Mickey Rivers stats

Last played for the Texas Rangers, 1984

Designated Hitter

Age 78 · 5' 10"

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Mickey Rivers played 15 MLB seasons, 1970 to 1984.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
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.
1970LAA172568031.320
1971LAA79268317111213.265
1972LAA581591834074.214
1973LAA3012926450168.349
1974LAA1184666913333130.285
1975LAA1556167017515370.284
1976NYY1375909518486743.312
1977NYY13856579184126922.326
1978NYY14155978148114825.265
1979NYY/TEX1325337215695010.293
1980TEX1476309621076018.333
1981TEX99399621143269.286
1982TEX1968616140.235
1983TEX9630937881209.285
1984TEX10231340944335.300

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1970LAA301021000
1971LAA29690151100
1972LAA1764481100
1973LAA14159101000
1974LAA518183331000
1975LAA672221312500
1976NYY613255473000
1977NYY594248354400
1978NYY604222443300
1979NYY/TEX570226442200
1980TEX661275451100
1981TEX428148261200
1982TEX692230000
1983TEX329108181000
1984TEX326121180100

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.

Advanced by season
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.
1970LAA0.34.87.1.0800.20.600
1971LAA1.232.44.3.0710.20.52680
1972LAA0.0112.2.0630.10.300
1973LAA0.623.77.1.1090.20.700
1974LAA3.2675.1.1070.20.8155.30
1975LAA3.186.35.0750.21.06160
1976NYY6.290.25.8.1200.20.373.80
1977NYY5.086.35.8.1130.20.447.10
1978NYY3.273.24.6.1320.20.650.80
1979NYY/TEX1.773.35.1310.20.659.20
1980TEX3.398.76.1.1030.20.6900
1981TEX2.050.54.6.0850.20.81330
1982TEX-0.452.5.0880.10680
1983TEX0.535.14.1.0650.10.53090
1984TEX0.438.54.6.0860.10.478.30

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
78 yearsOct 31, 1948
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1970
Birthplace
Miami, United States

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

All-time career rank

  • 209th in stolen bases (267)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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