Mike LaCoss stats

Last played for the San Francisco Giants, 1991

Relief Pitcher

Age 70 · 6' 6"

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Mike LaCoss played 14 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1991.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
415
W
98
L
103
ERA
4.02
IP
1,739.2
K
783
BB
725
WHIP
1.44

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1978CIN16484.5096.031461.56
1979CIN351483.50205.273791.37
1980CIN3410124.62169.159681.62
1981CIN20476.1278.022301.69
1982HOU41662.90115.051541.40
1983HOU38574.43138.053561.43
1984HOU39754.02132.086551.42
1985KC21115.0940.226291.92
1986SF3710133.57204.186701.22
1987SF3913103.68171.079631.44
1988SF19773.62114.170471.28
1989SF4510103.17150.178651.38
1990SF13643.9477.239391.47
1991SF18157.2347.130241.80

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
0
L
1
ERA
6.55
IP
11.0
K
6
BB
10
WHIP
2.09

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
26
SHO
9
K/9
4.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1978CIN0212.90000
1979CIN0613.20000
1980CIN0423.10000
1981CIN0112.50000
1982HOU0004.00000
1983HOU0203.50000
1984HOU0215.90000
1985KC0005.80000
1986SF0413.80000
1987SF0214.20000
1988SF0115.50000
1989SF0104.70000
1990SF0104.50000
1991SF0005.70000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
70 yearsMay 30, 1956
Height
6' 6"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Glendale, CA

What were Mike LaCoss's career stats?

Mike LaCoss played 14 seasons for the Reds, the Astros, the Royals and the Giants. He had 98 wins and 783 strikeouts with a 4.02 ERA over 1,739.2 innings. His best season was 1979: 14 wins, a 3.50 ERA and 73 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1978 to 1991

Championships

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