Mike Cuellar Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Mike Cuellar played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1977, appearing in 453 games over 15 seasons. He recorded a total of 185 W and 130 L, an ERA of 3.14, 1,632 SO, a WHIP of 1.197, and a WAR of 29.3.

🧾 Basic Profile

Mike Cuellar
NameMike Cuellar
Date of BirthMay 8, 1937
Nationality
Cuba
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut1959
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Mike Cuellar Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Mike Cuellar.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Mike Cuellar appeared in 453 games over 15 MLB seasons from 1959 to 1977. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS379 (MLB Rank: 169)
GF33 (MLB Rank: 2,431)
W185 (MLB Rank: 159)
L130 (MLB Rank: 277)
SV11 (MLB Rank: 1,207)
ERA3.14 (MLB Rank: 1,660)
IP2808 (MLB Rank: 175)
SHO36 (MLB Rank: 63)
CG172 (MLB Rank: 185)
SO1,632 (MLB Rank: 183)
BB822 (MLB Rank: 234)
H2,538 (MLB Rank: 229)
HR222 (MLB Rank: 201)
SO95.23 (MLB Rank: 5,241)
BB92.63 (MLB Rank: 9,651)
H98.13 (MLB Rank: 9,711)
HR90.71 (MLB Rank: 6,183)
WHIP1.197 (MLB Rank: 10,755)
WAR29.3 (MLB Rank: 313)

📊 Last Season Summary (1977)

In his final season (1977), Mike Cuellar recorded the following stats:

GS1
W0
L1
ERA18.9
IP3.1
SO3
BB3
H9
HR2
SO98.1
BB98.1
H924.3
HR95.4
WHIP3.6
WAR−0.4

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1970, 24 W
  • Most SO: 1967, 203 SO
  • Most IP: 1970, 297.2 IP
  • Best WAR: 1966, 5.7 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1966, 2.22 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Mike Cuellar appeared in 12 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.88, pitched 84.4 IP, struck out 56 batters, with 4 W and 4 L.

Mike Cuellar Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1959
0
0
15.75
0
0
5
4
-0.4
2.75
1
7
4
8
7
28
6.29
11.3
1.25
0
2
0
0
0
2.3
15.8
9
0
0
1
1
24
1964
5
5
4.5
0.5
4
56
72
-0.5
1.569
8
80
33
43
36
85
3.91
7
1.7
7
32
6
1
0
1
10
4.1
0
1
4
1
320
1965
1
4
3.54
0.2
2
46
56
0.8
1.357
3
55
21
24
22
95
2.75
7.4
2.19
4
25
11
0
0
0.5
8.8
3.4
0
1
4
2
238
1966
12
10
2.22
0.545
2
175
227.1
5.7
1.078
10
193
52
79
56
155
2.27
6.9
3.37
28
38
6
11
1
0.4
7.6
2.1
1
0
8
9
913
1967
16
11
3.03
0.593
1
203
246.1
3.8
1.202
16
233
63
99
83
108
2.51
7.4
3.22
32
36
3
16
3
0.6
8.5
2.3
1
1
3
1
1021
1968
8
11
2.74
0.421
1
133
170.2
3.1
1.154
8
152
45
60
52
108
2.24
7
2.96
24
28
3
11
2
0.4
8
2.4
0
1
7
2
700
1969
23
11
2.38
0.676
0
182
290.2
4.4
1.005
18
213
79
94
77
149
2.89
5.6
2.3
39
39
0
18
5
0.6
6.6
2.4
2
1
7
3
1137
1970
24
8
3.48
0.75
0
190
297.2
2.7
1.149
34
273
69
126
115
105
3.55
5.7
2.75
40
40
0
21
4
1
8.3
2.1
1
1
5
6
1214
1971
20
9
3.08
0.69
0
124
292.1
2.8
1.122
30
250
78
111
100
109
3.75
3.8
1.59
38
38
0
21
4
0.9
7.7
2.4
0
1
1
3
1166
1972
18
12
2.57
0.6
0
132
248.1
3.4
1.079
21
197
71
78
71
120
3.29
4.8
1.86
35
35
0
17
4
0.8
7.1
2.6
0
0
4
3
989
1973
18
13
3.27
0.581
0
140
267
0.5
1.307
29
265
84
120
97
114
3.87
4.7
1.67
38
38
0
17
2
1
8.9
2.8
0
0
2
8
1127
1974
22
10
3.11
0.688
0
106
269.1
3.4
1.259
17
253
86
106
93
111
3.59
3.5
1.23
38
38
0
20
5
0.6
8.5
2.9
0
2
4
2
1111
1975
14
12
3.66
0.538
0
105
256
1.2
1.223
17
229
84
112
104
97
3.63
3.7
1.25
36
36
0
17
5
0.6
8.1
3
1
1
5
7
1034
1976
4
13
4.96
0.235
1
32
107
-1.2
1.673
8
129
50
63
59
66
4.46
2.7
0.64
19
26
4
2
1
0.7
10.9
4.2
0
2
5
5
490
1977
0
1
18.9
0
0
3
3.1
-0.4
3.6
2
9
3
7
7
23
11.44
8.1
1
1
2
0
0
0
5.4
24.3
8.1
0
0
1
0
21