Mike LaValliere was born on Thursday, August 18, 1960, in Charlotte, North Carolina. LaValliere was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 9, 1984, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mike LaValliere baseball stats page.
"The Pirates' Mike LaValliere was a short, stout catcher nicknamed Spanky. In his catching gear, he looked like Leonardo, one of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles of '90s fame. He was made an honorary Ninja Turtle in a pregame ceremony at Three Rivers Stadium. 'Spanky loved it' said Pirates third-base coach Rich Donnelly. 'He got to the ballpark early and swam for two hours in the whirlpool, then ate a goldfish, just to get ready.' LaValliere received an honorary plaque at the induction. 'People send me stuff all the time,' LaValliere said, laughing. 'Some lady even sent me a picture of a real turtle.'" - Kurkjian, Tim. Author. Is This a Great Game, or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head--My 25 Years in Baseball. St. Martin's Griffin. 27 May 20008. Page 62.
Mike LaValliereMike 'Spanky' LaValliere Autograph on a 1992 Upper Deck Baseball Card (#113) |
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Mike LaValliereMike LaValliere Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Mike LaValliereMike LaValliere Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1984 | 24 | Phillies | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .222 | .000 |
1985 | 25 | Cardinals | 12 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .147 | .273 | .176 |
1986 | 26 | Cardinals | 110 | 303 | 18 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 36 | 5 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .234 | .318 | .310 |
1987 | 27 | Pirates | 121 | 340 | 33 | 102 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 43 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .300 | .377 | .365 |
1988 | 28 | Pirates | 120 | 352 | 24 | 92 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 50 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .261 | .353 | .330 |
1989 | 29 | Pirates | 68 | 190 | 15 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 29 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .316 | .406 | .400 |
1990 | 30 | Pirates | 96 | 279 | 27 | 72 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 44 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .258 | .362 | .344 |
1991 | 31 | Pirates | 108 | 336 | 25 | 97 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 33 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .289 | .351 | .360 |
1992 | 32 | Pirates | 95 | 293 | 22 | 75 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 44 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .256 | .350 | .328 |
1993 | 33 | Pirates | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
1993 | 33 | White Sox | 37 | 97 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .282 | .278 |
1994 | 34 | White Sox | 59 | 139 | 6 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .281 | .368 | .331 |
1995 | 35 | White Sox | 46 | 98 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .245 | .303 | .337 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 879 | 2,473 | 185 | 663 | 109 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 294 | 321 | 57 | 244 | 39 | 28 | 10 | 57 | .268 | .351 | .338 |
Mike LaValliereMike LaValliere Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1984 Phillies | C | 6 | 2 | 75 | 22 | 3.7 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.92 |
1985 Cardinals | C | 12 | 11 | 288 | 53 | 4.4 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.97 |
1986 Cardinals | C | 108 | 93 | 2,488 | 521 | 4.8 | 515 | 468 | 47 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 34 | .988 | 5.59 |
1987 Pirates | C | 112 | 99 | 2,593 | 659 | 5.9 | 654 | 584 | 70 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 68 | 56 | .992 | 6.81 |
1988 Pirates | C | 114 | 105 | 2,813 | 628 | 5.5 | 620 | 565 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 88 | 48 | .987 | 5.95 |
1989 Pirates | C | 65 | 59 | 1,568 | 333 | 5.1 | 330 | 306 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 14 | .991 | 5.68 |
1990 Pirates | C | 95 | 87 | 2,253 | 519 | 5.5 | 514 | 478 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 68 | 36 | .990 | 6.16 |
1991 Pirates | C | 105 | 100 | 2,558 | 612 | 5.8 | 611 | 565 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 90 | 39 | .998 | 6.45 |
1992 Pirates | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1992 Pirates | C | 92 | 87 | 2,301 | 486 | 5.3 | 483 | 421 | 62 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 71 | 44 | .994 | 5.67 |
1993 Pirates | C | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.00 |
1993 White Sox | C | 37 | 29 | 779 | 192 | 5.2 | 192 | 164 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 1.000 | 6.65 |
1994 White Sox | C | 57 | 44 | 1,150 | 329 | 5.8 | 326 | 305 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 16 | .991 | 7.65 |
1995 White Sox | C | 46 | 30 | 804 | 223 | 4.8 | 222 | 202 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 16 | .996 | 7.46 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 850 | 747 | 19,697 | 4,589 | 5.4 | 4,554 | 4,138 | 416 | 35 | 53 | 34 | 582 | 330 | .992 | 6.24 | |
3B Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
12 Years | 851 | 747 | 19,700 | 4,590 | 5.4 | 4,555 | 4,138 | 417 | 35 | 53 | 34 | 582 | 330 | .992 | 6.24 |
Mike LaValliereMike LaValliere Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1984 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1985 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.3 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1986 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 101.0 | 8.2 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
1987 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 16 | 0 | n/a | 340.0 | 10.6 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
1988 Pirates | 3 | 2 | .600 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 176.0 | 10.4 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1989 Pirates | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 95.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
1990 Pirates | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 93.0 | 14.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1991 Pirates | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 112.0 | 12.4 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1992 Pirates | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 146.5 | 14.0 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
1993 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1993 White Sox | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 12.1 | - | - | - |
1994 White Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 139.0 | 9.3 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
1995 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98.0 | 6.5 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 5 | 15 | .250 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 137.4 | 10.1 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
Mike LaValliereMike LaValliere Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1984 Philadelphia Phillies | 10 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1985 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
1986 St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | $70,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Pittsburgh Pirates | 4, 12 | $120,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | $215,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | $482,500.00 | - | - |
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | $575,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | $1,035,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | $1,850,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Pittsburgh Pirates | 12 | $2,350,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Chicago White Sox | 10 | " " | - | - |
1994 Chicago White Sox | 10 | $2,100,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Chicago White Sox | 10 | $750,000.00 | - | - |
Mike LaValliere Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Michael Eugene LaValliere was a Major League Baseball player with the Philadelphia Phillies (1984), St. Louis Cardinals (1985-1986), Pittsburgh Pirates (1987-1993), and Chicago White Sox (1993-1995). When Mike, his nickname, made his big league debut on September 9, 1984, he became the first former Trinity High School (Manchester, NH) student to play in the majors.
Mike LaValliere Rookie Card | 1987 Topps Baseball Card (#162 | Checklist)
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In 1987, Mike LaValliere caught one-hundred twelve games, seventy-eight were complete games. He handled 659 total chances, collected a career high 584 putouts, took part in eleven double plays, and only had five errors. National League catchers caught baserunners stealing 29% of the time that season – LaValliere caught them 45% of the time, earning himself a well-deserved Gold Glove Award. Only one Pirate backstop had ever earned a Golden Glove before Mike. Who was it? [Answer]
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