Juan Marichal
Career 243–142 · 2.89 ERA · 2,303 SO · 3507.1 IP · 475 G · 202 H · 4 HR · 75 RBI · .165 AVG
Seasons leading his league
16
9 best in baseball
7 league only
57
Top-5 finishes
6
Title seasons
9
Categories led
1968
Best season
Spanning 1963–1969, peaking at 6 titles in 1968.
Clubs
20 Win Seasons ×6
Team records
#2 Giants career SO
#2 Giants career WHIP
#3 Giants career W
#3 Giants 1966 WHIP
#5 Giants career IP
#10 Giants career ERA
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 229th League titles 16
- 210th Best in baseball 9
- 292nd Top-5 finishes 57
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 18th Shutouts 52
- 21st Pitcher Putouts 291
- 25th Walks + Hits / IP 1.10
- 57th Wins 243
- 58th Strikeouts 2,303
- 72nd Innings Pitched 3507.1
- 88th Complete Games 244
- 137th Earned Run Average 2.89
- 171st Pitcher Assists 577
- 242nd Pitcher Range Factor 1.84
- 406th Strikeouts / 9 5.91
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Range Factor | 2 | 1st | 2 yrs (1968–1969) | 1968 NL 2.55 1969 NL 2.30 1964 #2 1970 #3 1971 #2 1973 #2 |
| Pitcher Putouts | 2 | 1st | — | 1964 NL 29 1968 NL 33 1966 #3 1969 #3 1971 #2 |
| Complete Games | 2 | 1st | — | 1964 22 1968 30 1965 #2 1966 #2 1967 #2 1969 #2 |
| Shutouts | 2 | 1st | — | 1965 10 1969 NL 8 1961 #3 |
| Innings Pitched | 2 | 1st | — | 1963 321.1 1968 NL 326.0 1966 #3 |
| Walks + Hits / IP | 2 | 1st | — | 1966 0.86 1969 0.99 1963 #3 1965 #2 |
| Wins | 2 | 1st | — | 1963 25 1968 NL 26 1964 #2 1966 #2 1969 #3 |
| Pitcher Assists | 1 | 1st | — | 1968 64 1969 #3 1971 #2 |
| Earned Run Average | 1 | 1st | — | 1969 2.10 1965 #2 1966 #3 |
Title Seasons
6 seasons with at least one titlePitching
led the league 16 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | SFN | NL | 6 | 2 | 2.66 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 81.1 | 59 | 24 | 5 | 28 | 58 | 1.07 |
| 1961 | SFN | NL | 13 | 10 | 3.89 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 185.0 | 183 | 80 | 24 | 48 | 124 | 1.25 |
| 1962 | SFN | NL | 18 | 11 | 3.36 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 262.2 | 233 | 98 | 34 | 90 | 153 | 1.23 |
| 1963 | SFN | NL | 25 | 8 | 2.41 | 41 | 40 | 0 | 321.1 | 259 | 86 | 27 | 61 | 248 | 1.00 |
| 1964 | SFN | NL | 21 | 8 | 2.48 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 269.0 | 241 | 74 | 18 | 52 | 206 | 1.09 |
| 1965 | SFN | NL | 22 | 13 | 2.13 | 39 | 37 | 1 | 295.1 | 224 | 70 | 27 | 46 | 240 | 0.91 |
| 1966 | SFN | NL | 25 | 6 | 2.23 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 307.1 | 228 | 76 | 32 | 36 | 222 | 0.86 |
| 1967 | SFN | NL | 14 | 10 | 2.76 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 202.1 | 195 | 62 | 20 | 42 | 166 | 1.17 |
| 1968 | SFN | NL | 26 | 9 | 2.43 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 326.0 | 295 | 88 | 21 | 46 | 218 | 1.05 |
| 1969 | SFN | NL | 21 | 11 | 2.10 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 299.2 | 244 | 70 | 15 | 54 | 205 | 0.99 |
| 1970 | SFN | NL | 12 | 10 | 4.12 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 242.2 | 269 | 111 | 28 | 48 | 123 | 1.31 |
| 1971 | SFN | NL | 18 | 11 | 2.94 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 279.0 | 244 | 91 | 27 | 56 | 159 | 1.08 |
| 1972 | SFN | NL | 6 | 16 | 3.71 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 165.0 | 176 | 68 | 15 | 46 | 72 | 1.35 |
| 1973 | SFN | NL | 11 | 15 | 3.82 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 207.1 | 231 | 88 | 22 | 37 | 87 | 1.29 |
| 1974 | BOS | AL | 5 | 1 | 4.87 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 57.1 | 61 | 31 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 1.31 |
| 1975 | LAN | NL | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Career | — | — | 243 | 142 | 2.89 | 471 | 457 | 2 | 3507.1 | 3,153 | 1,126 | 320 | 709 | 2,303 | 1.10 |
Batting
16 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | SFN | NL | 11 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .129 | .229 | .129 | .358 |
| 1961 | SFN | NL | 30 | 59 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .119 | .159 | .119 | .277 |
| 1962 | SFN | NL | 38 | 89 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .236 | .266 | .247 | .513 |
| 1963 | SFN | NL | 42 | 112 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 0 | .179 | .200 | .223 | .423 |
| 1964 | SFN | NL | 33 | 97 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .144 | .178 | .144 | .323 |
| 1965 | SFN | NL | 39 | 98 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .173 | .180 | .204 | .384 |
| 1966 | SFN | NL | 37 | 112 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .250 | .263 | .321 | .585 |
| 1967 | SFN | NL | 26 | 79 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .177 | .198 | .253 | .451 |
| 1968 | SFN | NL | 38 | 123 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 0 | .163 | .181 | .195 | .376 |
| 1969 | SFN | NL | 38 | 109 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .138 | .167 | .165 | .332 |
| 1970 | SFN | NL | 34 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 0 | .059 | .080 | .059 | .138 |
| 1971 | SFN | NL | 37 | 105 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 0 | .133 | .150 | .238 | .388 |
| 1972 | SFN | NL | 25 | 51 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .196 | .212 | .235 | .447 |
| 1973 | SFN | NL | 34 | 69 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .188 | .240 | .217 | .457 |
| 1974 | BOS | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | LAN | NL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | — | — | 475 | 1,221 | 73 | 202 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 38 | 269 | 2 | .165 | .191 | .202 | .393 |
Fielding
1 position| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | SFN | NL | P | 11 | 11 | 81.1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1.000 | 1.64 |
| 1961 | SFN | NL | P | 29 | 27 | 185.0 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 40 | .925 | 1.28 |
| 1962 | SFN | NL | P | 37 | 36 | 262.2 | 15 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 62 | .935 | 1.57 |
| 1963 | SFN | NL | P | 41 | 40 | 321.1 | 18 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 59 | .966 | 1.39 |
| 1964 | SFN | NL | P | 33 | 33 | 269.0 | 29 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 74 | .959 | 2.15 |
| 1965 | SFN | NL | P | 39 | 37 | 295.1 | 23 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 69 | .957 | 1.69 |
| 1966 | SFN | NL | P | 37 | 36 | 307.1 | 23 | 47 | 4 | 2 | 74 | .946 | 1.89 |
| 1967 | SFN | NL | P | 26 | 26 | 202.1 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 39 | .949 | 1.42 |
| 1968 | SFN | NL | P | 38 | 38 | 325.2 | 33 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 103 | .942 | 2.55 |
| 1969 | SFN | NL | P | 37 | 36 | 299.2 | 21 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 87 | .977 | 2.30 |
| 1970 | SFN | NL | P | 34 | 33 | 243.0 | 25 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 69 | .986 | 2.00 |
| 1971 | SFN | NL | P | 37 | 37 | 279.0 | 28 | 52 | 7 | 3 | 87 | .920 | 2.16 |
| 1972 | SFN | NL | P | 25 | 24 | 165.0 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 47 | .872 | 1.64 |
| 1973 | SFN | NL | P | 34 | 32 | 207.1 | 25 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 73 | .945 | 2.03 |
| 1974 | BOS | AL | P | 11 | 9 | 57.1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 1.09 |
| 1975 | LAN | NL | P | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.00 |
| Career | — | — | P | 471 | 457 | 3507.1 | 291 | 577 | 47 | 27 | 915 | .949 | 1.84 |