28 Facts About Mike Pelfrey

Michael Alan Pelfrey was born on January 14,1984 and is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher.

Mike Pelfrey played college baseball at Wichita State University from 2003 to 2005 for head coach Gene Stephenson.

Mike Pelfrey played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago White Sox.

The Mets hit grand slams in Mike Pelfrey's first two major league starts; this was a first in baseball history.

In 2007, Mike Pelfrey pitched well in spring training and earned a spot in the Mets starting rotation to begin the season.

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Mike Pelfrey then followed up this performance pitching seven shutout innings against the Washington Nationals and earned the win.

On June 11,2008, Mike Pelfrey pitched 8 innings, and attempted to pitch a complete game, but was replaced by Billy Wagner when he allowed a single to lead off the 9th.

Later in the year, Mike Pelfrey set a club record for most batters faced without giving up a home run, at 243; the streak was broken by Adam Dunn of the Reds.

Mike Pelfrey struck out 3 in the 9 innings, throwing 108 pitches.

Mike Pelfrey allowed only six hits with one earned run while striking out six and walking none.

Mike Pelfrey earned his first career save in the major leagues before Francisco Rodriguez got a win for the season, and Joe Mather got the loss.

On June 18,2011, Mike Pelfrey pitched a complete-game gem against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Mike Pelfrey threw a season high 123 pitches, second highest of his career.

Mike Pelfrey had exited his previous start with stiffness in the elbow.

Mike Pelfrey pitched in 29 games following his 2012 Tommy John surgery, his ERA finished at 5.

On December 14,2013, Mike Pelfrey signed a deal with the Minnesota Twins for two years and $11 million, with the potential to earn up to $3.

Mike Pelfrey made five starts in 2014 before being shut down for the season with groin, elbow, and shoulder injuries.

On December 6,2015, Mike Pelfrey signed a two-year, $16 million contract with the Detroit Tigers.

Mike Pelfrey spent some of the 2016 season on the Disabled List due to a lower back ailment, limiting him to 24 games.

Mike Pelfrey made his White Sox debut on the same day against the Cleveland Indians.

Mike Pelfrey's sinker is his primary pitch, although he likes to use his four-seamer early in the count against right-handed hitters.

Mike Pelfrey tends to use his splitter more against left-handed hitters and his slider more against righties.

Mike Pelfrey has among the lowest strikeout-to-walk ratios in the major leagues since 2000, at 1.

On March 6,2018, Mike Pelfrey retired from professional baseball and accepted a coaching position at Newman University.

In 2019, Mike Pelfrey became the pitching coach at Wichita State University.

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Mike Pelfrey was one of the victims of the $8 billion fraud perpetrated by wealth manager Allen Stanford.

Mike Pelfrey is known for his peculiar habit of licking his hands over the course of the game, Mike Pelfrey has said there is a purpose behind the habit and he generally uses it to get a better grip on the ball.

The Wall Street Journal counted one start of Mike Pelfrey's and found he did this action 89 times over the course of a game.