Read Me Mickey Rivers
Mickey Rivers
Full name John Milton Rivers Born October 30, 1948, Miami, Florida First Game: August 4, 1970 ; Final Game: September 30, 1984 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 10" Weight: 165 Named outfielder on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1976)
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1970 CAL A Daily Splits 17 25 6 8 2 0 0 3 3 0 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .320 .414 .400 0.1 1970 CAL A
1971 CAL A Daily Splits 79 268 31 71 12 2 1 12 19 1 38 1 8 0 0 4 0 13 1 .265 .316 .336 -0.5 1971 CAL A
1972 CAL A Daily Splits 58 159 18 34 6 2 0 7 8 1 26 1 8 0 0 3 3 4 3 .214 .256 .277 -1.0 1972 CAL A
1973 CAL A Daily Splits 30 129 26 45 6 4 0 16 8 0 11 1 3 0 0 2 1 8 3 .349 .391 .457 0.2 1973 CAL A
1974 CAL A Daily Splits 118 466 69 133 19 11 3 31 39 0 47 1 11 1 0 11 6 30 13 .285 .341 .393 1.2 1974 CAL A
1975 CAL A Daily Splits 155 616 70 175 17 13 1 53 43 5 42 2 7 4 0 12 6 70 14 .284 .331 .359 0.6 1975 CAL A
1976 NY A Daily Splits 137 590 95 184 31 8 8 67 13 0 51 3 2 5 0 9 3 43 7 .312 .327 .432 1.6 1976 NY A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 138 565 79 184 18 5 12 69 18 4 45 4 5 2 0 9 2 22 14 .326 .350 .439 1.4 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 141 559 78 148 25 8 11 48 29 3 51 3 7 6 0 8 8 25 5 .265 .302 .397 0.3 1978 NY A
1979 NY A Daily Splits 74 286 37 82 18 5 3 25 13 2 21 1 2 5 0 2 3 3 7 .287 .315 .416 -1.1 1979 NY A
1979 TEX A Daily Splits 58 247 35 74 9 3 6 25 9 0 18 1 3 3 0 4 2 7 2 .300 .323 .433 0.1 1979 TEX A
1979 TOT A 132 533 72 156 27 8 9 50 22 2 39 2 5 8 0 6 5 10 9 .293 .319 .424 -1.0 1979 TOT A
1980 TEX A Daily Splits 147 630 96 210 32 6 7 60 20 1 34 1 6 4 0 15 4 18 7 .333 .353 .437 1.7 1980 TEX A
1981 TEX A Daily Splits 99 399 62 114 21 2 3 26 24 2 31 1 3 1 0 8 3 9 5 .286 .327 .371 0.1 1981 TEX A
1982 TEX A Daily Splits 19 68 6 16 1 1 1 4 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .235 .232 .324 -0.5 1982 TEX A
1983 TEX A Daily Splits 96 309 37 88 17 0 1 20 11 0 21 1 5 3 0 7 1 9 4 .285 .309 .350 -0.9 1983 TEX A
1984 TEX A Daily Splits 102 313 40 94 13 1 4 33 9 1 23 0 4 0 0 8 1 5 5 .300 .320 .387 -0.7 1984 TEX A
Total (15 Years) Splits 1468 5629 785 1660 247 71 61 499 266 20 471 22 75 35 0 104 44 267 90 .295 .327 .397 2.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 NY A Daily Splits 5 23 5 8 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348 .375 .435 1976 NY A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 5 23 5 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .391 .391 .478 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 4 11 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .538 .455 1978 NY A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 14 57 10 22 2 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .386 .417 .456 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 NY A Daily Splits 4 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .167 .211 .167 1976 NY A
1977 NY A Daily Splits 6 27 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .222 .296 1977 NY A
1978 NY A Daily Splits 5 18 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .333 .333 .333 1978 NY A
Total ( 3 Years) Splits 15 63 4 15 2 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 .238 .250 .270 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1976 AL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1976 AL
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1970 CAL A Daily Splits OF 5 4 4 41 10 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 4
1970 CAL A RF 4 3 3 32 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CAL A CF 1 1 1 9 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 CAL A Daily Splits OF 76 67 46 605.1 160 5 4 2 0 .976 5 60 20
1971 CAL A CF 60 57 41 502.1 130 5 2 2 0 .985
1971 CAL A RF 20 10 5 96 22 0 2 0 0 .917
1971 CAL A LF 5 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 CAL A Daily Splits OF 48 38 32 352.2 105 0 2 0 0 .981 7 38 7
1972 CAL A CF 38 33 29 292.2 90 0 2 0 0 .978
1972 CAL A LF 7 1 1 25 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 CAL A RF 7 4 2 35 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 CAL A Daily Splits OF 29 29 29 266.2 60 0 6 0 0 .909 0 29 0
1973 CAL A CF 29 29 29 266.2 63 0 6 0 0 .913
1974 CAL A Daily Splits OF 116 114 110 999.1 309 9 2 3 0 .994 0 116 0
1974 CAL A CF 116 114 110 999.1 308 9 2 3 0 .994
1975 CAL A Daily Splits OF 152 150 141 1340.1 371 13 9 3 0 .977 27 125 1
1975 CAL A CF 125 123 116 1096.1 324 11 6 2 0 .982
1975 CAL A LF 27 27 25 241 52 3 3 1 0 .948
1975 CAL A RF 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 CAL A DH 1 0 0 -
1976 NY A Daily Splits OF 136 131 125 1178 407 6 6 0 0 .986 0 136 0
1976 NY A CF 136 131 125 1178 403 6 6 0 0 .986
1977 NY A Daily Splits OF 135 128 118 1124.1 380 11 7 1 0 .982 0 135 0
1977 NY A CF 135 128 118 1124.1 385 11 7 1 0 .983
1977 NY A DH 1 0 0 -
1978 NY A Daily Splits OF 138 135 105 1134.2 384 8 8 2 0 .980 0 138 0
1978 NY A CF 138 135 105 1134.2 380 7 8 2 0 .980
1979 NY A Daily Splits OF 69 68 54 563 147 4 4 0 0 .974 0 69 0
1979 NY A CF 69 68 54 563 148 5 4 0 0 .975
1979 NY A DH 1 0 0 -
1979 TEX A Daily Splits OF 57 55 53 484.1 153 4 3 1 0 .981 0 57 0
1979 TEX A CF 57 55 53 484.1 155 4 3 1 0 .981
1979 TEX A DH 1 0 0 -
1979 TOT A CF 126 123 107 1047.1 303 9 7 1 0 .978
1979 TOT A DH 2 0 0 -
1979 TOT A OF 126 123 107 1047.1 300 8 7 1 0 .978 0 126 0
1980 TEX A Daily Splits OF 141 138 125 1200 342 19 8 4 0 .978 0 141 0
1980 TEX A CF 141 138 125 1200 347 18 8 4 0 .979
1980 TEX A DH 4 3 3 -
1981 TEX A Daily Splits OF 97 94 90 832.1 225 12 1 3 0 .996 0 97 0
1981 TEX A CF 97 94 90 832.1 227 12 1 3 0 .996
1982 TEX A Daily Splits DH 16 16 16 -
1983 TEX A Daily Splits DH 54 50 45 -
1983 TEX A OF 23 20 15 176 48 1 1 0 0 .980 16 0 8
1983 TEX A LF 16 13 9 116 33 1 1 0 0 .971
1983 TEX A RF 8 7 6 60 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 TEX A Daily Splits DH 50 42 37 -
1984 TEX A OF 30 24 20 211 49 3 0 2 0 1.000 26 2 2
1984 TEX A LF 26 22 19 193 45 3 0 2 0 1.000
1984 TEX A CF 2 2 1 14 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 TEX A RF 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total (14 Years) Splits OF 1252 1195 1067 10509 3150 95 61 21 0 .982 81 1144 42
Total (13 Years) CF 1144 1108 997 9697 2967 88 55 18 0 .982
Total ( 7 Years) DH 128 111 101 -
Total ( 5 Years) LF 81 63 54 582 140 7 4 3 0 .974
Total ( 6 Years) RF 42 24 16 230 52 0 2 0 0 .963
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1976 NY A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 44 11 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
1976 NY A CF 5 5 5 44 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 NY A Daily Splits OF 5 5 5 44 19 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 5 0
1977 NY A CF 5 5 5 44 19 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A Daily Splits OF 4 4 0 23 8 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 4 0
1978 NY A CF 4 4 0 23 8 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 14 14 10 111 38 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 14 0
Total ( 3 Years) CF 14 14 10 111 38 1 0 1 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1976 NY A Daily Splits OF 4 4 4 34.2 14 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0
1976 NY A CF 4 4 4 34.2 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 NY A Daily Splits OF 6 6 6 56 24 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 6 0
1977 NY A CF 6 6 6 56 24 1 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A Daily Splits OF 4 4 0 27 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 4 0
1978 NY A CF 4 4 0 27 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 3 Years) Splits OF 14 14 10 117.2 45 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 14 0
Total ( 3 Years) CF 14 14 10 117.2 45 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1976 AL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1976 AL RF 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
Transaction Information
Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (13th pick overall) of the free-agent
draft - did not sign (January 27, 1968 ).
Selected by New York Mets in the 8th round of the secondary phase of free-agent
draft - did not sign (June 7, 1968 ).
Selected by Washington Senators in the 1st round (8th pick overall) of the secondary
phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (February 1, 1969 ).
Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the secondary phase of free-agent
draft (June 5, 1969 ).
Traded by Atlanta Braves with Clint Compton to California Angels in exchange for
Hoyt Wilhelm and Bob Priddy (September 8, 1969 ).
Traded by California Angels with Ed Figueroa to New York Yankees in exchange for
Bobby Bonds (December 11, 1975 ).
Traded by New York Yankees with 3 players to be named later to Texas Rangers in
exchange for Oscar Gamble , Amos Lewis and 2 players to be named later (July 30,
1979 ); New York Yankees received Ray Fontenot and Gene Nelson (October 8, 1979 ) and
Texas Rangers received Bob Polinsky, Neal Mersch and Mark Softy (October 8, 1979 ).
Released by Texas Rangers (April 4, 1985 ).
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