Miles Mikolas Net Worth, Stats, Salary, Contract, Biography, Parents

Miles Tice Mikolas (born August 23, 1988), nicknamed “Lizard King,” is an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals (MLB).



He has played for the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball, as well as the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was an All-Star in 2018, led the National League in wins, and placed sixth in votes for the NL Cy Young Award that year.

Mikolas was drafted in the seventh round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres.



Mikolas played as a reliever for the Class-A Fort Wayne TinCaps in 2010, going 6–3 with 13 saves (tied for second in the Midwest League) and a 2.20 earned run average (ERA) in 60 games (leading the league).

He was selected as a Midwest League All-Star. He began 2011 with the High-A Lake Elsinore Storm and was promoted to the Double-A San Antonio Missions on July 4 after going 3–0 with 12 saves (4th in the California League) and a 1.13 ERA in 34 games.

Mikolas ended 2011 as a reliever with the Missions, finishing 1–0 with nine saves and a 1.67 ERA in 28 games.

Miles Mikolas Parents

Miles Mikolas’ parents are Stephen Mikolas and Elaine Mikolas.

Miles Mikolas Net Worth

Miles has an estimated net worth of $70 million.

Miles Mikolas Salary And Contract

Miles Mikolas agreed to terms with the St. Louis Cardinals on a four-year, $68,000,000 contract that included a $5,000,000 signing bonus, $68,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $17,000,000. Mikolas will earn a base pay of $15,750,000 in 2022, with a total salary of $16,750,000.

Miles Mikolas Stats

Career Stats

Season Team LG W L ERA G GS CG SHO HLD SV SVO IP H R ER HR NP HB BB IBB SO AVG WHIP GO/AO
2012 SD NL 2 1 3.62 25 0 0 0 1 0 1 32.1 32 15 13 4 518 2 15 0 23 .256 1.45 1.88
2013 SD NL 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 30 1 1 0 1 .000 0.60 0.00
2014 TEX AL 2 5 6.44 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 57.1 64 43 41 8 931 4 18 2 38 .278 1.43 0.77
2018 STL NL 18 4 2.83 32 32 1 1 0 0 0 200.2 186 70 63 16 3004 7 29 4 146 .245 1.07 1.37
2019 STL NL 9 14 4.16 32 32 1 1 0 0 0 184.0 193 90 85 27 2867 12 32 1 144 .272 1.22 1.34
2021 STL NL 2 3 4.23 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 44.2 43 24 21 6 709 2 11 0 31 .253 1.21 1.30
2022 STL NL 0 0 4.91 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 6 2 2 0 77 0 2 0 1 .375 2.18 0.43
MLB Career 33 27 3.86 111 84 2 2 1 0 1 524.1 524 244 225 61 8136 28 108 7 384 .260 1.21 1.26