Mike Garcia
P · 14 seasons · 1948 – 1961 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Mike Garcia sits 1st of 0 pitchers all-time in roto value, built over 14 seasons. 1954 was the high-water mark, worth +11.3, 4th that season and 716th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: ERA (+13.7), wins (+11.8) and strikeouts (+11.6), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
-1.87
1949 · #48,005 all-time
Career Z
-33.8
summed
Avg / Season
-2.41
longevity-neutral
Seasons
14
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CLE | 1 | -2.04 | #506 | #55,756 |
| 1949★ | CLE | 41 | -1.87 | #241 | #48,005 |
| 1950 | CLE | 33 | -2.50 | #424 | #99,686 |
| 1951 | CLE | 47 | -2.24 | #306 | #81,720 |
| 1952 | CLE | 46 | -3.00 | #533 | #108,619 |
| 1953 | CLE | 38 | -2.00 | #244 | #52,275 |
| 1954 | CLE | 45 | -3.01 | #524 | #108,666 |
| 1955 | CLE | 38 | -2.10 | #325 | #65,274 |
| 1956 | CLE | 35 | -3.14 | #541 | #109,508 |
| 1957 | CLE | 38 | -2.71 | #518 | #105,021 |
| 1958 | CLE | 6 | -2.29 | #377 | #86,470 |
| 1959 | CLE | 29 | -2.45 | #482 | #97,592 |
| 1960 | CWS | 15 | -2.16 | #305 | #72,845 |
| 1961 | WS2 | 16 | -2.27 | #369 | #84,928 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
11.31
1954 · #716 all-time
Career Z
46.1
summed
Avg / Season
3.29
longevity-neutral
Seasons
14
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CLE | 1 | -2.11 | #207 | #33,228 |
| 1949 | CLE | 41 | 7.53 | #13 | #2,615 |
| 1950 | CLE | 33 | 2.35 | #55 | #10,617 |
| 1951 | CLE | 47 | 10.25 | #7 | #1,028 |
| 1952 | CLE | 46 | 11.26 | #6 | #726 |
| 1953 | CLE | 38 | 7.85 | #9 | #2,376 |
| 1954★ | CLE | 45 | 11.31 | #4 | #716 |
| 1955 | CLE | 38 | 3.99 | #40 | #7,138 |
| 1956 | CLE | 35 | 1.76 | #64 | #12,293 |
| 1957 | CLE | 38 | 1.85 | #73 | #12,009 |
| 1958 | CLE | 6 | -3.42 | #227 | #47,995 |
| 1959 | CLE | 29 | -0.99 | #111 | #23,366 |
| 1960 | CWS | 15 | -2.50 | #170 | #39,191 |
| 1961 | WS2 | 16 | -3.03 | #209 | #45,494 |
★ Best season by Z