Mike Caldwell
1971–1984 · bats R / throws L · Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
477G
.157AVG
.172OBP
.190SLG
More career statistics
34H
0HR
8RBI
0SB
137–130W–L
2,408.2IP
939K
3.81ERA
307GS
18SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · p er | 1,021 | 1,020 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 477 | 243 | 216 | 11 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | .157 | .172 | .190 | .362 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,408.7 | 475 | 307 | 98 | 137 | 130 | 18 | 2,581 | 1,183 | 1,021 | 218 | 597 | 939 | 0 | 0 | 3.81 | 1.319 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1974-05-05 to 1974-05-19
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1972-05-11 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Five Home Runs Allowed | 1980-05-31 | 1 in 1,585 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1982-10-01 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 241 | 114 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | .208 | .193 | .238 |
| Away | 236 | 129 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 35 | .113 | .124 | .148 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 59 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .074 | .097 | .111 |
| May | 86 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | .216 | .220 | .255 |
| June | 73 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .091 | .118 | .121 |
| July | 79 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .111 | .103 | .111 |
| August | 88 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .200 | .179 | .200 |
| September | 86 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .219 | .179 | .312 |
| October | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| atlanta-braves | 27 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .208 | .214 | .250 |
| cincinnati-reds | 25 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .192 | .172 | .192 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 23 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .067 | .059 | .067 |
| minnesota-twins | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| cleveland-guardians | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| st-louis-cardinals | 22 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .120 | .154 | .120 |
| houston-astros | 21 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  San Diego Padres | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1.000 | 6 | 5 |
| 1972 | San Diego Padres | 42 | 50 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .140 | 163 | 102 |
| 1973 | San Diego Padres | 56 | 35 | 5 | – | – | – | .143 | 149 | 86 |
| 1974 |  San Francisco Giants | 31 | 63 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .143 | 189 | 83 |
| 1975 | San Francisco Giants | 38 | 44 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .159 | 163 | 57 |
| 1976 | San Francisco Giants | 50 | 19 | 3 | – | – | – | .158 | 107 | 55 |
| 1977 | Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers | 35 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | .500 | 119 | 49 |
| 1978 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 293 | 131 |
| 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 235 | 89 |
| 1980 | Milwaukee Brewers | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 225 | 74 |
| 1981 | Milwaukee Brewers | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 144 | 41 |
| 1982 | Milwaukee Brewers | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 258 | 75 |
| 1983 | Milwaukee Brewers | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 228 | 58 |
| 1984 | Milwaukee Brewers | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 126 | 34 |