How Michael Lorenzen's Wild Pitches Compares to Similar Players

Michael Lorenzen has totaled 51 career Wild Pitches, well above the starting pitcher average of 19.8 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Wild Pitches season came in 2016, posting 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.5 that year. The highest point came in 2017 at 12, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.6 that year. Production has slipped over the most recent seasons. The Wild Pitches total has gone from 4 in 2023 to 3 in 2024 and 12 in 2025, rising over the span. The slide has continued into 2025, with the production level an open question entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Wild Pitches profile — ranging from 2 to 12 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.

Michael Lorenzen Lifetime Wild Pitches

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Michael Lorenzen
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Season Avg.4.64
162 Game Avg.20.92
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Michael Lorenzen Wild Pitches Per Season

Michael Lorenzen's Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches per season line chart

Michael Lorenzen Wild Pitches by Team

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

Michael Lorenzen Cumulative Wild Pitches — Career Progression

A running total of Michael Lorenzen's career Wild Pitches, 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 Wild Pitches year-over-year waterfall chart

Michael Lorenzen Wild Pitches Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Michael Lorenzen's seasonal Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches distribution box chart versus comparable players

Michael Lorenzen Wild Pitches — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Michael Lorenzen's MLB career with Wild Pitches 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 Wild Pitches season-by-season breakdown table