Michael Lorenzen is a pitcher for the Colorado Rockies. Across 408 MLB appearances, with a 4.26 ERA and 869 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and related info.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CIN | 4 | 9 | 5.40 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 113.1 | 131 | 68 | 57 | 83 | 1.66 |
| 2016 | CIN | 2 | 1 | 2.88 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 41 | 16 | 13 | 48 | 1.08 |
| 2017 | CIN | 8 | 4 | 4.45 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 83.0 | 78 | 41 | 34 | 80 | 1.35 |
| 2018 | CIN | 4 | 2 | 3.11 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 81.0 | 78 | 28 | 34 | 54 | 1.38 |
| 2019 | CIN | 1 | 4 | 2.92 | 73 | 0 | 7 | 83.1 | 68 | 27 | 28 | 85 | 1.15 |
| 2020 | CIN | 3 | 1 | 4.28 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 33.2 | 30 | 16 | 17 | 35 | 1.40 |
| 2021 | CIN | 1 | 2 | 5.59 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 29.0 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 1.38 |
| 2022 | LAA | 8 | 6 | 4.24 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 97.2 | 81 | 46 | 44 | 85 | 1.28 |
| 2023 | DET | 5 | 7 | 3.58 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 105.2 | 89 | 42 | 27 | 83 | 1.10 |
| 2023 | PHI | 4 | 2 | 5.51 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 47.1 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 28 | 1.46 |
| 2024 | KC | 2 | 0 | 1.57 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 28.2 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 1.08 |
| 2024 | TEX | 5 | 6 | 3.81 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 101.2 | 82 | 43 | 48 | 75 | 1.28 |
| 2025 | KC | 7 | 11 | 4.64 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 141.2 | 149 | 73 | 39 | 127 | 1.33 |
| 2026 | COL | 2 | 7 | 7.22 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 57.1 | 88 | 46 | 20 | 43 | 1.88 |
| Career Totals | — | 56 | 62 | 4.26 | 408 | 126 | 15 | 1053.1 | 1009 | 498 | 407 | 869 | 1.34 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CIN | 33 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .250 | .270 | .306 | .576 |
| 2016 | CIN | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .800 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | CIN | 73 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .417 | .583 |
| 2018 | CIN | 55 | 31 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .290 | .333 | .710 | 1.043 |
| 2019 | CIN | 105 | 48 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | .208 | .283 | .313 | .596 |
| 2020 | CIN | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CIN | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2022 | LAA | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | DET | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | PHI | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | KC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TEX | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | KC | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 452 | 133 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 47 | .233 | .282 | .429 | .710 |
2023
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $516,500 |
| 2017 | $555,000 |
| 2018 | $1,312,500 |
| 2019 | $1,950,000 |
| 2020 | $3,725,000 |
| 2021 | $4,437,500 |
| 2022 | $6,750,000 |
| 2023 | $8,500,000 |
| 2024 | $4,500,000 |
| 2025 | $5,500,000 |
| 2026 | $7,750,000 |
Career Total: $45,496,500 (11 seasons)
Average: $4,136,045
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.
Michael Lorenzen's 2026 Opening Day salary with COL is $7,750,000 on a nominal basis (no deferred component recorded).
| Date | Opp | Result | IP | H | ER | BB | K | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29 | vs SF | 8-6 W | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| May 23 | @ ARI | 4-5 L | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| May 17 | vs ARI | 6-8 L | 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| May 12 | @ PIT | 1-3 L | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| May 6 | vs NYM | 5-10 L | 5.0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Apr 30 | @ CIN | 4-6 L | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Apr 24 | @ NYM | 4-3 W | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 19 | vs LAD | 9-6 W | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 14 | @ HOU | 6-7 L | 2.2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Apr 11 | @ SD | 5-9 L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |