Mike LaValliere
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[edit] Biography
Mike LaValliere (Michael Eugene LaValliere) was born on August 18, 1960 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1984 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1986, his rookie year, he hit .234 with 3 home runs and 30 RBI. LaValliere played for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Mike LaValliere's best season was 1987, when he hit for a .300 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | PHI | N | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .222 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | STL | N | 12 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | .147 | .273 | .176 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | STL | N | 110 | 303 | 18 | 71 | 3 | 30 | .234 | .318 | .310 | 10 | 2 | 36 | 37 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 1987 | PIT | N | 121 | 340 | 33 | 102 | 1 | 36 | .300 | .377 | .365 | 19 | 0 | 43 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 1988 | PIT | N | 120 | 352 | 24 | 92 | 2 | 47 | .261 | .353 | .330 | 18 | 0 | 50 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 |
| 1989 | PIT | N | 68 | 190 | 15 | 60 | 2 | 23 | .316 | .406 | .400 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| 1990 | PIT | N | 96 | 279 | 27 | 72 | 3 | 31 | .258 | .362 | .344 | 15 | 0 | 44 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 1991 | PIT | N | 108 | 336 | 25 | 97 | 3 | 41 | .289 | .351 | .360 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 1992 | PIT | N | 95 | 293 | 22 | 75 | 2 | 29 | .256 | .350 | .328 | 13 | 1 | 44 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 |
| 1993 | PIT | N | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | CHI | A | 37 | 97 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 8 | .258 | .282 | .278 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | Total | 38 | 102 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 8 | .255 | .278 | .275 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | CHI | A | 59 | 139 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 24 | .281 | .368 | .331 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 | CHI | A | 46 | 98 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 19 | .245 | .303 | .337 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | NL | 737 | 2139 | 166 | 575 | 16 | 243 | .269 | .355 | .341 | 97 | 5 | 288 | 200 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 57 | 49 | |
| Total | AL | 142 | 334 | 19 | 88 | 2 | 51 | .263 | .325 | .317 | 12 | 0 | 33 | 44 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Total | 879 | 2473 | 185 | 663 | 18 | 294 | .268 | .351 | .338 | 109 | 5 | 321 | 244 | 10 | 39 | 5 | 57 | 57 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | PHI | N | C | 6 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | STL | N | C | 12 | 11 | 96 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1986 | STL | N | C | 108 | 93 | 829.1 | 468 | 47 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 34 | 0 | .988 |
| 1987 | PIT | N | C | 112 | 99 | 864.1 | 584 | 70 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 56 | 1 | .992 |
| 1988 | PIT | N | C | 114 | 105 | 937.2 | 565 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 48 | 1 | .987 |
| 1989 | PIT | N | C | 65 | 59 | 522.2 | 306 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 65 | 14 | 0 | .991 |
| 1990 | PIT | N | C | 95 | 87 | 751 | 478 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 36 | 0 | .990 |
| 1991 | PIT | N | C | 105 | 100 | 852.2 | 565 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 39 | 0 | .998 |
| 1992 | PIT | N | C | 92 | 87 | 767 | 421 | 62 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 44 | 2 | .994 |
| 1992 | PIT | N | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | PIT | N | C | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | CHI | A | C | 37 | 29 | 259.2 | 164 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | Total | C | 38 | 30 | 268.2 | 176 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1994 | CHI | A | C | 57 | 44 | 383.1 | 305 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 16 | 0 | .991 |
| 1995 | CHI | A | C | 46 | 30 | 268 | 202 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 1 | .996 |
| Total | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | C | 850 | 747 | 6565.2 | 4138 | 416 | 35 | 53 | 0 | 34 | 566 | 330 | 6 | .992 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Philadelphia Phillies (July 12, 1981).
- Sent to St. Louis Cardinals by Philadelphia Phillies for future considerations (December 3, 1984).
- Returned to Philadelphia Phillies (December 13, 1984).
- Granted free agency (December 23, 1984).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 23, 1985).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Andy Van Slyke and Mike Dunne to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Tony Pena (April 1, 1987).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 1991).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 3, 1992).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (April 11, 1993).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (April 23, 1993).
- Granted free agency (October 13, 1995).
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