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Mike LaValliere
Michael Eugene LaValliere (Spanky)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Massachusetts Lowell

Debut September 9, 1984
  vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 22, 1995
Born August 18, 1960 in Charlotte, NC

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1981. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1984 23 PHI NL   6    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   2  .000  .222  .000  -33    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1985 24 STL NL  12   34    2    5   1  0   0    6   0  0   7   3  .147  .273  .176   29    6   0   3   0   0   2
 1986 25 STL NL 110  303   18   71  10  2   3   30   0  1  36  37  .234  .318  .310   75   94  10   0   5   1   7
 1987 26 PIT NL 121  340   33  102  19  0   1   36   0  0  43  32  .300  .377  .365   98  124   3   3   9   1   4
 1988 27 PIT NL 120  352   24   92  18  0   2   47   3  2  50  34  .261  .353  .330  100  116   1   4  10   2   8
 1989 28 PIT NL  68  190   15   60  10  0   2   23   0  2  29  24  .316  .406  .400  136   76   4   0   7   0   4
 1990 29 PIT NL  96  279   27   72  15  0   3   31   0  3  44  20  .258  .362  .344  100   96   4   1   8   2   6
 1991 30 PIT NL 108  336   25   97  11  2   3   41   2  1  33  27  .289  .351  .360  102  121   1   5   4   2  10
 1992 31 PIT NL  95  293   22   75  13  1   2   29   0  3  44  21  .256  .350  .328   95   96   0   5  14   1   8
 1993 32 TOT     38  102    6   26   2  0   0    8   0  1   4  14  .255  .278  .275   51   28   7   2   0   0   1
         PIT NL   1    5    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .200  .200  .200    8    1   0   0   0   0   0
         CHW AL  37   97    6   25   2  0   0    8   0  1   4  14  .258  .282  .278   53   27   7   2   0   0   1
 1994 33 CHW AL  59  139    6   39   4  0   1   24   0  2  20  15  .281  .368  .331   84   46   9   3   0   1   4
 1995 34 CHW AL  46   98    7   24   6  0   1   19   0  0   9  15  .245  .303  .337   70   33   0   2   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     879 2473  185  663 109  5  18  294   5 15 321 244  .268  .351  .338   93  836  39  28  57  10  57
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        456   34  122  20  1   3   54   1  3  59  45  .268  .351  .338   93  154   7   5  11   2  11
 Career High    121  352   33  102  19  2   3   47   3  3  50  37  .300  .377  .365  102  124  10   5  14   2  10
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1984 23 PHI NL    9    7    0   0.0    95| .000  .266| .222  .331| .000  .386| .222  .717| -33  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1985 24 STL NL   44   34    2   1.6    95| .147  .260| .273  .328| .176  .388| .449  .715|  29  .144  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1986 25 STL NL  350  250   31   3.4    97| .234  .261| .318  .331| .310  .394| .628  .726|  75  .386 -10.4  -1.1   0%
 1987 26 PIT NL  390  248   50   5.4   106| .300  .269| .377  .339| .365  .419| .742  .758|  98  .559   1.6   0.2   0%
 1988 27 PIT NL  409  275   43   4.2    88| .261  .254| .353  .317| .330  .373| .683  .690| 100  .526   2.7   0.3  60%
 1989 28 PIT NL  223  140   31   6.0    87| .316  .249| .406  .316| .400  .371| .806  .687| 136  .670  10.5   1.1   0%
 1990 29 PIT NL  330  221   36   4.4    95| .258  .260| .362  .325| .344  .390| .706  .715| 100  .497   2.2   0.2   0%
 1991 30 PIT NL  377  256   43   4.5    93| .289  .256| .351  .324| .360  .384| .711  .708| 102  .535   1.9   0.2  66%
 1992 31 PIT NL  343  234   34   3.9    91| .256  .258| .350  .323| .328  .380| .678  .703|  95  .476   0.2   0.0   0%
 1993 32 TOT     115   87    8   2.5   101| .255  .264| .278  .335| .275  .404| .553  .739|  51  .227  -7.0  -0.7   0%
         PIT NL    5    4    0   0.0   103| .200  .270| .200  .335| .200  .411| .400  .746|   8  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
         CHW AL  110   83    8   2.6   101| .258  .264| .282  .335| .278  .404| .560  .739|  53  .242  -6.4  -0.6   0%
 1994 33 CHW AL  172  118   18   4.1   111| .281  .271| .368  .343| .331  .432| .699  .776|  84  .378  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1995 34 CHW AL  109   79   10   3.4   106| .245  .265| .303  .339| .337  .419| .640  .758|  70  .311  -4.0  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     2871 1949  306   4.2    96| .268  .260| .351  .328| .338  .393| .689  .720|  93  .482  -8.6  -0.8  25%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1984 23 PHI NL C 6 20 2 0 0 1.000 .987 3.67 5.68 7.92 6.52 2 25.0 0 0 0 1 1985 24 STL NL C 12 48 5 0 3 1.000 .987 4.42 5.45 4.97 6.42 11 96.0 0 1 5 2 1986 25 STL NL C 108 468 47 6 8 .988 .985 4.77 5.88 5.59 6.93 93 829.3 1 23 49 34 1987 26 PIT NL C 112 584 70 5 11 .992 .987 5.84 5.91 6.81 6.94 99 864.3 2 29 68 56 GG 1988 27 PIT NL C 114 565 55 8 6 .987 .987 5.44 5.58 5.95 6.56 105 937.7 4 35 88 48 1989 28 PIT NL C 65 306 24 3 3 .991 .986 5.08 5.56 5.68 6.67 59 522.7 4 19 65 14 1990 29 PIT NL C 95 478 36 5 6 .990 .987 5.41 5.44 6.16 6.65 87 751.0 3 21 68 36 1991 30 PIT NL C 105 565 46 1 4 .998 .988 5.82 5.59 6.45 6.78 100 852.7 5 27 90 39 1992 31 PIT NL C 92 421 62 3 6 .994 .991 5.25 5.68 5.67 6.67 87 767.0 4 26 71 44 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.30 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1993 32 TOT C 38 176 28 0 2 1.000 .991 5.37 5.47 6.83 6.56 30 268.7 5 15 9 24 PIT NL C 1 12 0 0 0 1.000 .992 12.00 5.80 12.00 6.70 1 9.0 1 1 1 0 CHW AL C 37 164 28 0 2 1.000 .991 5.19 5.46 6.65 6.56 29 259.7 4 14 8 24 1994 33 CHW AL C 57 305 21 3 3 .991 .991 5.72 5.73 7.65 6.79 44 383.3 5 7 39 16 1995 34 CHW AL C 46 202 20 1 1 .996 .990 4.83 5.64 7.46 6.74 30 268.0 1 13 14 16
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1992 31 PIT NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.30 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 1984 23 PHI NL C 6 20 2 0 0 1.000 .987 3.67 5.68 7.92 6.52 2 25.0 0 0 0 1 1985 24 STL NL C 12 48 5 0 3 1.000 .987 4.42 5.45 4.97 6.42 11 96.0 0 1 5 2 1986 25 STL NL C 108 468 47 6 8 .988 .985 4.77 5.88 5.59 6.93 93 829.3 1 23 49 34 1987 26 PIT NL C 112 584 70 5 11 .992 .987 5.84 5.91 6.81 6.94 99 864.3 2 29 68 56 1988 27 PIT NL C 114 565 55 8 6 .987 .987 5.44 5.58 5.95 6.56 105 937.7 4 35 88 48 1989 28 PIT NL C 65 306 24 3 3 .991 .986 5.08 5.56 5.68 6.67 59 522.7 4 19 65 14 1990 29 PIT NL C 95 478 36 5 6 .990 .987 5.41 5.44 6.16 6.65 87 751.0 3 21 68 36 1991 30 PIT NL C 105 565 46 1 4 .998 .988 5.82 5.59 6.45 6.78 100 852.7 5 27 90 39 1992 31 PIT NL C 92 421 62 3 6 .994 .991 5.25 5.68 5.67 6.67 87 767.0 4 26 71 44 1993 32 TOT C 38 176 28 0 2 1.000 .991 5.37 5.47 6.83 6.56 30 268.7 5 15 9 24 PIT NL C 1 12 0 0 0 1.000 .992 12.00 5.80 12.00 6.70 1 9.0 1 1 1 0 CHW AL C 37 164 28 0 2 1.000 .991 5.19 5.46 6.65 6.56 29 259.7 4 14 8 24 1994 33 CHW AL C 57 305 21 3 3 .991 .991 5.72 5.73 7.65 6.79 44 383.3 5 7 39 16 1995 34 CHW AL C 46 202 20 1 1 .996 .990 4.83 5.64 7.46 6.74 30 268.0 1 13 14 16
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 850 4138 416 35 53 .992 .988 5.36 5.66 6.24 6.74 747 6565.7 34 216 566 330 3B* 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 2.30 9.00 2.70 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 851 4138 417 35 53 .992 .988 5.35 5.66 6.24 6.74 747 6567
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1990   NLCS  PIT CIN     L   3   6   1   0  0  0  0   0   3   1  .000  .333  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1991   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   3   6   0   2  0  0  0   1   2   0  .333  .500  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
 1992   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   3  10   1   2  0  0  0   0   0   3  .200  .200  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
 1993   ALCS  CHW TOR     L   2   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   0  .333  .500  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Champ Series     0-4  11  25   2   5  0  0  0   1   6   4  .200  .355  .200   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Gold Gloves
1987-NL--C

Sac. Hits
1986 NL-10-10
1994 AL-9-6

Intentional Walks
1992 NL-14-6

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.0 (2291) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 10.5 (1101) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

July 12, 1981: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1984: Sent to the St. Louis Cardinals by the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

December 13, 1984: Returned by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies as part of a conditional deal.

December 23, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

January 23, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 1, 1987: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Mike Dunne and Andy Van Slyke to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Tony Pena.

October 31, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

January 3, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 11, 1993: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 23, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

October 13, 1995: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986St. Louis Cardinals$70,000
1987Pittsburgh Pirates$120,000
1988Pittsburgh Pirates$215,000
1989Pittsburgh Pirates$482,500
1990Pittsburgh Pirates$575,000
1991Pittsburgh Pirates$1,035,000
1992Pittsburgh Pirates$1,850,000
1993Pittsburgh Pirates$2,350,000
1994Pittsburgh Pirates$2,100,000
Chicago White Sox$109,000
1995Chicago White Sox$750,000
Career (may be incomplete)$9,656,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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