Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- UMass Lowell
- NL Gold Glove
- 1987
Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- UMass Lowell
- NL Gold Glove
- 1987
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 879
- AB
- 2,473
- R
- 185
- H
- 663
- HR
- 18
- RBI
- 294
- SB
- 5
- AVG
- .268
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | PHI | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1985 | STL | 12 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .147 |
| 1986 | STL | 110 | 303 | 18 | 71 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .234 |
| 1987 | PIT | 121 | 340 | 33 | 102 | 1 | 36 | 0 | .300 |
| 1988 | PIT | 120 | 352 | 24 | 92 | 2 | 47 | 3 | .261 |
| 1989 | PIT | 68 | 190 | 15 | 60 | 2 | 23 | 0 | .316 |
| 1990 | PIT | 96 | 279 | 27 | 72 | 3 | 31 | 0 | .258 |
| 1991 | PIT | 108 | 336 | 25 | 97 | 3 | 41 | 2 | .289 |
| 1992 | PIT | 95 | 293 | 22 | 75 | 2 | 29 | 0 | .256 |
| 1993 |  PIT/CHW | 38 | 102 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .255 |
| 1994 | CHW | 59 | 139 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 24 | 0 | .281 |
| 1995 | CHW | 46 | 98 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .245 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 11
- AB
- 25
- R
- 2
- H
- 5
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .200
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,871
- TB
- 836
- XBH
- 132
- HBP
- 10
- IBB
- 57
- GIDP
- 57
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | PHI | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | STL | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | STL | 350 | 94 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | PIT | 390 | 124 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | PIT | 409 | 116 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | PIT | 223 | 76 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | PIT | 330 | 96 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | PIT | 377 | 121 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | PIT | 343 | 96 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | PIT/CHW | 115 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | CHW | 172 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | CHW | 109 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 12.9
- RC
- 308.5
- RC/27
- 4.30
- ISOP
- .070
- SECA
- .196
- BB/K
- 1.32
- AB/HR
- 137.4
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | PHI | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | .000 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | STL | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .029 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | STL | 1.3 | 30.5 | 3.3 | .076 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 101 | 0 |
| 1987 | PIT | 2.8 | 50.6 | 5.5 | .065 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 340 | 0 |
| 1988 | PIT | 2.1 | 44.1 | 4.3 | .068 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 176 | 0 |
| 1989 | PIT | 0.8 | 31.5 | 6.1 | .084 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 95 | 0 |
| 1990 | PIT | 1.7 | 36.7 | 4.5 | .086 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 93 | 0 |
| 1991 | PIT | 1.3 | 43.1 | 4.5 | .071 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 112 | 0 |
| 1992 | PIT | 1.4 | 35.2 | 4.1 | .072 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 146.5 | 0 |
| 1993 | PIT/CHW | 0.5 | 7.6 | 2.4 | .020 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | CHW | 0.3 | 18.1 | 4.1 | .050 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 139 | 0 |
| 1995 | CHW | 0.6 | 9.8 | 3.3 | .092 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 98 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Mike LaValliere's career stats?
Mike LaValliere played 12 seasons for the Phillies, the Cardinals, the Pirates and the White Sox. He was a career .268 hitter with 663 hits, 18 home runs and 294 RBI. His best season was 1989: a .316 batting average, 2 home runs and 23 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1984 to 1995
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