Mike Rivera
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 8, 1976 in Rio Piedras, P.R.
High School: Bayamon (Bayamon, PR)
School: Troy State University
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 2001
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2001 24 DET AL 4 12 12 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 123 6 0 0 0 0 0 /2
2002 25 DET AL 39 138 132 11 30 8 1 1 11 0 0 4 35 .227 .254 .326 .579 59 43 5 1 0 1 0 2/D
2003 26 SDP NL 19 58 53 2 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 11 .170 .241 .245 .487 33 13 4 0 0 0 0 2/3
2006 29 MIL NL 46 158 142 16 38 9 0 6 24 0 0 10 21 .268 .325 .458 .783 97 65 3 3 1 2 5 2
2007 30 MIL NL 11 15 13 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 3 .231 .286 .692 .978 142 9 0 0 1 0 0 2
2008 31 MIL NL 21 69 62 8 19 5 0 1 14 2 0 6 10 .306 .377 .435 .812 115 27 2 1 0 0 0 2/3
2009 32 MIL NL 41 132 114 10 26 7 0 2 14 1 0 15 32 .228 .326 .342 .668 79 39 6 2 0 1 3 2
7 Seasons 181 582 528 51 129 32 1 13 69 3 0 41 114 .244 .305 .383 .688 82 202 20 7 2 4 8
162 Game Avg. 162 521 473 46 115 29 1 12 62 3 0 37 102 .244 .305 .383 .688 82 181 18 6 2 4 7
MIL (4 yrs) 119 374 331 36 86 21 0 11 55 3 0 32 66 .260 .333 .423 .756 97 140 11 6 2 3 8
DET (2 yrs) 43 150 144 13 34 10 1 1 12 0 0 4 37 .236 .260 .340 .600 64 49 5 1 0 1 0
SDP (1 yr) 19 58 53 2 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 5 11 .170 .241 .245 .487 33 13 4 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 138 432 384 38 95 22 0 12 57 3 0 37 77 .247 .321 .398 .719 88 153 15 6 2 3 8
AL (2 yrs) 43 150 144 13 34 10 1 1 12 0 0 4 37 .236 .260 .340 .600 64 49 5 1 0 1 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2001 24 DET AL 12 8 2 6.7 101 .400 .333 .259 .333 .325 .500 .416 .833 .740 123 .625 0.4 0.0 .750 .167 .167
2002 25 DET AL 138 108 10 2.5 98 .299 .227 .255 .254 .321 .326 .410 .579 .731 59 .220 -7.6 -0.7 .449 .129 .098 .0
2003 26 SDP NL 58 48 2 1.1 101 .195 .170 .258 .241 .328 .245 .413 .487 .741 33 .062 -5.1 -0.5 .375 .170 .075 .0
2006 29 MIL NL 158 110 21 5.1 114 .274 .268 .273 .325 .344 .458 .444 .783 .788 97 .502 -0.7 -0.1 .729 .261 .190 .0
2007 30 MIL NL 15 11 3 7.3 111 .125 .231 .273 .286 .342 .692 .436 .978 .778 142 .662 0.6 0.1 1.000 .538 .462 .0
2008 31 MIL NL 69 45 10 6.0 106 .353 .306 .265 .377 .336 .435 .423 .812 .759 115 .589 1.6 0.2 .800 .258 .129 1.3
2009 32 MIL NL 132 95 12 3.4 104 .296 .228 .262 .326 .335 .342 .416 .668 .751 79 .345 -2.8 -0.3 .606 .254 .114 1.3
7 Seasons 582 425 60 3.8 105 .286 .244 .263 .305 .334 .383 .423 .688 .757 82 .379 -13.6 -1.3 .604 .222 .138 4.9
162 Game Avg. 521 380 54 3.8 105 .286 .244 .263 .305 .334 .383 .423 .688 .757 82 .379 -13.6 -1.3 .604 .222 .138 4
MIL (4 yrs) 374 261 46 4.7 109 .292 .260 .268 .333 .339 .423 .430 .756 .770 97 .478 -1.3 -0.1 .707 .269 .163 4.7
DET (2 yrs) 150 116 12 2.8 98 .308 .236 .255 .260 .321 .340 .410 .600 .731 64 .256 -7.2 -0.7 .470 .132 .104 .0
SDP (1 yr) 58 48 2 1.1 101 .195 .170 .258 .241 .328 .245 .413 .487 .741 33 .062 -5.1 -0.5 .375 .170 .075 .0
NL (5 yrs) 432 309 48 4.2 108 .279 .247 .266 .321 .338 .398 .428 .719 .766 88 .421 -6.4 -0.6 .655 .255 .151 4.8
AL (2 yrs) 150 116 12 2.8 98 .308 .236 .255 .260 .321 .340 .410 .600 .731 64 .256 -7.2 -0.7 .470 .132 .104 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2001 24 DET AL 12 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 16.7% 50% 6.0 12.0 0.67 0.67 83% 30% 0.0% 17%
2002 25 DET AL 138 0.7% 25.4% 2.9% 7.3% 33% 8.75 3.8 132.0 12.0 0.67 1.03 70% 26% 2.2% 21%
2003 26 SDP NL 58 1.7% 19.0% 8.6% 3.5% 22% 2.20 4.8 53.0 26.5 1.33 1.64 71% 7% 10.0% 44%
2006 29 MIL NL 158 3.8% 13.3% 6.3% 9.5% 40% 2.10 6.8 23.7 5.9 0.61 0.64 74% 16% 9.7% 18%
2007 30 MIL NL 15 13.3% 20.0% 6.7% 13.3% 67% 3.00 4.3 6.5 4.3 0.67 1.67 53% 18% 40.0% 17%
2008 31 MIL NL 69 1.5% 14.5% 8.7% 8.7% 32% 1.67 6.2 62.0 4.4 0.86 1.40 74% 13% 4.8% 25%
2009 32 MIL NL 132 1.5% 24.2% 11.4% 6.8% 35% 2.13 3.6 57.0 8.1 0.51 0.70 61% 18% 4.9% 25%
7 Seasons 582 2.2% 19.6% 7.0% 7.9% 36% 2.78 4.6 40.6 7.7 0.68 0.91 70% 18% 6.8% 23%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2001 24 DET AL 1 0 50% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 25 DET AL 1 0 29% 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 29% 5 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
2003 26 SDP NL 0 0 8% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17% 3 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 1
2006 29 MIL NL 1 0 22% 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 58% 6 2 3 0 0 0 6 2 4
2007 30 MIL NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 31 MIL NL 0 0 28% 32 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20% 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 1
2009 32 MIL NL 0 0 20% 45 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 33% 7 5 2 0 0 0 2 1 1
7 Seasons 3 0 23% 195 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 35% 23 16 6 6 5 1 11 4 7
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2001 24 DET AL 12 17% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 4 1 25% 0 0 0 0 0
2002 25 DET AL 138 24% 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.76 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 5 19% 12 4 33% 82 11 13% 8 6 75% 7 3 43% 0
2003 26 SDP NL 58 19% 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.96 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 4 27% 7 2 29% 40 2 5% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0
2006 29 MIL NL 158 21% 38 1 0 3 1 0 0 2.26 6 0 4 6 0 3 3 0 2 1 50% 30 3 10% 22 7 32% 107 20 19% 12 7 58% 14 7 50% 0
2007 30 MIL NL 15 13% 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.09 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 7 1 14% 0 0 0 0 0
2008 31 MIL NL 69 30% 19 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.62 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 2 25% 4 1 25% 42 13 31% 3 1 33% 6 3 50% 0
2009 32 MIL NL 132 27% 26 1 0 7 1 0 0 0.52 2 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 6 19% 12 3 25% 84 12 14% 9 6 67% 6 0 0% 0
7 Seasons 582 24% 129 5 0 15 2 0 0 1.36 13 0 16 12 1 6 7 0 3 2 67% 114 20 18% 59 18 31% 366 60 16% 33 21 64% 35 13 37% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2001 24 DET AL 12 45 3.75 30 67% 23% 20% 23% 33% 77% 0% 51% 74% 33% 0% 0 0 17% 2 1 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2002 25 DET AL 138 508 3.68 355 70% 24% 22% 26% 28% 76% 0% 53% 71% 28% 5% 7 1 11% 15 4 10% 14 12 14% 0 0 0
2003 26 SDP NL 58 221 3.81 140 63% 25% 23% 22% 30% 75% 0% 48% 70% 33% 2% 1 0 17% 10 8 9% 5 3 9% 0 0 0
2006 29 MIL NL 158 605 3.83 400 66% 18% 20% 31% 31% 82% 10% 54% 75% 40% 5% 8 0 10% 16 7 3% 5 3 10% 0 0 0
2007 30 MIL NL 15 54 3.60 39 72% 21% 31% 21% 28% 79% 0% 57% 61% 47% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 13% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
2008 31 MIL NL 69 250 3.62 154 62% 29% 17% 20% 34% 71% 0% 44% 76% 17% 4% 3 1 19% 13 6 6% 4 1 30% 0 0 0
2009 32 MIL NL 132 550 4.17 332 60% 24% 24% 27% 25% 76% 4% 46% 68% 20% 8% 10 1 17% 23 11 8% 11 7 9% 0 0 0
7 Seasons 582 2233 3.84 1450 65% 23% 22% 26% 29% 77% 4% 50% 72% 29% 5% 29 3 14% 79 37 7% 41 26 12% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2001 24 4 12 12 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .500 .833 123 6 0 0 0 0 0
2002 25 43 150 144 13 34 10 1 1 12 0 0 4 37 .236 .260 .340 .600 64 49 5 1 0 1 0
2003 26 62 208 197 15 43 11 1 2 14 0 0 9 48 .218 .255 .315 .570 55 62 9 1 0 1 0
2004 27 62 208 197 15 43 11 1 2 14 0 0 9 48 .218 .255 .315 .570 55 62 9 1 0 1 0
2005 28 62 208 197 15 43 11 1 2 14 0 0 9 48 .218 .255 .315 .570 55 62 9 1 0 1 0
2006 29 108 366 339 31 81 20 1 8 38 0 0 19 69 .239 .285 .375 .660 74 127 12 4 1 3 5
2007 30 119 381 352 33 84 20 1 10 41 0 0 20 72 .239 .285 .386 .671 77 136 12 4 2 3 5
2008 31 140 450 414 41 103 25 1 11 55 2 0 26 82 .249 .299 .394 .693 82 163 14 5 2 3 5
2009 32 181 582 528 51 129 32 1 13 69 3 0 41 114 .244 .305 .383 .688 82 202 20 7 2 4 8

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2001 24 4 12 12 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 4
2002 25 39 137 131 11 29 8 1 1 11 0 4 35 .221 .248 .321 .569 10 39
2003 26 19 58 53 2 9 1 0 1 2 0 5 11 .170 .241 .245 .487 3 19
2006 29 46 154 140 15 36 9 0 6 22 0 9 21 .257 .312 .450 .762 19 46
2007 30 11 14 13 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 .231 .286 .692 .978 2 11
2008 31 21 69 62 8 19 5 0 1 13 2 6 10 .306 .377 .435 .812 10 21
2009 32 41 132 114 10 26 7 0 2 14 1 15 32 .228 .326 .342 .668 12 41
7 Seasons 181 576 525 50 122 30 1 13 65 3 40 114 .232 .293 .368 .661 58 181
162 Game Avg. 162 516 470 45 109 27 1 12 58 3 36 102 .232 .293 .368 .661 52 181

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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