The Baseball Cube

Mike Pelfrey  

Mike Pelfrey  

|Assistant Coach - Wichita State (NCAA-1) [2023]

MORE  
Proper Name
Michael Alan Pelfrey
nickname
Big Pelf
pronunciation
PELL-free
High Level
MLB (2006-2017)
Positions
P (315)
Ht / Wt
6-7 / 240
Bats / Throws
Right / Right
age
40.075
place
Wichita,Kansas
High School
Wichita Heights (Wichita,KS)
colleges
Signing Bonus
$ 3,550,000
draft posit
P
MLB Debut
Service Time
10.113 (2017)
repertoire
[2017] ... Sinker (91.9) [58.8%] ... Curveball (70.2) [15.0%] ... Split-Finger (81.3) [13.6%] ... Slider (82.9) [12.2%] ... 4-Seam Fastball (92.7) [0.5%]
MLB Teams
NYN [7] MIN [3] CHA [1] DET [1]
TBC#
42044
mlbam id
460059
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleerawhipw-lggssviphso
Career MLB [2006-2017]4.681.5168-10327525611,476.31687838
Strikeouts
33
Walks
56
Hittable
40
SO/BB
42
vsPower
40
Hitting
19
Durability
57
Team
.503
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [2012] Inducted into the Wichita State University Athletics Hall of Fame
Subscribe to TBC PREMIUM ... Surf ad-free, get the daily PLAYER TRACKER (take a tour), access to ... more
than a dozen research applications including Player Comparison tool, analysis features and additional datagrid functionality!
Detailed player transaction history is available since 2012 for major leaguers and minor leaguers.
Historical transactions for Major Leaguers pre-2012 is also available but excludes minor league activity.
Transactions
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year tranx date end date mlb org level Transaction Description status minor team 40man age
2017 2017-11-03 current -- -- Granted free agency Free Agt -- No 33.294
2017 2017-04-21 2017-11-03 CHA MLB Contract purchased from minors Active -- Yes 33.098
2017 2017-04-05 2017-04-21 CHA AAA Signed to Minor League Contract Minors Charlotte (IL) No 33.082
2017 2017-03-30 2017-04-05 -- -- Released by Tigers Free Agt -- No 33.076
2016 2016-08-03 2016-09-05 DET MLB DL-15 Lower back strain DL-15 -- Yes 32.202
2015 2015-12-08 2016-08-03 DET MLB Signed to 2-year contract for 2016-2017 ($16m) [Free agent] Active -- Yes 31.328
2015 2015-11-03 2015-12-08 -- -- Granted free agency Free Agt -- No 31.293
2014 2014-06-19 2014-10-31 MIN MLB Transferred to 60-day DL DL-60 -- No 30.156
2014 2014-06-01 2014-06-19 MIN AAA Assigned to Rochester (AAA) Minors Rochester (IL) No 30.138
2014 2014-05-28 2014-06-01 MIN MLB Recalled from minor league rehab assignment Active -- Yes 30.134
2014 2014-05-02 2014-05-23 MIN MLB DL-15 Strained left groin DL-15 -- Yes 30.108
2013 2013-12-24 2014-05-02 MIN MLB Signed to 2-year contract for 2014-2015 ($11m) [Free agent] Active -- Yes 29.345
2013 2013-10-31 2013-12-24 -- -- Declared free agency Free Agt -- No 29.291
2013 2013-07-01 2013-07-04 MIN A Assigned to Cedar Rapids (A) for rehab DL-15 Cedar Rapids (Midw) Yes 29.169
2013 2013-06-23 2013-07-01 MIN MLB DL-15 Strained back DL-15 -- Yes 29.161
2012 2012-12-18 2013-06-23 MIN MLB Signed to 1-year contract for 2013-2013 ($4m) [Free agent] Active -- Yes 28.339
2012 2012-11-30 2012-12-18 -- -- Declared free agency Free Agt -- No 28.321
2012 2012-05-07 2012-10-30 NYN MLB Transferred to 60-day DL DL-60 -- No 28.114
2012 2012-04-24 2012-05-07 NYN MLB DL-15 Tommy John Surgery DL-15 -- Yes 28.101
2012 2012-01-17 2012-04-24 NYN MLB Signed to 1-year contract for 2012-2012 ($5.6875m) [Avoids arbitration] Active -- Yes 28.003
2011 2011-01-18 2012-01-17 NYN MLB Signed to 1-year contract for 2011-2011 ($3.925m) [Avoids arbitration] Hist -- No 27.004
2006 2006-01-10 2011-01-18 NYN MLB Signed to 4-year contract for 2006-2009 ($6.125m) [Out of draft] Wichita State Minors -- No 21.362
22 record(s)