Juan Marichal played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1975, appearing in 471 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 243 W and 142 L, an ERA of 2.89, 2,303 SO, a WHIP of 1.101, and a WAR of 61.8.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Juan Marichal |
Date of Birth | October 20, 1937 |
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MLB Debut | 1960 |
📊 Career Summary
Juan Marichal appeared in 471 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1960 to 1975. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 457 (MLB Rank: 83) |
GF | 11 (MLB Rank: 4,674) |
W | 243 (MLB Rank: 57) |
L | 142 (MLB Rank: 205) |
SV | 2 (MLB Rank: 2,859) |
ERA | 2.89 (MLB Rank: 1,202) |
IP | 3507 (MLB Rank: 71) |
SHO | 52 (MLB Rank: 18) |
CG | 244 (MLB Rank: 88) |
SO | 2,303 (MLB Rank: 57) |
BB | 709 (MLB Rank: 377) |
H | 3,153 (MLB Rank: 109) |
HR | 320 (MLB Rank: 48) |
SO9 | 5.91 (MLB Rank: 4,087) |
BB9 | 1.82 (MLB Rank: 10,782) |
H9 | 8.09 (MLB Rank: 9,679) |
HR9 | 0.82 (MLB Rank: 5,246) |
WHIP | 1.101 (MLB Rank: 11,088) |
WAR | 61.8 (MLB Rank: 55) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1975)
In his final season (1975), Juan Marichal recorded the following stats:
GS | 2 |
W | 0 |
L | 1 |
ERA | 13.5 |
IP | 6 |
SO | 1 |
BB | 5 |
H | 11 |
HR | 2 |
SO9 | 1.5 |
BB9 | 7.5 |
H9 | 16.5 |
HR9 | 3 |
WHIP | 2.667 |
WAR | −0.5 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1968, 26 W
- Most SO: 1963, 248 SO
- Most IP: 1968, 325.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1965, 10.3 WAR
- Best ERA: 1969, 2.11 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Juan Marichal appeared in 2 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.5, pitched 12 IP, struck out 10 batters, with 0 W and 1 L.
Juan Marichal Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1960 | 6 | 2 | 2.66 | 0.75 | 0 | 58 | 81.1 | 1.8 | 1.07 | 5 | 59 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 132 | 2.93 | 6.4 | 2.07 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 328 |
1961 | 13 | 10 | 3.89 | 0.565 | 0 | 124 | 185 | 1.8 | 1.249 | 24 | 183 | 48 | 88 | 80 | 98 | 3.73 | 6 | 2.58 | 27 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1.2 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 769 |
1962 | 18 | 11 | 3.36 | 0.621 | 1 | 153 | 262.2 | 3.6 | 1.23 | 34 | 233 | 90 | 112 | 98 | 114 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 36 | 37 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 1.2 | 8 | 3.1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1101 |
1963 | 25 | 8 | 2.41 | 0.758 | 0 | 248 | 321.1 | 7.8 | 0.996 | 27 | 259 | 61 | 102 | 86 | 133 | 2.62 | 6.9 | 4.07 | 40 | 41 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1270 |
1964 | 21 | 8 | 2.48 | 0.724 | 0 | 206 | 269 | 6.3 | 1.089 | 18 | 241 | 52 | 89 | 74 | 143 | 2.53 | 6.9 | 3.96 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1089 |
1965 | 22 | 13 | 2.13 | 0.629 | 1 | 240 | 295.1 | 10.3 | 0.914 | 27 | 224 | 46 | 78 | 70 | 169 | 2.59 | 7.3 | 5.22 | 37 | 39 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1153 |
1966 | 25 | 6 | 2.23 | 0.806 | 0 | 222 | 307.1 | 9.1 | 0.859 | 32 | 228 | 36 | 88 | 76 | 167 | 2.86 | 6.5 | 6.17 | 36 | 37 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1180 |
1967 | 14 | 10 | 2.76 | 0.583 | 0 | 166 | 202.1 | 1.8 | 1.171 | 20 | 195 | 42 | 79 | 62 | 121 | 2.82 | 7.4 | 3.95 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0.9 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 839 |
1968 | 26 | 9 | 2.43 | 0.743 | 0 | 218 | 325.2 | 5 | 1.047 | 21 | 295 | 46 | 106 | 88 | 123 | 2.36 | 6 | 4.74 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1307 |
1969 | 21 | 11 | 2.1 | 0.656 | 0 | 205 | 299.2 | 7.8 | 0.994 | 15 | 244 | 54 | 90 | 70 | 168 | 2.39 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 36 | 37 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1176 |
1970 | 12 | 10 | 4.12 | 0.545 | 0 | 123 | 242.2 | 2.8 | 1.306 | 28 | 269 | 48 | 128 | 111 | 98 | 3.73 | 4.6 | 2.56 | 33 | 34 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1035 |
1971 | 18 | 11 | 2.94 | 0.621 | 0 | 159 | 279 | 2.9 | 1.075 | 27 | 244 | 56 | 113 | 91 | 117 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 2.84 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1124 |
1972 | 6 | 16 | 3.71 | 0.273 | 0 | 72 | 165 | 0.1 | 1.345 | 15 | 176 | 46 | 82 | 68 | 94 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 1.57 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 699 |
1973 | 11 | 15 | 3.82 | 0.423 | 0 | 87 | 207.1 | 1.3 | 1.293 | 22 | 231 | 37 | 104 | 88 | 101 | 3.66 | 3.8 | 2.35 | 32 | 34 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1.6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 888 |
1974 | 5 | 1 | 4.87 | 0.833 | 0 | 21 | 57.1 | -0.1 | 1.308 | 3 | 61 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 80 | 3.36 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 244 |
1975 | 0 | 1 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -0.5 | 2.667 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 9.09 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 |