Mickey Lolich

Mickey Lolich

1963–1979 · Bats B · Throws L · 6'1", 170 lb · b. 1940 Portland, OR

Career 217–191 · 3.44 ERA · 2,832 SO · 3638.1 IP · 592 G · 90 H · 31 RBI · .110 AVG

Seasons leading his league

6

5 best in baseball 1 league only

26 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1971 Best season

Spanning 1967–1975, peaking at 4 titles in 1971.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×2 300 Strikeout Seasons

Team records #1 Tigers career SO #1 Tigers 1971 SO #2 Tigers 1971 IP #3 Tigers career W #3 Tigers career IP #6 Tigers 1971 W #9 Tigers career WHIP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

954th League titles 6
505th Best in baseball 5
1,117th Top-5 finishes 26

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

23rd Strikeouts 2,832
41st Shutouts 41
59th Innings Pitched 3638.1
87th Wins 217
146th Complete Games 195
214th Strikeouts / 9 7.01
240th Walks + Hits / IP 1.23
288th Pitcher Assists 448
386th Earned Run Average 3.44

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1975 1.000
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1971 AL 29 1972 #2 1974 #3
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1967 6
Innings Pitched	1	1st	—	1971 376.0 1972 #3
Strikeouts	1	1st	—	1971 308 1965 #2 1969 #2 1970 #2 1972 #2
Wins	1	1st	—	1971 25 1972 #3
Strikeouts / 9	—	#2	—	1965 #3 1966 #3 1968 #3 1969 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1975	1	P FPCT 1.000
1971	4	W 25 SO 308 IP 376.0 CG 29
1967	1	SHO 6

Pitching

led the league 16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1963	DET	AL	5	9	3.55	33	18	0	144.1	145	57	13	56	103	1.39
1964	DET	AL	18	9	3.26	44	33	2	232.0	196	84	26	64	192	1.12
1965	DET	AL	15	9	3.44	43	37	3	243.2	216	93	23	72	226	1.18
1966	DET	AL	14	14	4.77	40	33	3	203.2	204	108	24	83	173	1.41
1967	DET	AL	14	13	3.04	31	30	0	204.0	165	69	14	56	174	1.08
1968	DET	AL	17	9	3.19	39	32	1	220.0	178	78	23	65	197	1.11
1969	DET	AL	19	11	3.14	37	36	1	280.2	214	98	22	122	271	1.20
1970	DET	AL	14	19	3.80	40	39	0	272.2	272	115	27	109	230	1.40
1971	DET	AL	25	14	2.92	45	45	0	376.0	336	122	36	92	308	1.14
1972	DET	AL	22	14	2.50	41	41	0	327.1	282	91	29	74	250	1.09
1973	DET	AL	16	15	3.82	42	42	0	308.2	315	131	35	79	214	1.28
1974	DET	AL	16	21	4.15	41	41	0	308.0	310	142	38	78	202	1.26
1975	DET	AL	12	18	3.78	32	32	0	240.2	260	101	19	64	139	1.35
1976	NYN	NL	8	13	3.22	31	30	0	192.2	184	69	14	52	120	1.23
1978	SDN	NL	2	1	1.56	20	2	1	34.2	30	6	0	11	13	1.18
1979	SDN	NL	0	2	4.74	27	5	0	49.1	59	26	4	22	20	1.64
Career	—	—	217	191	3.44	586	496	11	3638.1	3,366	1,390	347	1,099	2,832	1.23

Batting

16 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1963	DET	AL	33	36	3	2	0	0	0	1	9	20	0	.056	.244	.056	.300
1964	DET	AL	44	64	9	7	0	0	0	4	11	32	0	.109	.260	.109	.369
1965	DET	AL	43	86	3	5	0	0	0	0	2	37	0	.058	.080	.058	.138
1966	DET	AL	40	64	12	9	0	1	0	3	7	28	0	.141	.225	.172	.397
1967	DET	AL	32	61	4	12	0	0	0	4	7	25	0	.197	.279	.197	.476
1968	DET	AL	41	70	5	8	3	0	0	3	6	25	0	.114	.184	.157	.341
1969	DET	AL	38	91	6	8	0	1	0	5	9	41	0	.088	.168	.110	.278
1970	DET	AL	42	82	4	11	0	0	0	3	12	29	1	.134	.245	.134	.379
1971	DET	AL	45	115	9	15	2	0	0	7	16	55	0	.130	.242	.148	.390
1972	DET	AL	41	89	3	6	0	0	0	0	20	39	0	.067	.246	.067	.313
1973	DET	AL	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1974	DET	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1975	DET	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1976	NYN	NL	31	54	5	7	0	0	0	1	5	25	0	.130	.217	.130	.346
1978	SDN	NL	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1979	SDN	NL	27	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	.000	.143	.000	.143
Career	—	—	592	821	63	90	5	2	0	31	105	362	1	.110	.215	.121	.335

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1963	DET	AL	P	33	18	144.1	4	22	3	1	29	.897	0.79
1964	DET	AL	P	44	33	232.0	7	28	3	0	38	.921	0.80
1965	DET	AL	P	43	37	243.2	11	27	5	2	43	.884	0.88
1966	DET	AL	P	40	33	203.2	4	21	3	1	28	.893	0.63
1967	DET	AL	P	31	30	204.0	10	22	3	1	35	.914	1.03
1968	DET	AL	P	39	32	220.0	5	26	3	0	34	.912	0.80
1969	DET	AL	P	37	36	280.2	5	41	4	1	50	.920	1.24
1970	DET	AL	P	40	39	273.0	9	46	2	1	57	.965	1.38
1971	DET	AL	P	45	45	376.0	9	40	1	2	50	.980	1.09
1972	DET	AL	P	41	41	327.0	4	32	2	2	38	.947	0.88
1973	DET	AL	P	42	42	308.2	11	40	1	3	52	.981	1.21
1974	DET	AL	P	41	41	308.0	9	29	2	1	40	.950	0.93
1975	DET	AL	P	32	32	240.2	2	32	0	0	34	1.000	1.06
1976	NYN	NL	P	31	30	192.2	9	27	6	1	42	.857	1.16
1978	SDN	NL	P	20	2	34.2	1	6	0	0	7	1.000	0.35
1979	SDN	NL	P	27	5	49.1	0	9	0	0	9	1.000	0.33
Career	—	—	P	586	496	3638.1	100	448	38	16	586	.935	0.94