How Michael Lorenzen's Games Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Michael Lorenzen has totaled 395 career Games Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 154.0 — a mark that ranks among the best of his generation. His best Games Pitched season came in 2019, posting 73, well above the starting pitcher average of 23.1 that year. The lowest point came in 2022 at 18, below the starting pitcher average of 20.7 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Games Pitched total has gone from 29 in 2023 to 26 in 2024 and 27 in 2025, falling over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Pitched profile — ranging from 18 to 73 — though the career average has remained well above league norms.

Michael Lorenzen Lifetime Games Pitched

Stats similar to Games Pitched for Michael Lorenzen
Michael Lorenzen
Games Pitched
Career395
Season Avg.35.91
162 Game Avg.162
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Michael Lorenzen Games Pitched Per Season

Michael Lorenzen's Games Pitched for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Michael Lorenzen Games Pitched per season line chart

Michael Lorenzen Games Pitched by Team

Michael Lorenzen's career Games Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Michael Lorenzen career Games Pitched by team bar chart

Michael Lorenzen Cumulative Games Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Michael Lorenzen's career Games Pitched, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Michael Lorenzen Games Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Michael Lorenzen Games Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Michael Lorenzen's seasonal Games Pitched alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Michael Lorenzen Games Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Michael Lorenzen Games Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Michael Lorenzen's MLB career with Games Pitched alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Michael Lorenzen Games Pitched season-by-season breakdown table