Mike LaValliere

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: August 18, 1960 in Charlotte, NC us

High School: Trinity HS (Manchester, NH)

School: University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell, MA)

Debut: September 9, 1984 (Age 24-022d, 14,964th in major league history)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 22, 1995 (Age 35-035d)
vs. MIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Michael Eugene LaValliere

Nicknames: Spanky

Pronunciation: \luh-VALL-yer\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.9

2473

663

.268

185

RBI

294

OBP

.351

SLG

.338

OPS

.689

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 18 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 7 go ahead

3 Tms
PIT	13
STL	3
CHW	2

Platoon
vs RHP	14
vs LHP	4

Home/Road
Away	10
Home	8

Outs
1	9
2	6
0	3

13 Opps
PHI	4
SDP	2
MON	2
NYM	1
SFG	1
ATL	1
STL	1
TEX	1
LAD	1
CAL	1
CHC	1
CIN	1
HOU	1

18 Pitchers
Russ Springer	1
Kevin Gross	1
Shawn Hillegas	1
Les Lancaster	1
Dennis Martínez	1
Adam Peterson	1
José DeLeón	1
Floyd Youmans	1
Bruce Ruffin	1
Dwight Gooden	1
Dennis Cook	1
Ed Vosberg	1
Francisco Oliveras	1
Don Robinson	1
John Smoltz	1
Nolan Ryan	1
Pat Clements	1
Rick Mahler	1

11 Parks
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	7
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1

Where Hit
9	18

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	4
4	3
2	3
5	3
1	2
3	2
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	7
1--	4
12-	2
123	1
--3	1
-23	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

35 RBI
RISP	7
0 on	7
1 on	6
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	11

Inning
2	5
3	2
4	2
6	4
7	1
8	2
9	1
Extra	1

1-3	7
4-6	6
7-end	5

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	1
+1	2
Tied	5
-1	2
-2	2
-3	2
-4..	1

Ahead	6
Tied	5
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	4
2-1	3
2-2	3
0-0	2
1-1	2
0-1	2
3-2	1
1-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	18

OrderPos
7th	11
8th	5
5th	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1986-06-19	STL	@	PHI	Kevin Gross	behind 2-5	t 8	0	---		1	8	2	0.063	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2	2	2	1	1986-08-11	STL	@	MON	Floyd Youmans	behind 3-4	t 8	2	1--		2	8	2	0.540	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Hurdle Scores
3	3	3	1	1986-09-25	STL		PHI	Bruce Ruffin	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	--3		2	8	2	0.162	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Pendleton Scores
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1987-08-29	PIT		HOU	Nolan Ryan	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---		1	7	2	0.110	64%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1988-07-09	PIT	@	LAD	Shawn Hillegas	tied 0-0	t 4	1	12-	4,(2-1) BBC2X	3	7	2	0.283	83%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Bonilla Scores; S. Bream Scores
6	6	2	1	1988-08-01	PIT	@	NYM	Dwight Gooden	tied 0-0	t 6	1	-2-	5,(2-2) 1P.CC2BX	2	7	2	0.263	80%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Reynolds Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1989-09-21	PIT		MON	Dennis Martínez	behind 2-6	b 7	1	-23	4,(2-1) B.FBX	3	7	2	0.166	28%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Reynolds Scores; G. Redus Scores
8	8	2	1	1989-09-25	PIT		STL	José DeLeón	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	7	2	0.108	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1990-05-08	PIT		SDP	Pat Clements	ahead 4-2	b 3	0	1-3	2,(0-1) CX	3	7	2	0.081	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Bonds Scores; S. Bream Scores
10	10	2	1	1990-08-06 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	Dennis Cook	behind 0-3	t 6	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	7	2	0.297	47%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); R. Reynolds Scores; S. Bream Scores
11	11	3	1	1990-08-26	PIT		CIN	Rick Mahler	behind 0-2	b 2	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	2	0.108	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1991-04-20	PIT		CHC	Les Lancaster	ahead 4-1	b 6	1	123	3,(1-1) BFX	4	7	2	0.045	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Van Slyke Scores; B. Bonilla Scores; J. King Scores; M. LaValliere Scores
13	13	2	1	1991-06-18	PIT	@	SDP	Adam Peterson	tied 0-0	t 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.139	59%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); M. LaValliere Scores
14	14	3	1	1991-07-31	PIT	@	ATL	John Smoltz	ahead 5-1	t 3	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	2	0.049	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. LaValliere Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1992-06-17	PIT		PHI	Don Robinson	ahead 5-0	b 6	0	1--	5,(2-2) B1BCF1X	2	5	2	0.012	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); O. Merced Scores; M. LaValliere Scores
16	16	2	1	1992-08-22	PIT	@	SFG	Francisco Oliveras	behind 0-1	t 2	2	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	7	2	0.234	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. King Scores; M. LaValliere Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1994-08-07	CHW	@	CAL	Russ Springer	behind 3-5	t 9	1	1--	6,(3-2) BCFBBX	2	8	2	0.340	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Jackson Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1995-09-05	CHW	@	TEX	Ed Vosberg	tied 1-1	t 11	2	---	5,(2-2) CBFBX	1	8	2	0.398	78%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)