Mike Flanagan
Career 167–143 · 3.90 ERA · 1,491 SO · 2770.0 IP
Seasons leading his league
8
8 best in baseball
17
Top-5 finishes
7
Title seasons
3
Categories led
1979
Best season
Spanning 1977–1989, peaking at 2 titles in 1979.
Clubs
20 Win Seasons
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 693rd League titles 8
- 245th Best in baseball 8
- 1,784th Top-5 finishes 17
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 73rd Pitcher Fielding Percentage .979
- 183rd Innings Pitched 2770.0
- 202nd Wins 167
- 242nd Strikeouts 1,491
- 273rd Shutouts 19
- 317th Pitcher Assists 430
- 400th Complete Games 101
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 | 6 | 1st | 2 yrs (1988–1989) | 1977 1.000 1982 1.000 1984 1.000 1986 1.000 1988 1.000 1989 1.000 |
| Shutouts | 1 | 1st | — | 1979 5 |
| Wins | 1 | 1st | — | 1979 23 |
| Strikeouts / 9 | — | #3 | — | 1979 #3 |
| Innings Pitched | — | #3 | — | 1979 #3 |
| Walks + Hits / IP | — | #3 | — | 1979 #3 |
| Strikeouts | — | #3 | — | 1979 #3 |
Title Seasons
7 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1 | P FPCT 1.000 |
| 1988 | 1 | P FPCT 1.000 |
| 1986 | 1 | P FPCT 1.000 |
| 1984 | 1 | P FPCT 1.000 |
| 1982 | 1 | P FPCT 1.000 |
| 1979 | 2 | W 23 SHO 5 |
| 1977 | 1 | P FPCT 1.000 |
Pitching
led the league 18 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | BAL | AL | 0 | 1 | 2.79 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1.55 |
| 1976 | BAL | AL | 3 | 5 | 4.13 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 85.0 | 83 | 39 | 7 | 33 | 56 | 1.37 |
| 1977 | BAL | AL | 15 | 10 | 3.64 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 235.0 | 235 | 95 | 17 | 70 | 149 | 1.30 |
| 1978 | BAL | AL | 19 | 15 | 4.03 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 281.1 | 271 | 126 | 22 | 87 | 167 | 1.27 |
| 1979 | BAL | AL | 23 | 9 | 3.08 | 39 | 38 | 0 | 265.2 | 245 | 91 | 23 | 70 | 190 | 1.19 |
| 1980 | BAL | AL | 16 | 13 | 4.12 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 251.1 | 278 | 115 | 27 | 71 | 128 | 1.39 |
| 1981 | BAL | AL | 9 | 6 | 4.19 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 116.0 | 108 | 54 | 11 | 37 | 72 | 1.25 |
| 1982 | BAL | AL | 15 | 11 | 3.97 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 236.0 | 233 | 104 | 24 | 76 | 103 | 1.31 |
| 1983 | BAL | AL | 12 | 4 | 3.30 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 125.1 | 135 | 46 | 10 | 31 | 50 | 1.32 |
| 1984 | BAL | AL | 13 | 13 | 3.53 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 226.2 | 213 | 89 | 24 | 81 | 115 | 1.30 |
| 1985 | BAL | AL | 4 | 5 | 5.13 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 86.0 | 101 | 49 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 1.50 |
| 1986 | BAL | AL | 7 | 11 | 4.24 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 172.0 | 179 | 81 | 15 | 66 | 96 | 1.42 |
| 1987 | BAL +1 | AL | 6 | 8 | 4.06 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 144.0 | 148 | 65 | 12 | 51 | 93 | 1.38 |
| 1988 | TOR | AL | 13 | 13 | 4.18 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 211.0 | 220 | 98 | 23 | 80 | 99 | 1.42 |
| 1989 | TOR | AL | 8 | 10 | 3.93 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 171.2 | 186 | 75 | 10 | 47 | 47 | 1.36 |
| 1990 | TOR | AL | 2 | 2 | 5.31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20.1 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1.77 |
| 1991 | BAL | AL | 2 | 7 | 2.38 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 98.1 | 84 | 26 | 6 | 25 | 55 | 1.11 |
| 1992 | BAL | AL | 0 | 0 | 8.05 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 34.2 | 50 | 31 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 2.11 |
| Career | — | — | 167 | 143 | 3.90 | 526 | 404 | 4 | 2770.0 | 2,806 | 1,199 | 251 | 890 | 1,491 | 1.33 |
Fielding
1 position| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | BAL | AL | P | 2 | 1 | 9.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.00 |
| 1976 | BAL | AL | P | 20 | 10 | 85.0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1.000 | 0.85 |
| 1977 | BAL | AL | P | 36 | 33 | 235.0 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 1.000 | 1.19 |
| 1978 | BAL | AL | P | 40 | 40 | 281.1 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 46 | .957 | 1.10 |
| 1979 | BAL | AL | P | 39 | 38 | 265.2 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 47 | .957 | 1.15 |
| 1980 | BAL | AL | P | 37 | 37 | 251.1 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 49 | .980 | 1.30 |
| 1981 | BAL | AL | P | 20 | 20 | 116.0 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 29 | .966 | 1.40 |
| 1982 | BAL | AL | P | 36 | 35 | 236.0 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 1.000 | 1.25 |
| 1983 | BAL | AL | P | 20 | 20 | 125.1 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .913 | 1.05 |
| 1984 | BAL | AL | P | 34 | 34 | 226.2 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 1.000 | 1.06 |
| 1985 | BAL | AL | P | 15 | 15 | 86.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | 1.00 |
| 1986 | BAL | AL | P | 29 | 28 | 172.0 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1.000 | 0.72 |
| 1987 | BAL | AL | P | 23 | 23 | 144.0 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .962 | 1.09 |
| 1988 | TOR | AL | P | 34 | 34 | 211.0 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 1.000 | 1.21 |
| 1989 | TOR | AL | P | 30 | 30 | 171.2 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 1.000 | 1.37 |
| 1990 | TOR | AL | P | 5 | 5 | 20.1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .857 | 1.20 |
| 1991 | BAL | AL | P | 64 | 1 | 98.1 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 1.000 | 0.45 |
| 1992 | BAL | AL | P | 42 | 0 | 34.2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | .923 | 0.29 |
| Career | — | — | P | 526 | 404 | 2770.0 | 89 | 430 | 11 | 26 | 530 | .979 | 0.99 |