Mike Garcia was born on Saturday, November 17, 1923, in San Gabriel, California. Garcia was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on October 3, 1948, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mike Garcia baseball stats page.
"The Big Bear (Mike Garcia), on the other hand, utilizing a rather lazy, deceptively leisurely motion, would be content to cut down American League batters four days out of the week, and twice on Sundays." - Sports Stars (August 1952)
Mike Garcia![]() Mike Garcia Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam (#112) |
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Mike GarciaMike Garcia Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1948 | 25 | Indians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1949 | 26 | Indians | 41 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 5 | .737 | 2.36 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 175.2 | 718 | 154 | 46 | 51 | 6 | 60 | 3 | 94 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1950 | 27 | Indians | 33 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 3.86 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 184.0 | 804 | 191 | 79 | 88 | 15 | 74 | 6 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1951 | 28 | Indians | 47 | 30 | 14 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 3.15 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 254.0 | 1,066 | 239 | 89 | 101 | 10 | 82 | 10 | 118 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 29 | Indians | 46 | 36 | 8 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 2.37 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 292.1 | 1,236 | 284 | 77 | 93 | 9 | 87 | 12 | 143 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 1953 | 30 | Indians | 38 | 35 | 3 | 18 | 9 | .667 | 3.25 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 271.2 | 1,133 | 260 | 98 | 106 | 18 | 81 | 2 | 134 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 31 | Indians | 45 | 34 | 8 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 2.64 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 258.2 | 1,053 | 220 | 76 | 85 | 6 | 71 | 3 | 129 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1955 | 32 | Indians | 38 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 4.02 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 210.2 | 894 | 230 | 94 | 101 | 17 | 56 | 6 | 120 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1956 | 33 | Indians | 35 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 3.78 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 197.2 | 874 | 213 | 83 | 93 | 18 | 74 | 5 | 119 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1957 | 34 | Indians | 38 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.75 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 211.1 | 915 | 221 | 88 | 98 | 14 | 73 | 6 | 110 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 1958 | 35 | Indians | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1959 | 36 | Indians | 29 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72.0 | 310 | 72 | 32 | 39 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1960 | 37 | White Sox | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17.2 | 82 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1961 | 38 | Senators | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 97 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 14 Years | 428 | 281 | 77 | 142 | 97 | .594 | 3.27 | 111 | 27 | 23 | 2,174.2 | 9,237 | 2,148 | 789 | 888 | 122 | 719 | 59 | 1,117 | 30 | 33 | 2 | - | ||
Mike GarciaMike Garcia Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1948 | 25 | Indians | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1949 | 26 | Indians | 41 | 51 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - | 0 | 0 | .235 | .278 | .333 |
| 1950 | 27 | Indians | 33 | 65 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | - | 1 | 0 | .200 | .224 | .231 |
| 1951 | 28 | Indians | 47 | 85 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - | 0 | 2 | .212 | .239 | .318 |
| 1952 | 29 | Indians | 46 | 95 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 10 | - | 0 | 4 | .137 | .180 | .168 |
| 1953 | 30 | Indians | 38 | 96 | 8 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | - | 0 | 2 | .250 | .273 | .302 |
| 1954 | 31 | Indians | 45 | 81 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .136 | .193 | .136 |
| 1955 | 32 | Indians | 38 | 69 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .253 | .275 |
| 1956 | 33 | Indians | 35 | 61 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .115 | .164 | .131 |
| 1957 | 34 | Indians | 38 | 75 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .160 | .192 | .187 |
| 1958 | 35 | Indians | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1959 | 36 | Indians | 29 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .071 | .071 |
| 1960 | 37 | White Sox | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| 1961 | 38 | Senators | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 14 Years | 428 | 696 | 41 | 127 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 31 | 0 | 151 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 16 | .182 | .218 | .227 | ||
Mike GarciaMike Garcia Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1948 Indians | P | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1949 Indians | P | 41 | 20 | 527 | 46 | 1.1 | 45 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.31 |
| 1950 Indians | P | 33 | 29 | 552 | 53 | 1.6 | 52 | 10 | 42 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.54 |
| 1951 Indians | P | 47 | 30 | 762 | 66 | 1.4 | 64 | 18 | 46 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.27 |
| 1952 Indians | P | 46 | 36 | 877 | 79 | 1.7 | 76 | 17 | 59 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.34 |
| 1953 Indians | P | 38 | 35 | 815 | 53 | 1.4 | 53 | 14 | 39 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.76 |
| 1954 Indians | P | 45 | 34 | 776 | 62 | 1.4 | 61 | 20 | 41 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.12 |
| 1955 Indians | P | 38 | 31 | 632 | 42 | 1.1 | 41 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.75 |
| 1956 Indians | P | 35 | 30 | 593 | 40 | 1.1 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.82 |
| 1957 Indians | P | 38 | 27 | 634 | 35 | 0.9 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.45 |
| 1958 Indians | P | 6 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1959 Indians | P | 29 | 8 | 216 | 18 | 0.6 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.13 |
| 1960 White Sox | P | 15 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 0.3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.55 |
| 1961 Senators | P | 16 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .250 | 0.47 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 428 | 281 | 6,524 | 507 | 1.2 | 493 | 134 | 359 | 14 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.04 | |
| 14 Years | 428 | 281 | 6,524 | 507 | 1.2 | 493 | 134 | 359 | 14 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.04 | |
Mike GarciaMike Garcia Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1948 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 |
| 1949 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 51.0 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 1.57 | 4.82 | 3.07 |
| 1950 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 10.8 | 1.03 | 3.72 | 3.62 |
| 1951 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 85.0 | 7.1 | 9.4 | 1.44 | 4.18 | 2.91 |
| 1952 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 1.64 | 4.40 | 2.68 |
| 1953 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.4 | 19.2 | 1.65 | 4.44 | 2.68 |
| 1954 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 20.3 | 1.82 | 4.49 | 2.47 |
| 1955 Indians | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.9 | 9.9 | 2.14 | 5.13 | 2.39 |
| 1956 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 20.3 | 1.61 | 5.42 | 3.37 |
| 1957 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 1.51 | 4.68 | 3.11 |
| 1958 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.29 | 2.25 | 7.88 |
| 1959 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 1.58 | 6.13 | 3.88 |
| 1960 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.80 | 4.08 | 5.09 |
| 1961 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.08 | 6.63 | 6.16 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 14 Years | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 348.0 | 4.6 | 11.2 | 1.55 | 4.62 | 2.98 |
Mike GarciaMike Garcia Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1948 Cleveland Indians | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1949 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1950 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1951 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1952 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1953 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1954 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | Stats | Stats |
| 1955 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1956 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1957 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1958 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1959 Cleveland Indians | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1960 Chicago White Sox | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1961 Washington Senators | 19 | Undetermined | - | - |
| Mike Garcia Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

Did you know that Mike Garcia was named one of the 100 Greatest Cleveland Indians Players ever? As part of the club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2001, a panel of veteran baseball writers, historians and executives selected a roster of the Top 100 Greatest Indians and Garcia was named one of the thirty-six pitchers.
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