Michael David Minor is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.

Born on December 26, 1987 (age 34 years), in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, in the United States of America, Mike is said to have recorded a win- loss of 79-78.

He is also said to have had strikeouts of 1,197 and has played in the MLB for some minor league teams like Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics.

Mike began his high school education at the  Forrest School in Chapel Hill, Tennessee after which he furthered to college at  Vanderbilt University.

On December 1, 2020, Minor signed a two-year, $18 million contract to return to the Kansas City Royals, with a $13 million club option for the 2023 season and a $1 million buyout.

Mike Minor Stats

Career Stats

Season Team LG W L ERA G GS CG SHO HLD SV SVO IP H R ER HR NP HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
2010 ATL NL 3 2 5.98 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 40.2 53 28 27 6 769 1 11 0 43 .314 1.57 0.71
2011 ATL NL 5 3 4.14 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 82.2 93 39 38 7 1377 1 30 5 77 .285 1.49 0.80
2012 ATL NL 11 10 4.12 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 179.1 151 88 82 26 2863 5 56 7 145 .232 1.15 0.69
2013 ATL NL 13 9 3.21 32 32 1 0 0 0 0 204.2 177 79 73 22 3126 1 46 2 181 .232 1.09 0.67
2014 ATL NL 6 12 4.77 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 145.1 165 77 77 21 2424 6 44 2 120 .285 1.44 0.97
2017 KC AL 6 6 2.55 65 0 0 0 17 6 9 77.2 57 23 22 5 1192 1 22 3 88 .204 1.02 0.78
2018 TEX AL 12 8 4.18 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 157.0 138 76 73 25 2552 8 38 1 132 .235 1.12 0.64
2019 TEX AL 14 10 3.59 32 32 2 1 0 0 0 208.1 190 86 83 30 3358 7 68 1 200 .244 1.24 0.75
2020 2 teams – 1 6 5.56 12 11 1 1 0 0 0 56.2 50 36 35 11 979 1 20 0 62 .230 1.24 0.56
2020 TEX AL 0 5 5.60 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 35.1 35 23 22 7 625 0 13 0 35 .248 1.36 0.64
2020 OAK AL 1 1 5.48 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 21.1 15 13 13 4 354 1 7 0 27 .197 1.03 0.42
2021 KC AL 8 12 5.05 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 158.2 156 92 89 26 2621 5 41 0 149 .252 1.24 0.77
MLB Career – – 79 78 4.11 276 209 4 2 17 6 9 1311.0 1230 624 599 179 21261 36 376 21 1197 .248 1.23 0.73

Is Mike Minor a Good Pitcher?

Yes, Mike Minor is a good pitcher as he was one of the few pitchers who threw 200 or more innings. Minor is said to have been part of the 15 pitchers who did extremely well making him  get selected as an All-Star and was eighth in Cy Young voting