Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1970
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1970
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,468
- AB
- 5,629
- R
- 785
- H
- 1,660
- HR
- 61
- RBI
- 499
- SB
- 267
- AVG
- .295
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | LAA | 17 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .320 |
| 1971 | LAA | 79 | 268 | 31 | 71 | 1 | 12 | 13 | .265 |
| 1972 | LAA | 58 | 159 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .214 |
| 1973 | LAA | 30 | 129 | 26 | 45 | 0 | 16 | 8 | .349 |
| 1974 | LAA | 118 | 466 | 69 | 133 | 3 | 31 | 30 | .285 |
| 1975 | LAA | 155 | 616 | 70 | 175 | 1 | 53 | 70 | .284 |
| 1976 | NYY | 137 | 590 | 95 | 184 | 8 | 67 | 43 | .312 |
| 1977 | NYY | 138 | 565 | 79 | 184 | 12 | 69 | 22 | .326 |
| 1978 | NYY | 141 | 559 | 78 | 148 | 11 | 48 | 25 | .265 |
| 1979 |  NYY/TEX | 132 | 533 | 72 | 156 | 9 | 50 | 10 | .293 |
| 1980 | TEX | 147 | 630 | 96 | 210 | 7 | 60 | 18 | .333 |
| 1981 | TEX | 99 | 399 | 62 | 114 | 3 | 26 | 9 | .286 |
| 1982 | TEX | 19 | 68 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .235 |
| 1983 | TEX | 96 | 309 | 37 | 88 | 1 | 20 | 9 | .285 |
| 1984 | TEX | 102 | 313 | 40 | 94 | 4 | 33 | 5 | .300 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 29
- AB
- 120
- R
- 14
- H
- 37
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 4
- AVG
- .308
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,027
- TB
- 2,232
- XBH
- 379
- HBP
- 22
- IBB
- 20
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | LAA | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAA | 296 | 90 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAA | 176 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | LAA | 141 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAA | 518 | 183 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | LAA | 672 | 221 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYY | 613 | 255 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | 594 | 248 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | 604 | 222 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY/TEX | 570 | 226 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX | 661 | 275 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | 428 | 148 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | TEX | 69 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | TEX | 329 | 108 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | TEX | 326 | 121 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 30.3
- RC
- 775.5
- RC/27
- 5.00
- ISOP
- .102
- SECA
- .180
- BB/K
- 0.56
- AB/HR
- 92.3
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | LAA | 0.3 | 4.8 | 7.1 | .080 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAA | 1.2 | 32.4 | 4.3 | .071 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 268 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAA | 0.0 | 11 | 2.2 | .063 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | LAA | 0.6 | 23.7 | 7.1 | .109 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAA | 3.2 | 67 | 5.1 | .107 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 155.3 | 0 |
| 1975 | LAA | 3.1 | 86.3 | 5 | .075 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 616 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYY | 6.2 | 90.2 | 5.8 | .120 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 73.8 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | 5.0 | 86.3 | 5.8 | .113 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 47.1 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | 3.2 | 73.2 | 4.6 | .132 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 50.8 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY/TEX | 1.7 | 73.3 | 5 | .131 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 59.2 | 0 |
| 1980 | TEX | 3.3 | 98.7 | 6.1 | .103 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 90 | 0 |
| 1981 | TEX | 2.0 | 50.5 | 4.6 | .085 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 133 | 0 |
| 1982 | TEX | -0.4 | 5 | 2.5 | .088 | 0.1 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 1983 | TEX | 0.5 | 35.1 | 4.1 | .065 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 309 | 0 |
| 1984 | TEX | 0.4 | 38.5 | 4.6 | .086 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 78.3 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Mickey Rivers's career stats?
Mickey Rivers played 15 seasons for the Angels, the Yankees and the Rangers. He was a career .295 hitter with 1,660 hits, 61 home runs and 499 RBI. His best season was 1973: a .349 batting average, 0 home runs and 16 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1970 to 1984
Mickey Rivers finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
Championships ×2
- 1977 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1978 World Series with the New York Yankees
All-time career rank
- 209th in stolen bases (267)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1977 (7th), 1980 (5th)
- Hits: 1980 (3rd)
- Stolen Bases: 1975 (2nd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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