MG
1948–1961 · P
Mike Garcia
6' 1", 195 lbs·Lived to 63·Bats R / Throws R
All-Star
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Career Highs
2.36
Best ERA · 1949
22
Most W · 1952
143
Most K · 1952
1.125
Best WHIP · 1954
Career Arc · OPS
6 seasonsCareer Arc · ERA
13 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
14 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | CLE | 41 | 51 | 1 | 7 | .235 | — | — |
| 1950 | CLE | 33 | 65 | 0 | 6 | .200 | — | — |
| 1951 | CLE | 47 | 85 | 1 | 9 | .212 | — | — |
| 1952 | CLE | 46 | 95 | 0 | 10 | .137 | — | — |
| 1953 | CLE | 38 | 96 | 0 | 5 | .250 | — | — |
| 1954 | CLE | 45 | 81 | 0 | 4 | .136 | .329 | — |
| 1955 | CLE | 38 | 69 | 0 | 7 | .217 | .529 | — |
| 1956 | CLE | 35 | 61 | 0 | 3 | .115 | .295 | — |
| 1957 | CLE | 38 | 75 | 0 | 8 | .160 | .379 | — |
| 1958 | CLE | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | — |
| 1959 | CLE | 29 | 14 | 0 | 2 | .071 | .143 | — |
| 1960 | CWS | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .667 | — |
| 1961 | WS2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 428 | 696 | 2 | 62 | .182 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
14 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CLE | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 1 | 1.500 |
| 1949 | CLE | 41 | 175.7 | 14 | 5 | 2.36 | 175 | 94 | 1.218 |
| 1950 | CLE | 33 | 184.0 | 11 | 11 | 3.86 | 113 | 76 | 1.440 |
| 1951 | CLE | 47 | 254.0 | 20 | 13 | 3.15 | 128 | 118 | 1.264 |
| 1952 | CLE | 46 | 292.3 | 22 | 11 | 2.37 | 156 | 143 | 1.269 |
| 1953 | CLE | 38 | 271.7 | 18 | 9 | 3.25 | 127 | 134 | 1.255 |
| 1954 | CLE | 45 | 258.7 | 19 | 8 | 2.64 | 148 | 129 | 1.125 |
| 1955 | CLE | 38 | 210.7 | 11 | 13 | 4.02 | 100 | 120 | 1.358 |
| 1956 | CLE | 35 | 197.7 | 11 | 12 | 3.78 | 105 | 119 | 1.452 |
| 1957 | CLE | 38 | 211.3 | 12 | 8 | 3.75 | 102 | 110 | 1.391 |
| 1958 | CLE | 6 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 43 | 2 | 2.750 |
| 1959 | CLE | 29 | 72.0 | 3 | 6 | 4.00 | 98 | 49 | 1.431 |
| 1960 | CWS | 15 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 4.58 | 83 | 8 | 1.868 |
| 1961 | WS2 | 16 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 4.74 | 85 | 14 | 1.895 |
| Career | 428 | 2174.8 | 142 | 97 | — | — | 1117 | — | |
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