Mickey Rivers Stats

Mickey Rivers was born on Sunday, October 31, 1948, in Miami, Florida. Rivers was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 4, 1970, with the California Angels. 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 Mickey Rivers baseball stats page.

"Your (Reggie Jackson) first name's white, your second is Hispanic, and your third belongs to a black. No wonder you don't know who you are." - Mickey Rivers (1977)

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Mickey Rivers

Mickey Rivers Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#60)

Mickey Rivers Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#60)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   John Milton Rivers
Nickname:   Gozzlehead or Mick the Quick or Mickey
Born On:   10-31-1948
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Miami, Florida
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Miami-Dade Community College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   08-04-1970 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-30-1984
Draft:   1969 : 2nd Round (40th)
Mickey Rivers

Mickey Rivers Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Mickey Rivers

Mickey Rivers Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1970 Angels 17 25 6 8 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 5 1 0 1 0 .320 .414 .400
1971 Angels 79 268 31 71 12 2 1 0 12 19 1 38 8 0 1 0 .265 .316 .336
1972 Angels 58 159 18 34 6 2 0 0 7 8 1 26 8 0 1 3 .214 .256 .277
1973 Angels 30 129 26 45 6 4 0 0 16 8 0 11 3 0 1 1 .349 .391 .457
1974 Angels 118 466 69 133 19 11 3 0 31 39 0 47 11 1 1 6 .285 .341 .393
1975 Angels 155 616 70 175 17 13 1 0 53 43 5 42 7 4 2 6 .284 .331 .359
1976 Yankees 137 590 95 184 31 8 8 0 67 13 0 51 2 5 3 3 .312 .327 .432
1977 Yankees 138 565 79 184 18 5 12 0 69 18 4 45 5 2 4 2 .326 .350 .439
1978 Yankees 141 559 78 148 25 8 11 0 48 29 3 51 7 6 3 8 .265 .302 .397
1979 Yankees 74 286 37 82 18 5 3 0 25 13 2 21 2 5 1 3 .287 .315 .416
1979 Rangers 58 247 35 74 9 3 6 0 25 9 0 18 3 3 1 2 .300 .323 .433
1980 Rangers 147 630 96 210 32 6 7 0 60 20 1 34 6 4 1 4 .333 .353 .437
1981 Rangers 99 399 62 114 21 2 3 0 26 24 2 31 3 1 1 3 .286 .327 .371
1982 Rangers 19 68 6 16 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 .235 .232 .324
1983 Rangers 96 309 37 88 17 0 1 0 20 11 0 21 5 3 1 1 .285 .309 .350
1984 Rangers 102 313 40 94 13 1 4 0 33 9 1 23 4 0 0 1 .300 .320 .387
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
15 Years 1,468 5,629 785 1,660 247 71 61 0 499 266 20 471 75 35 22 44 .295 .327 .397
Mickey Rivers

Mickey Rivers Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1970 Angels RF 5 - - 10 2.0 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1971 Angels OF 76 - - 169 2.2 165 160 5 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1972 Angels OF 48 - - 107 2.2 105 105 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1973 Angels CF 29 - - 66 2.3 60 60 0 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 0.00 -
1974 Angels CF 116 - - 320 2.8 318 309 9 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1975 Angels OF 152 - - 393 2.6 384 371 13 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1976 Yankees CF 136 - - 419 3.1 413 407 6 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1977 Yankees CF 136 - - 398 2.9 391 380 11 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1978 Yankees CF 138 - - 400 2.9 392 384 8 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1979 Yankees CF 69 - - 155 2.2 151 147 4 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1979 Rangers CF 57 - - 160 2.8 157 153 4 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1980 Rangers CF 141 - - 369 2.6 361 342 19 8 4 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1981 Rangers CF 97 - - 238 2.5 237 225 12 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .996 0.00 -
1983 Rangers OF 23 - - 50 2.2 49 48 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1984 Rangers OF 30 - - 52 1.7 52 49 3 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
CF Totals 919 0 0 2,525 2.7 2,480 2,407 73 45 14 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
OF Totals 329 0 0 771 2.3 755 733 22 16 7 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
RF Totals 5 0 0 10 2.0 10 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
15 Years 1,377 - 0 3,306 2.4 3,245 3,150 95 61 21 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
Mickey Rivers

Mickey Rivers Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1970 Angels 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 5.0 8.3 - - -
1971 Angels 13 1 .929 - - n/a 268.0 7.1 22.3 - - -
1972 Angels 4 3 .571 - - n/a 0.0 6.1 22.7 - - -
1973 Angels 8 3 .727 - - 0 0.0 11.7 8.1 - - -
1974 Angels 30 13 .698 - - 0 155.3 9.9 15.0 - - -
1975 Angels 70 14 .833 - - 1 616.0 14.7 11.6 - - -
1976 Yankees 43 7 .860 - - 0 73.8 11.6 8.8 - - -
1977 Yankees 22 14 .611 - - 1 47.1 12.6 8.2 - - -
1978 Yankees 25 5 .833 - - 0 50.8 11.0 11.6 - - -
1979 Yankees 3 7 .300 - - 1 95.3 13.6 11.4 - - -
1979 Rangers 7 2 .778 - - 0 41.2 13.7 9.9 - - -
1980 Rangers 18 7 .720 - - 4 90.0 18.5 10.5 - - -
1981 Rangers 9 5 .643 - - 0 133.0 12.9 15.3 - - -
1982 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 16 68.0 9.7 17.0 - - -
1983 Rangers 9 4 .692 - - 53 309.0 14.7 15.5 - - -
1984 Rangers 5 5 .500 - - 48 78.3 13.6 9.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
15 Years 267 90 .748 - - 124 92.3 12.0 11.3 - - -
Mickey Rivers

Mickey Rivers Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1970 California Angels 3 Undetermined - -
1971 California Angels 5 Undetermined - -
1972 California Angels 5 Undetermined - -
1973 California Angels 5, 17 Undetermined - -
1974 California Angels 17 Undetermined - -
1975 California Angels 17 Undetermined - -
1976 New York Yankees 17 $55,000.00 Stats Stats
1977 New York Yankees 17 $100,000.00 - Stats
1978 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - Stats
1979 New York Yankees 17 Undetermined - -
1979 Texas Rangers 17 Undetermined - -
1980 Texas Rangers 17 Undetermined - -
1981 Texas Rangers 17 Undetermined - -
1982 Texas Rangers 17 Undetermined - -
1983 Texas Rangers 17 Undetermined - -
1984 Texas Rangers 17 Undetermined - -


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