Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1978
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1978
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,325
- AB
- 4,212
- R
- 462
- H
- 1,061
- HR
- 86
- RBI
- 469
- SB
- 54
- AVG
- .252
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NYY | 33 | 92 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .228 |
| 1979 | ATH | 74 | 258 | 19 | 66 | 3 | 27 | 1 | .256 |
| 1980 | ATH | 92 | 305 | 27 | 74 | 1 | 33 | 3 | .243 |
| 1981 | ATH | 84 | 301 | 26 | 71 | 8 | 30 | 3 | .236 |
| 1982 | ATH | 101 | 318 | 43 | 77 | 3 | 39 | 8 | .242 |
| 1983 | ATH | 96 | 345 | 45 | 97 | 6 | 33 | 3 | .281 |
| 1984 | ATH | 140 | 475 | 49 | 118 | 13 | 64 | 7 | .248 |
| 1985 | ATH | 138 | 436 | 71 | 109 | 13 | 55 | 7 | .250 |
| 1986 |  STL/DET | 95 | 288 | 30 | 65 | 8 | 36 | 6 | .226 |
| 1987 | DET | 93 | 270 | 34 | 76 | 8 | 33 | 1 | .281 |
| 1988 | DET | 86 | 219 | 24 | 54 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .247 |
| 1989 | DET | 122 | 396 | 38 | 104 | 10 | 43 | 7 | .263 |
| 1990 | DET | 122 | 370 | 46 | 100 | 7 | 38 | 7 | .270 |
| 1991 | ATL | 49 | 139 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .209 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- AB
- 21
- R
- 2
- H
- 4
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 2
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .190
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,585
- TB
- 1,546
- XBH
- 286
- HBP
- 22
- IBB
- 24
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NYY | 99 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | ATH | 286 | 83 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATH | 329 | 91 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | ATH | 321 | 104 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATH | 351 | 112 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATH | 366 | 132 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATH | 508 | 188 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATH | 492 | 178 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | STL/DET | 319 | 102 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | DET | 296 | 116 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | DET | 241 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | DET | 429 | 154 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | DET | 398 | 143 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATL | 150 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 11.4
- RC
- 483.2
- RC/27
- 4.00
- ISOP
- .115
- SECA
- .184
- BB/K
- 0.45
- AB/HR
- 49.0
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NYY | -0.2 | 7.1 | 2.6 | .054 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | ATH | -0.6 | 27.8 | 3.8 | .066 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 86 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATH | 0.2 | 25.8 | 2.9 | .056 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 305 | 0 |
| 1981 | ATH | 1.3 | 28.2 | 3.2 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 37.6 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATH | 0.7 | 36.3 | 3.9 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 106 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATH | 0.8 | 42.3 | 4.5 | .101 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 57.5 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATH | 1.8 | 55.9 | 4.1 | .147 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 36.5 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATH | 2.7 | 58.3 | 4.5 | .158 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 33.5 | 0 |
| 1986 | STL/DET | 0.1 | 31.4 | 3.7 | .128 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 36 | 0 |
| 1987 | DET | 1.6 | 39.2 | 5.3 | .148 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 33.8 | 0 |
| 1988 | DET | 0.7 | 26.1 | 4.2 | .119 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 43.8 | 0 |
| 1989 | DET | 2.4 | 50.7 | 4.6 | .126 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 39.6 | 0 |
| 1990 | DET | 0.7 | 45.3 | 4.4 | .116 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 52.9 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATL | -0.8 | 9.1 | 2.2 | .058 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 139 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Mike Heath's career stats?
Mike Heath played 14 seasons for the Yankees, the Athletics, the Tigers and the Braves. He was a career .252 hitter with 1,061 hits, 86 home runs and 469 RBI. His best season was 1983: a .281 batting average, 6 home runs and 33 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1978 to 1991
Championships
- 1978 World Series with the New York Yankees
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