Michael Kirkman
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Colorado Springs Sky Sox, 2016
- B/T
- L/L
- Size
- 6' 4", 215 lb
- Born
- 1986-09-18 · Lake City, FL, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 2005, round 5, pick 159, by Texas Rangers
- MLB debut
- 2010-08-21
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK2005AZL Rangers
- ROK2006AZL Rangers
- A2006Clinton LumberKings
- SS-A2007Spokane Indians
- A2007Clinton LumberKings
- SS-A2008Spokane Indians
- A2008Clinton LumberKings
- A+2009Bakersfield Blaze
- AA2009Frisco RoughRiders
- AAA2010Oklahoma City RedHawks
- AAA2011Round Rock Express
- AAA2012Round Rock Express
- AAA2013Round Rock Express
- AAA2014Round Rock Express
- AAA2015Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- AAA2016El Paso Chihuahuas
- AAA2016Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- AAA2016
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ROK | AZL Rangers | 18 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 52.1 | 51 | 19 | 58 | 0 | 3.44 | 1.34 | 9.97 | 3.27 | 25.6% | 8.4% | 17.2% |
| 2006 | ROK | AZL Rangers | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 13.20 | 3.20 | 4.80 | 16.20 | 8.2% | 27.8% | -19.6% |
| 2006 | A | Clinton LumberKings | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19.1 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 6.98 | 2.43 | 10.24 | 11.17 | 21.4% | 23.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | SS-A | Spokane Indians | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 27.0 | 33 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 7.00 | 2.15 | 8.00 | 8.33 | 17.1% | 17.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | A | Clinton LumberKings | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.1 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 7.43 | 2.18 | 8.10 | 8.10 | 17.4% | 17.4% | 0.0% |
| 2008 | SS-A | Spokane Indians | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 8.10 | 1.80 | 22.0% | 4.9% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | A | Clinton LumberKings | 21 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 74.1 | 78 | 23 | 58 | 8 | 4.36 | 1.36 | 7.02 | 2.78 | 18.1% | 7.2% | 10.9% |
| 2009 | A+ | Bakersfield Blaze | 22 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 48.0 | 43 | 18 | 54 | 1 | 2.06 | 1.27 | 10.13 | 3.38 | 26.7% | 8.9% | 17.8% |
| 2009 | AA | Frisco RoughRiders | 22 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 96.2 | 93 | 43 | 64 | 9 | 4.19 | 1.41 | 5.96 | 4.00 | 15.3% | 10.3% | 5.0% |
| 2010 | AAA | Oklahoma City RedHawks | 23 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 131.0 | 115 | 68 | 130 | 8 | 3.09 | 1.40 | 8.93 | 4.67 | 22.8% | 11.9% | 10.9% |
| 2011 | AAA | Round Rock Express | 24 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 73.0 | 87 | 37 | 84 | 6 | 5.05 | 1.70 | 10.36 | 4.56 | 24.8% | 10.9% | 13.9% |
| 2012 | AAA | Round Rock Express | 25 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 48.0 | 47 | 31 | 48 | 5 | 5.25 | 1.63 | 9.00 | 5.81 | 22.7% | 14.7% | 8.1% |
| 2013 | AAA | Round Rock Express | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29.2 | 31 | 19 | 23 | 3 | 6.98 | 1.69 | 6.98 | 5.76 | 17.3% | 14.3% | 3.0% |
| 2014 | AAA | Round Rock Express | 27 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 54.1 | 50 | 29 | 62 | 6 | 4.47 | 1.45 | 10.27 | 4.80 | 25.8% | 12.1% | 13.8% |
| 2015 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 28 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32.0 | 19 | 28 | 34 | 1 | 2.81 | 1.47 | 9.56 | 7.88 | 23.3% | 19.2% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.50 | 0.50 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 27.3% |
| 2016 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 29 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32.0 | 40 | 17 | 34 | 2 | 2.81 | 1.78 | 9.56 | 4.78 | 22.2% | 11.1% | 11.1% |
| 2016 | AAA | — | 29 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38.0 | 43 | 17 | 40 | 2 | 3.08 | 1.58 | 9.47 | 4.03 | 22.9% | 9.7% | 13.1% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 28 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 33.3% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2016 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 29 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | AAA | — | 29 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Texas Rangers | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 1.65 | 1.16 | 8.82 | 5.51 | 23.5% | 14.7% | 8.8% |
| 2011 | Texas Rangers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27.1 | 26 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 6.59 | 1.39 | 6.91 | 3.95 | 17.2% | 9.8% | 7.4% |
| 2012 | Texas Rangers | 25 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35.1 | 24 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 3.82 | 1.16 | 9.68 | 4.33 | 25.2% | 11.3% | 13.9% |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22.0 | 36 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 8.18 | 2.32 | 10.23 | 6.14 | 21.7% | 13.0% | 8.7% |
| 2014 | Texas Rangers | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.59 | 1.06 | 4.76 | 1.59 | 13.6% | 4.5% | 9.1% |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 4.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 2.00 | 9.00 | 9.00 | 20.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 teams | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19.29 | 3.43 | 3.86 | 3.86 | 6.7% | 6.7% | 0.0% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Texas Rangers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Texas Rangers | 26 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | San Diego Padres | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 teams | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.