Lance Parrish Stats

Lance Parrish was born on Friday, June 15, 1956, in Clairton, Pennsylvania. Parrish was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 5, 1977, with the Detroit Tigers. 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 Lance Parrish baseball stats page.

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"He's (Lance Parrish) going to be the next super star in the American League. He will be one of the best. He has tremendous power and throws as good as anybody." - Detroit Tigers Manager Les Moss

Lance Parrish

Lance Parrish Autograph on a 1989 Upper Deck Baseball Card (#775)

Lance Parrish Autograph on a 1989 Upper Deck Baseball Card (#775)

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Birth Name:   Lance Michael Parrish
Nickname:   The Big Wheel
Born On:   06-15-1956  (Gemini)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Clairton, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Walnut High School (Diamond Bar, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   09-05-1977 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-23-1995
Draft:   1974 : 1st Round (16th)

Lance Parrish

Lance Parrish Pitching Stats

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Lance Parrish Hitting Stats

1977 21 Tigers 12 46 10 9 2 0 3 0 7 5 0 12 0 0 0 2 .196 .275 .435
1978 22 Tigers 85 288 37 63 11 3 14 1 41 11 0 71 1 1 3 8 .219 .254 .424
1979 23 Tigers 143 493 65 136 26 3 19 0 65 49 2 105 3 1 2 15 .276 .343 .456
1980 24 Tigers 144 553 79 158 34 6 24 0 82 31 3 109 2 3 3 24 .286 .325 .499
1981 25 Tigers 96 348 39 85 18 2 10 0 46 34 6 52 1 1 0 16 .244 .311 .394
1982 26 Tigers 133 486 75 138 19 2 32 0 87 40 5 99 0 2 1 5 .284 .338 .529
1983 27 Tigers 155 605 80 163 42 3 27 2 114 44 7 106 0 13 1 21 .269 .314 .483
1984 28 Tigers 147 578 75 137 16 2 33 1 98 41 6 120 2 6 2 12 .237 .287 .443
1985 29 Tigers 140 549 64 150 27 1 28 1 98 41 5 90 3 5 2 10 .273 .323 .479
1986 30 Tigers 91 327 53 84 6 1 22 0 62 38 3 83 1 3 5 3 .257 .340 .483
1987 31 Phillies 130 466 42 114 21 0 17 1 67 47 2 104 1 3 1 23 .245 .313 .399
1988 32 Phillies 123 424 44 91 17 2 15 0 60 47 7 93 0 5 2 11 .215 .293 .370
1989 33 Angels 124 433 48 103 12 1 17 0 50 42 6 104 1 4 2 10 .238 .306 .388
1990 34 Angels 133 470 54 126 14 0 24 1 70 46 4 107 0 2 5 12 .268 .338 .451
1991 35 Angels 119 402 38 87 12 0 19 0 51 35 2 117 0 3 5 7 .216 .285 .388
1992 36 Angels 24 83 7 19 2 0 4 0 11 5 1 22 1 1 0 1 .229 .270 .398
1992 36 Mariners 69 192 19 45 11 1 8 0 21 19 2 48 0 2 1 6 .234 .304 .427
1993 37 Indians 10 20 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 5 0 0 0 2 .200 .333 .400
1994 38 Pirates 40 126 10 34 5 0 3 0 16 18 1 28 1 1 1 5 .270 .363 .381
1995 39 Blue Jays 70 178 15 36 9 0 4 0 22 15 0 52 6 2 1 4 .202 .265 .320
19 Years 1,988 7,067 856 1,782 305 27 324 7 1,070 612 62 1,527 23 58 37 197 .252 .313 .440

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Lance Parrish Fielding Stats

1977 Tigers C 12 12 313 82 6.8 82 76 6 0 0 1 2 5 1.000 7.07
1978 Tigers C 79 73 1,959 397 5.0 392 353 39 5 5 5 30 24 .987 5.40
1979 Tigers C 142 135 3,535 795 5.6 786 707 79 9 10 21 69 57 .989 6.00
1980 Tigers 1B 5 5 108 44 8.8 43 42 1 1 7 n/a n/a n/a .977 10.75
1980 Tigers C 121 114 3,041 629 5.2 623 557 66 6 8 17 58 36 .990 5.53
1980 Tigers LF 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1980 Tigers RF 4 4 102 6 1.5 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.59
1981 Tigers C 90 88 2,298 450 5.0 447 407 40 3 6 7 42 33 .993 5.25
1982 Tigers C 132 127 3,341 711 5.4 703 627 76 8 8 11 54 46 .989 5.68
1982 Tigers LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1983 Tigers C 131 126 3,339 772 5.9 768 695 73 4 8 10 57 54 .995 6.21
1984 Tigers C 127 123 3,225 794 6.3 787 720 67 7 11 11 44 38 .991 6.59
1985 Tigers C 120 117 3,120 753 6.3 748 695 53 5 9 8 60 37 .993 6.47
1986 Tigers C 85 82 2,152 537 6.3 531 483 48 6 5 8 39 31 .989 6.66
1987 Phillies C 127 124 3,301 799 6.3 790 724 66 9 1 15 142 54 .989 6.46
1988 Phillies 1B 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1988 Phillies C 117 114 2,992 721 6.2 712 639 73 9 11 12 21 26 .988 6.43
1989 Angels C 122 118 3,165 706 5.8 701 638 63 5 7 12 74 29 .993 5.98
1990 Angels 1B 4 3 99 36 9.0 36 34 2 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.82
1990 Angels C 131 125 3,294 854 6.5 848 760 88 6 15 12 12 62 .993 6.95
1991 Angels 1B 3 1 51 12 4.0 12 12 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 6.35
1991 Angels C 111 102 2,738 717 6.5 715 658 57 2 11 19 53 39 .997 7.05
1992 Angels C 22 21 531 118 5.4 115 107 8 3 2 1 22 10 .975 5.85
1992 Mariners 1B 16 14 285 98 6.1 96 93 3 2 9 n/a n/a n/a .980 9.09
1992 Mariners C 34 23 717 196 5.8 195 183 12 1 4 3 37 13 .995 7.34
1993 Indians C 10 7 187 60 6.0 57 47 10 3 1 3 12 6 .950 8.23
1994 Pirates 1B 1 1 18 4 4.0 3 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 4.50
1994 Pirates C 38 35 955 243 6.4 240 225 15 3 4 7 22 11 .988 6.79
1995 Blue Jays C 67 49 1,403 387 5.8 387 346 41 0 7 9 65 27 1.000 7.45
C Totals 1,818 1,715 45,606 10,721 5.9 10,627 9,647 980 94 133 192 915 638 .991 6.29
1B Totals 30 24 561 195 6.5 191 185 6 4 23 n/a n/a n/a .979 9.19
RF Totals 4 4 102 6 1.5 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.59
LF Totals 2 0 6 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
19 Years 1,854 1,743 46,275 10,923 5.9 10,825 9,839 986 98 156 192 915 638 .991 6.32

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Lance Parrish Miscellaneous Stats

1977 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 15.3 3.8 6.6 - - -
1978 Tigers 0 0 .000 6 0 0 20.6 4.1 7.0 - - -
1979 Tigers 6 7 .462 3 0 0 25.9 4.7 7.6 - - -
1980 Tigers 6 4 .600 5 0 16 23.0 5.1 6.7 - - -
1981 Tigers 2 3 .400 1 0 5 34.8 6.7 7.6 - - -
1982 Tigers 3 4 .429 2 0 0 15.2 4.9 5.6 - - -
1983 Tigers 1 3 .250 3 0 27 22.4 5.7 5.3 - - -
1984 Tigers 2 3 .400 3 0 22 17.5 4.8 5.9 - - -
1985 Tigers 2 6 .250 1 0 22 19.6 6.1 5.6 - - -
1986 Tigers 0 0 .000 4 0 6 14.9 3.9 5.3 - - -
1987 Phillies 0 1 .000 5 0 n/a 27.4 4.5 7.0 - - -
1988 Phillies 0 0 .000 6 0 n/a 28.3 4.6 7.1 - - -
1989 Angels 1 1 .500 2 0 2 25.5 4.2 8.7 - - -
1990 Angels 2 2 .500 1 0 1 19.6 4.4 6.7 - - -
1991 Angels 0 1 .000 5 0 5 21.2 3.4 7.9 - - -
1992 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 2 20.8 3.8 7.5 - - -
1992 Mariners 1 1 .500 12 0 14 24.0 4.0 9.1 - - -
1993 Indians 1 0 1.000 1 0 0 20.0 4.0 10.0 - - -
1994 Pirates 1 1 .500 2 1 n/a 42.0 4.5 7.9 - - -
1995 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 4 0 1 44.5 3.4 8.1 - - -
19 Years 28 37 .431 66 1 123 21.8 4.6 6.6 - - -

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Lance Parrish Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1977 Detroit Tigers 13 $19,000.00 - -
1978 Detroit Tigers 13 $21,000.00 - -
1979 Detroit Tigers 13 $21,000.00 - -
1980 Detroit Tigers 13 $95,000.00 Stats -
1981 Detroit Tigers 13 Undetermined - -
1982 Detroit Tigers 13 Undetermined Stats -
1983 Detroit Tigers 13 Undetermined Stats -
1984 Detroit Tigers 13 Undetermined Stats Stats
1985 Detroit Tigers 13 $766,667.00 Stats -
1986 Detroit Tigers 13 $850,000.00 Stats -
1987 Philadelphia Phillies 13 $1,000,000.00 - -
1988 Philadelphia Phillies 13 $1,000,000.00 Stats -
1989 California Angels 13 $1,000,000.00 - -
1990 California Angels 13 $1,916,667.00 Stats -
1991 California Angels 13 $2,416,667.00 - -
1992 California Angels 13 $2,416,667.00 - -
1992 Seattle Mariners 3 "     "     - -
1993 Cleveland Indians 13 $125,000.00 - -
1994 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 $209,000.00 - n/a
1995 Toronto Blue Jays 13 $290,000.00 - -

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