2 | 57 | 22 | 22 | 88 | 2.55 |
| 2018 | TEX | 12 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 157.0 | 138 | 73 | 38 | 132 | 4.18 |
| 2019 | TEX | 14 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 208.1 | 190 | 83 | 68 | 200 | 3.59 |
| 2020 | OAK/TEX | 1 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 56.2 | 50 | 35 | 20 | 62 | 5.56 |
| 2021 | KCR | 8 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 158.2 | 156 | 89 | 41 | 149 | 5.05 |
| 2022 | CIN | 4 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 98.0 | 120 | 66 | 40 | 76 | 6.06 |
| Career | — | 83 | 90 | 295 | 228 | 6 | 1409.0 | 1350 | 665 | 416 | 1273 | 4.25 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Major-league debut: Mike Minor
Mike Minor made a major-league debut on August 9, 2010.
2022
Final major-league game: Mike Minor
Mike Minor played a final major-league game on September 17, 2022.