Mike Rivera

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 220lb (185cm, 99kg)

Born: September 8, 1976 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico pr

High School: Bayamon (Bayamon, Puerto Rico)

School: Troy University (Troy, AL)

Debut: September 18, 2001 (Age 25-010d, 17,988th in major league history)
vs. MIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 20, 2011 (Age 34-254d)
vs. COL 6 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

Full Name: Michael Rene Rivera

Pronunciation: \Ruh-VER-uh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

548

131

.239

RBI

OBP

.302

SLG

.372

OPS

.674

OPS+

Summary of 13 Home Runs

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

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

3 Tms
MIL	11
SDP	1
DET	1

Platoon
vs RHP	12
vs LHP	1

Home/Road
Away	7
Home	6

Outs
1	5
0	4
2	4

9 Opps
STL	2
SDP	2
CHC	2
CIN	2
TBD	1
SFG	1
MON	1
FLA	1
HOU	1

12 Pitchers
Jorge Sosa	2
Luis Perdomo	1
Bob Howry	1
Dan Smith	1
Kevin Correia	1
Ryan Dempster	1
Josh Johnson	1
Bill Bray	1
Chris Sampson	1
Cesar Carrillo	1
Jeff Suppan	1
Bronson Arroyo	1

7 Parks
Am Fam Field (MIL)	6
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
7	6
78	5
89	1
9	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	3
7+	3
2	3
5	3
1	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	11
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	7
1--	3
12-	1
--3	1
-2-	1

20 RBI
RISP	3
0 on	7
1 on	5
2 on	1
Any on	6

Inning
2	1
3	1
4	2
7	3
8	2
9	4

1-3	2
4-6	2
7-end	9

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
+1	2
-3	1
-4..	6

Ahead	6
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
3-2	3
2-1	2
0-1	2
2-2	2
1-2	1
0-0	1
1-0	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	12
1B	1

OrderPos
8th	7
7th	3
9th	1
3rd	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2002-04-04	DET	@	TBD	Jorge Sosa	behind 1-9	t 9	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	7	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2003-05-08	SDP	@	MON	Dan Smith	behind 3-12	t 9	1	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	8	2	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Merloni Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2006-07-07	MIL		CHC	Ryan Dempster	behind 1-7	b 9	0	---	4,(1-2) .CBFX	1	8	2	0.005	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
4	4	2	1	2006-07-17	MIL	@	SFG	Kevin Correia	ahead 8-1	t 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.008	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Hall Scores/Team unER; M. Rivera Scores/Team unER
5	5	3	1	2006-08-06	MIL	@	STL	Jeff Suppan	behind 0-4	t 8	0	---	5,(2-2) BCFBX	1	8	2	0.037	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	4	1	2006-09-02	MIL		FLA	Josh Johnson	ahead 3-2	b 4	1	---	5,(2-2) CSBBX	1	8	2	0.104	76%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
7	7	5	1	2006-09-10	MIL		HOU	Chris Sampson	ahead 3-0	b 7	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	8	2	0.030	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	6	1	2006-10-01	MIL	@	STL	Jorge Sosa	ahead 4-0	t 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.048	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2007-09-07	MIL	@	CIN	Bronson Arroyo	behind 2-10	t 8	2	---	7,(3-2) BFBBCFX	1	9	2	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
10	10	2	1	2007-09-14	MIL		CIN	Bill Bray	behind 3-6	b 9	2	1--	2,(0-1) C>X	2	6	2	0.033	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Hart Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2008-04-30	MIL	@	CHC	Bob Howry	behind 3-13	t 7	2	-2-	7,(3-2) BBFFFBX	2	3	3	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Weeks Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2009-08-13	MIL		SDP	Cesar Carrillo	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	12-	8,(3-2) BBFBFFFX	3	7	2	0.147	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Cameron Scores; J. Gerut Scores
13	13	2	2	2009-08-13	MIL		SDP	Luis Perdomo	ahead 7-0	b 3	1	--3	4,(2-1) .B.BCX	2	7	2	0.010	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Gerut Scores