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Mike Diaz
Michael Anthony Diaz

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 15, 1983
  vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 2, 1988
Born April 15, 1960 in San Francisco, CA

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 30th round of the 1978 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1983 23 CHC NL   6    7    2    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   0  .286  .286  .429   93    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1986 26 PIT NL  97  209   22   56   9  0  12   36   0  1  19  43  .268  .330  .483  120  101   0   3   0   2   5
 1987 27 PIT NL 103  241   28   58   8  2  16   48   1  0  31  42  .241  .326  .490  113  118   0   7   3   3   6
 1988 28 TOT     87  226   18   53   9  0   3   17   0  1  21  43  .235  .302  .314   76   71   0   0   1   1   7
         PIT NL  47   74    6   17   3  0   0    5   0  0  16  13  .230  .367  .270   88   20   0   0   1   0   2
         CHW AL  40  152   12   36   6  0   3   12   0  1   5  30  .237  .266  .336   68   51   0   0   0   1   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      293  683   70  169  27  2  31  102   1  2  71 128  .247  .319  .429  103  293   0  10   4   6  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        378   39   93  15  1  17   56   1  1  39  71  .247  .319  .429  103  162   0   6   2   3  10
 Career High    103  241   28   58   9  2  16   48   1  1  31  43  .241  .326  .490  113  118   0   7   3   3   7
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1983 23 CHC NL    7    5    1   5.4   100| .286  .268| .286  .337| .429  .397| .715  .734|  93  .607  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1986 26 PIT NL  233  162   33   5.5    99| .268  .264| .330  .334| .483  .398| .813  .732| 120  .610   5.3   0.5   0%
 1987 27 PIT NL  282  196   40   5.5   106| .241  .269| .326  .339| .490  .419| .816  .758| 113  .565   4.4   0.4 100%
 1988 28 TOT     248  181   20   3.0    92| .235  .258| .302  .322| .314  .385| .616  .707|  76  .341  -7.3  -0.7   0%
         PIT NL   90   59    8   3.7    88| .230  .254| .367  .317| .270  .373| .637  .690|  88  .461  -0.2   0.0   0%
         CHW AL  158  122   12   2.6    94| .237  .259| .266  .324| .336  .391| .602  .715|  68  .280  -7.1  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       770  544   94   4.6    99| .247  .264| .319  .332| .429  .401| .748  .733| 103  .519   2.4   0.2  33%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / 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 ------+
1983 23 CHC NL C 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 5.53 6.43 6.56 0 7.0 1 1 2 0 1986 26 PIT NL OF 38 55 1 2 0 .966 .979 1.47 1.82 1.98 2.19 35 255.0 LF 37 52 1 2 0 .964 .974 1.43 1.44 1.94 1.97 34 246.0 1B 20 146 5 1 9 .993 .992 7.55 8.31 11.39 9.94 17 119.3 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.20 2.20 1.43 2.71 0 6.3 C 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.90 18.00 7.20 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 1987 27 PIT NL OF 37 46 2 2 0 .960 .982 1.30 1.83 1.82 2.19 32 238.0 1B 32 230 20 4 14 .984 .991 7.81 8.47 10.04 9.88 28 224.0 LF 27 27 0 2 0 .931 .982 1.00 1.58 1.47 2.04 22 165.3 RF 10 18 2 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.68 2.48 2.01 10 72.7 C 8 27 1 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 5.91 7.26 6.95 2 34.7 1 1 2 1 1988 28 TOT 1B 45 400 29 5 35 .988 .992 9.53 8.44 10.53 9.61 44 366.7 PIT NL OF 19 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.79 1.98 1.37 2.28 11 98.3 RF 9 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.89 1.76 1.36 2.05 6 53.0 LF 9 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 0.78 1.76 1.39 2.13 5 45.3 1B 6 48 4 0 5 1.000 .990 8.67 8.65 11.50 9.95 5 40.7 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 0.00 6.75 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 CHW AL 1B 39 352 25 5 30 .987 .992 9.67 8.41 10.41 9.57 39 326.0 DH 1
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1986 26 PIT NL 1B 20 146 5 1 9 .993 .992 7.55 8.31 11.39 9.94 17 119.3 1987 27 PIT NL 1B 32 230 20 4 14 .984 .991 7.81 8.47 10.04 9.88 28 224.0 1988 28 TOT 1B 45 400 29 5 35 .988 .992 9.53 8.44 10.53 9.61 44 366.7 PIT NL 1B 6 48 4 0 5 1.000 .990 8.67 8.65 11.50 9.95 5 40.7 CHW AL 1B 39 352 25 5 30 .987 .992 9.67 8.41 10.41 9.57 39 326.0 1986 26 PIT NL 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.20 2.20 1.43 2.71 0 6.3 1983 23 CHC NL C 3 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 5.53 6.43 6.56 0 7.0 1 1 2 0 1986 26 PIT NL C 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.90 18.00 7.20 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1987 27 PIT NL C 8 27 1 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 5.91 7.26 6.95 2 34.7 1 1 2 1 1988 28 PIT NL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.60 0.00 6.75 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1988 28 CHW AL DH 1 1986 26 PIT NL LF 37 52 1 2 0 .964 .974 1.43 1.44 1.94 1.97 34 246.0 1987 27 PIT NL LF 27 27 0 2 0 .931 .982 1.00 1.58 1.47 2.04 22 165.3 1988 28 PIT NL LF 9 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 0.78 1.76 1.39 2.13 5 45.3 1986 26 PIT NL OF 38 55 1 2 0 .966 .979 1.47 1.82 1.98 2.19 35 255.0 1987 27 PIT NL OF 37 46 2 2 0 .960 .982 1.30 1.83 1.82 2.19 32 238.0 1988 28 PIT NL OF 19 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.79 1.98 1.37 2.28 11 98.3 1986 26 PIT NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 1.00 2.00 1 9.0 1987 27 PIT NL RF 10 18 2 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.68 2.48 2.01 10 72.7 1988 28 PIT NL RF 9 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.89 1.76 1.36 2.05 6 53.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total 1B* 97 776 54 10 58 .988 .992 8.56 8.42 10.52 9.75 89 710.0 OF* 94 116 3 4 0 .967 .980 1.27 1.86 1.81 2.20 78 591.3 73 0 20# LF* 73 86 1 4 0 .956 .978 1.19 1.53 1.71 2.01 61 456.7 RF* 20 27 2 0 0 1.000 .976 1.45 1.71 1.94 2.02 17 134.7 C* 13 33 2 0 0 1.000 .986 2.69 5.80 7.05 6.89 2 44.7 2 2 4 1 3B* 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.20 2.20 1.43 2.71 0 6.3 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 209 925 60 14 58 .986 .990 4.71 5.16 6.56 6.33 169 1352
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Flies
1987 NL-7-8

HOF Standards: Batting - 7.0 (2080) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 6, 1978: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 30th round of the 1978 amateur draft.

March 26, 1984: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Bill Campbell to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gary Matthews, Bob Dernier, and Porfi Altamirano.

April 27, 1985: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Steve Herz (minors).

August 19, 1988: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago White Sox for Gary Redus.

December 12, 1988: Released by the Chicago White Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Pittsburgh Pirates$66,500
1987Pittsburgh Pirates$90,000
1988Pittsburgh Pirates$172,500
Career (may be incomplete)$329,000

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