Mickey Rivers
John Milton Rivers (Mick the Quick)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October 31, 1948 in Miami, FL
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: August 4, 1970
Final Game: September 30, 1984
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 CAL AL 21 OF 5 4 41.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 8.8 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0 2.20 2.00 .980 2.13 1.84
1970 CAL AL 21 RF 4 3 32.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 7.5 0.2 -0.1 0.2 0 1.69 1.50 .967 1.97 1.60
1970 CAL AL 21 CF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 13.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 3.00 3.00 1.000 2.60 2.30
1971 CAL AL 22 OF 76 67 605.1 169 160 5 4 2 .976 0.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 -0.1 -1 2.45 2.17 .982 2.24 1.96
1971 CAL AL 22 CF 60 57 502.1 137 130 5 2 2 .985 -0.4 -1.0 0.6 0.7 -0.2 -1 2.42 2.25 .983 2.73 2.32
1971 CAL AL 22 RF 20 10 96.0 24 22 0 2 0 .917 0.7 8.7 0.7 0.6 0.1 0 2.06 1.10 .983 2.05 1.70
1971 CAL AL 22 LF 5 0 7.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 102.9 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 3.86 0.60 .967 1.93 1.60
1972 CAL AL 23 OF 48 38 352.2 107 105 0 2 0 .981 0.4 1.4 2.4 3.4 -0.9 -2 2.68 2.19 .983 2.22 1.91
1972 CAL AL 23 CF 38 33 292.2 92 90 0 2 0 .978 1.9 7.8 2.9 4.0 -1.1 -1 2.77 2.37 .987 2.65 2.29
1972 CAL AL 23 LF 7 1 25.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 24.0 0.5 0.6 0.0 0 2.52 1.00 .986 1.87 1.53
1972 CAL AL 23 RF 7 4 35.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -2.0 -68.6 -1.0 -1.2 0.2 -1 2.06 1.14 .975 2.11 1.76
1973 CAL AL 24 CF 29 29 266.2 69 63 0 6 0 .913 -7.1 -31.9 -5.1 -2.8 -2.3 -2 2.13 2.17 .984 2.78 2.54
1973 CAL AL 24 OF 29 29 266.2 66 60 0 6 0 .909 -7.1 -31.9 -5.1 -2.8 -2.3 -2 2.02 2.07 .980 2.29 2.02
1974 CAL AL 25 CF 116 114 999.1 319 308 9 2 3 .994 -3.5 -4.2 -3.5 0.0 -3.5 0 2.85 2.73 .986 2.93 2.63
1974 CAL AL 25 OF 116 114 999.1 320 309 9 2 3 .994 -3.5 -4.2 -3.5 0.0 -3.5 0 2.86 2.74 .980 2.41 2.12
1975 CAL AL 26 OF 152 150 1340.1 393 371 13 9 3 .977 -7.8 -7.0 -5.8 0.1 -5.9 -2 2.58 2.53 .979 2.37 2.10
1975 CAL AL 26 CF 125 123 1096.1 341 324 11 6 2 .982 -7.4 -8.1 -5.4 0.3 -5.7 -2 2.75 2.68 .983 2.84 2.52
1975 CAL AL 26 LF 27 27 241.0 58 52 3 3 1 .948 -0.6 -3.0 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 0 2.05 2.04 .978 2.18 1.80
1975 CAL AL 26 DH 1
1975 CAL AL 26 RF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.80
1976 NYY AL 27 CF 136 131 1178.0 415 403 6 6 0 .986 12.7 12.9 11.7 7.3 4.5 1 3.12 3.01 .984 2.98 2.60 AS,MVP-3
1976 NYY AL 27 OF 136 131 1178.0 419 407 6 6 0 .986 12.7 12.9 11.7 7.3 4.5 1 3.16 3.04 .981 2.47 2.21 AS,MVP-3
1977 NYY AL 28 CF 136 129 1124.1 403 385 11 7 1 .983 13.5 14.4 12.5 6.7 5.8 1 3.17 2.91 .983 2.83 2.49 MVP-11
1977 NYY AL 28 OF 136 129 1124.1 398 380 11 7 1 .982 13.5 14.4 12.5 6.7 5.8 1 3.13 2.88 .978 2.34 2.03 MVP-11
1977 NYY AL 28 DH 1 MVP-11
1978 NYY AL 29 CF 138 135 1134.2 395 380 7 8 2 .980 10.6 11.2 13.6 3.3 10.3 -3 3.07 2.80 .984 2.97 2.64 MVP-25
1978 NYY AL 29 OF 138 135 1134.2 400 384 8 8 2 .980 10.6 11.2 13.6 3.3 10.3 -3 3.11 2.84 .979 2.47 2.13 MVP-25
1979 TOT AL 30 CF 126 123 1047.1 319 303 9 7 1 .978 -1.1 -1.3 -2.1 -3.6 1.6 1 2.68 2.48 .983 2.92 2.62
1979 TOT AL 30 OF 126 123 1047.1 315 300 8 7 1 .978 -1.1 -1.3 -2.1 -3.6 1.6 1 2.65 2.44 .981 2.46 2.13
1979 NYY AL 30 CF 69 68 563.0 157 148 5 4 0 .975 -9.1 -19.4 -9.1 -7.1 -2.0 0 2.45 2.22 .983 2.92 2.62
1979 NYY AL 30 OF 69 68 563.0 155 147 4 4 0 .974 -9.1 -19.4 -9.1 -7.1 -2.0 0 2.41 2.19 .981 2.46 2.13
1979 NYY AL 30 DH 1
1979 TEX AL 30 CF 57 55 484.1 162 155 4 3 1 .981 8.0 19.8 7.0 3.5 3.6 1 2.95 2.79 .983 2.92 2.62
1979 TEX AL 30 OF 57 55 484.1 160 153 4 3 1 .981 8.0 19.8 7.0 3.5 3.6 1 2.92 2.75 .981 2.46 2.13
1980 TEX AL 31 CF 141 138 1200.0 373 347 18 8 4 .979 -13.4 -13.4 -10.4 -6.0 -4.4 -3 2.74 2.59 .983 2.92 2.65 MVP-18
1980 TEX AL 31 OF 141 138 1200.0 369 342 19 8 4 .978 -13.4 -13.4 -10.4 -6.0 -4.4 -3 2.71 2.56 .979 2.47 2.15 MVP-18
1980 TEX AL 31 DH 4 MVP-18
1981 TEX AL 32 CF 97 94 832.1 240 227 12 1 3 .996 -4.5 -6.5 -0.5 3.1 -3.6 -4 2.58 2.46 .988 2.90 2.61
1981 TEX AL 32 OF 97 94 832.1 238 225 12 1 3 .996 -4.5 -6.5 -0.5 3.1 -3.6 -4 2.56 2.44 .983 2.48 2.16
1982 TEX AL 33 DH 16
1983 TEX AL 34 DH 53
1983 TEX AL 34 OF 23 20 176.0 50 48 1 1 0 .980 1.8 12.3 2.8 1.1 1.7 -1 2.51 2.13 .982 2.50 2.16
1983 TEX AL 34 LF 16 13 116.0 35 33 1 1 0 .971 1.4 14.5 1.4 0.9 0.5 0 2.64 2.13 .977 2.32 1.90
1983 TEX AL 34 RF 8 7 60.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 8.0 1.4 0.2 1.2 -1 2.25 1.88 .980 2.25 1.85
1984 TEX AL 35 DH 48
1984 TEX AL 35 OF 30 24 211.0 52 49 3 0 2 1.000 -0.9 -5.1 -0.9 -1.3 0.4 0 2.22 1.73 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 TEX AL 35 LF 26 22 193.0 48 45 3 0 2 1.000 -1.0 -6.2 -1.0 -1.5 0.5 0 2.24 1.85 .981 2.27 1.80
1984 TEX AL 35 CF 2 2 14.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 17.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.57 2.00 .975 3.02 2.60
1984 TEX AL 35 RF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
14 Seasons OF 1253 1196 10509.0 3306 3150 95 61 21 .982 1.9 0.2 16.9 13.1 3.9 -15 2.78 2.59 .980 2.41 2.11
13 Seasons CF 1145 1109 9697.0 3110 2967 88 55 18 .982 1.6 0.2 14.6 13.2 1.5 -13 2.84 2.67 .984 2.89 2.57
7 Seasons DH 124
5 Seasons LF 81 63 582.0 151 140 7 4 3 .974 0.9 1.9 0.9 0.4 0.6 0 2.27 1.81 .979 2.22 1.78
6 Seasons RF 42 24 230.0 54 52 0 2 0 .963 -0.6 -3.1 1.4 -0.5 1.8 -2 2.03 1.24 .980 2.11 1.74
15 Seasons TOT 1253 1196 10509.0 3306 3150 95 61 21 .982 1.9 0.2 16.9 13.1 3.9 -15 2.78 2.59 .962 2.41 2.11
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1970 CAL AL 21 17 4 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 10 3
1971 CAL AL 22 79 67 79 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 60 20 76 8 1
1972 CAL AL 23 58 38 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 38 7 48 7 7
1973 CAL AL 24 30 29 30 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 29 0 0 1
1974 CAL AL 25 118 114 118 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 116 0 1 2
1975 CAL AL 26 155 150 155 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 125 1 152 0 2 2
1976 NYY AL 27 137 131 137 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 136 0 0 3
1977 NYY AL 28 138 129 138 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 0 136 0 4 2
1978 NYY AL 29 141 135 141 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 138 0 4 1
1979 NYY AL 30 74 68 74 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 69 0 4 1
1979 TEX AL 30 58 55 58 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 57 0 3 0
1980 TEX AL 31 147 141 147 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 141 0 141 3 4 1
1981 TEX AL 32 99 94 99 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 97 0 97 0 5 0
1982 TEX AL 33 19 16 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 3 0
1983 TEX AL 34 96 70 96 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 8 23 50 22 3
1984 TEX AL 35 102 66 102 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 2 2 30 42 32 3
15 Seasons 1468 1307 1468 1278 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 1145 42 1253 111 109 30
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1970 CAL AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 75% 83% 31% 3 100%
1971 CAL AL 22 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 19 10 0 14 2 0 4 1 0 10 3 1 10 7 0 57 23 40.4% 33 1 1.8% 4 2107 66% 77% 25% 232 57%
1972 CAL AL 23 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 13 0 13 0 0 3 3 0 4 0 0 7 6 0 45 22 48.9% 23 0 0.0% 0 1279 64% 75% 24% 171 53%
1973 CAL AL 24 6 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 0 17 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 4 0 40 16 40.0% 24 0 0.0% 0 1205 67% 75% 23% 128 49%
1974 CAL AL 25 2 0 2 0 0 9 0 3 1 1 56 36 0 46 6 2 11 2 0 18 2 0 22 17 1 153 63 41.2% 87 3 2.0% 6 4530 63% 74% 24% 565 56%
1975 CAL AL 26 6 0 6 0 2 11 0 2 6 1 56 32 2 56 4 1 10 6 0 21 5 0 25 16 0 168 63 37.5% 102 3 1.8% 8 4947 60% 75% 24% 619 54%
1976 NYY AL 27 6 0 6 0 1 6 0 2 3 1 53 37 2 28 1 1 8 3 0 23 2 0 34 25 0 146 68 46.6% 75 3 2.1% 3 5019 60% 82% 31% 658 62%
1977 NYY AL 28 7 0 7 0 3 11 0 3 2 4 43 23 2 51 9 3 6 1 0 12 1 0 32 23 0 144 57 39.6% 82 5 3.5% 6 4938 58% 80% 28% 650 61%
1978 NYY AL 29 8 0 8 0 1 7 0 1 4 1 43 24 1 35 4 0 7 3 0 13 3 1 30 17 0 128 51 39.8% 75 2 1.6% 5 4838 54% 79% 28% 650 59%
1979 NYY AL 30 4 0 4 0 1 5 0 2 0 3 21 11 0 23 4 1 4 0 2 5 2 0 12 8 0 65 25 38.5% 37 3 4.6% 2 2427 62% 81% 24% 299 51%
1979 TEX AL 30 3 0 3 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 23 15 0 22 3 0 1 1 0 9 1 1 10 9 0 65 29 44.6% 35 1 1.5% 3 2131 51% 79% 26% 276 57%
1980 TEX AL 31 8 0 7 1 2 18 0 5 6 0 55 29 3 47 0 0 9 3 1 25 5 0 30 18 0 166 55 33.1% 107 4 2.4% 14 5440 51% 78% 24% 657 55%
1981 TEX AL 32 1 0 1 0 0 12 0 4 5 1 41 18 2 31 1 0 6 1 0 10 0 2 9 7 0 97 27 27.8% 66 4 4.1% 8 3555 57% 80% 24% 424 56%
1984 TEX AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 54 56% 80% 22% 4 100%
13 Seasons 55 0 54 1 11 88 0 25 30 14 443 257 12 383 36 8 70 25 3 152 24 5 227 158 1 1275 500 39.2% 746 29 2.3% 59 42506 58% 78% 26% 5336 57%
MLB Averages 43.2% 2.2% 59% 78% 26% 59%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1971 CAL AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 52% 67% 26% 3 100%
1972 CAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33.3% 2 0 0.0% 0 110 61% 76% 29% 12 58%
1975 CAL AL 26 3 0 3 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 15 11 0 14 3 1 7 5 0 3 2 0 4 3 1 43 24 55.8% 17 2 4.7% 1 1101 60% 74% 24% 127 43%
1983 TEX AL 34 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 17 10 58.8% 7 0 0.0% 1 505 62% 78% 22% 64 53%
1984 TEX AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 5 1 10 6 60.0% 3 1 10.0% 2 892 50% 77% 25% 47 96%
5 Seasons 4 0 4 0 1 7 0 3 1 2 23 18 0 22 3 1 8 6 0 6 2 0 14 12 2 73 41 56.2% 29 3 4.1% 4 2635 57% 76% 24% 253 57%
MLB Averages 58.0% 2.7% 59% 78% 26% 49%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1970 CAL AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 126 66% 78% 32% 12 50%
1971 CAL AL 22 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 4 57.1% 3 0 0.0% 0 402 57% 77% 30% 41 54%
1972 CAL AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 16.7% 5 0 0.0% 0 165 65% 73% 23% 15 53%
1975 CAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 50% 90% 50% 2 50%
1983 TEX AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6 2 33.3% 4 0 0.0% 0 242 64% 79% 26% 27 56%
1984 TEX AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 35% 80% 20% 0
6 Seasons 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 2 0 2 2 0 5 1 0 2 2 0 21 7 33.3% 14 0 0.0% 0 965 61% 77% 28% 97 54%
MLB Averages 43.0% 3.1% 59% 78% 26% 54%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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