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Mike Rivera

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
School Troy State University

Debut September 18, 2001

Born September 8, 1976 in Rio Piedras, P.R.

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1997. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2001 24 DET AL   4   12    2    4   2  0   0    1   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .500  123    6   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 25 DET AL  39  132   11   30   8  1   1   11   0  0   4  35  .227  .254  .326   59   43   0   1   0   1   5
 2003 26 SDP NL  19   53    2    9   1  0   1    2   0  0   5  11  .170  .241  .245   33   13   0   0   0   0   4
 2006 29 MIL NL  46  142   16   38   9  0   6   24   0  0  10  21  .268  .325  .458   97   65   1   2   5   3   3
 2007 30 MIL NL  11   13    2    3   0  0   2    3   0  0   1   3  .231  .286  .692  141    9   1   0   0   0   0
 2008 31 MIL NL  14   44    7   15   3  0   1   10   1  0   1   8  .341  .370  .477  122   21   0   0   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      133  396   40   99  23  1  11   51   1  0  21  80  .250  .294  .396   82  157   2   3   5   5  13
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        482   49  121  28  1  13   62   1  0  26  97  .250  .294  .396   82  191   2   4   6   6  16
 Career High     46  142   16   38   9  1   6   24   1  0  10  35                          65   1   2   5   3   5
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2001 24 DET AL   12    8    2   6.7   101| .333  .259| .333  .325| .500  .416| .833  .740| 123  .625   0.4   0.0   0%
 2002 25 DET AL  138  108   10   2.5    98| .227  .255| .254  .321| .326  .410| .580  .731|  59  .220  -7.6  -0.7   0%
 2003 26 SDP NL   58   48    2   1.1   101| .170  .258| .241  .328| .245  .413| .486  .741|  33  .062  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 2006 29 MIL NL  158  110   21   5.1   114| .268  .273| .325  .344| .458  .444| .783  .788|  97  .502  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 2007 30 MIL NL   15   11    3   7.3   112| .231  .274| .286  .344| .692  .438| .978  .781| 141  .662   0.6   0.1   0%
 2008 31 MIL NL   46   30    8   7.2   107| .341  .266| .370  .338| .477  .425| .847  .763| 122  .669   1.3   0.1 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       427  315   46   3.9   106| .250  .264| .294  .333| .396  .425| .690  .758|  82  .389 -11.1  -1.1 100%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / 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 ------+
2001 24 DET AL C 4 24 2 2 0 .929 .989 6.50 6.12 9.00 7.17 3 26.0 0 0 3 3 2002 25 DET AL C 37 189 19 2 1 .990 .993 5.62 6.16 6.18 6.96 35 303.0 10 15 20 12 DH 1 2003 26 SDP NL C 19 133 7 2 0 .986 .992 7.37 6.46 9.06 7.33 16 139.0 2 15 10 3 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.00 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 2006 29 MIL NL C 44 299 31 4 2 .988 .992 7.50 6.36 8.42 7.37 39 352.7 0 14 39 8 2007 30 MIL NL C 11 33 2 0 0 1.000 .992 3.18 6.51 8.51 7.39 1 37.0 0 2 2 1 2008 31 MIL NL C 10 69 7 2 1 .974 .993 7.60 6.73 8.31 7.51 9 82.3 1 4 13 4 1B 2 12 2 0 2 1.000 .993 7.00 8.35 9.69 9.42 1 13.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2003 26 SDP NL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.00 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 2008 31 MIL NL 1B 2 12 2 0 2 1.000 .993 7.00 8.35 9.69 9.42 1 13.0 2001 24 DET AL C 4 24 2 2 0 .929 .989 6.50 6.12 9.00 7.17 3 26.0 0 0 3 3 2002 25 DET AL C 37 189 19 2 1 .990 .993 5.62 6.16 6.18 6.96 35 303.0 10 15 20 12 2003 26 SDP NL C 19 133 7 2 0 .986 .992 7.37 6.46 9.06 7.33 16 139.0 2 15 10 3 2006 29 MIL NL C 44 299 31 4 2 .988 .992 7.50 6.36 8.42 7.37 39 352.7 0 14 39 8 2007 30 MIL NL C 11 33 2 0 0 1.000 .992 3.18 6.51 8.51 7.39 1 37.0 0 2 2 1 2008 31 MIL NL C 10 69 7 2 1 .974 .993 7.60 6.73 8.31 7.51 9 82.3 1 4 13 4 2002 25 DET AL DH 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 125 747 68 12 4 .985 .992 6.52 6.35 7.80 7.24 103 940.0 13 50 87 31 1B* 3 14 2 0 2 1.000 .994 5.33 8.23 10.29 9.45 1 14.0 DH 1 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 128 761 70 12 6 .986 .992 6.49 6.39 7.84 7.27 104 954
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

January 20, 1997: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

November 15, 2002: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the San Diego Padres for Gene Kingsale.

June 9, 2003: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the San Diego Padres.

April 22, 2004: Selected off waivers by the Oakland Athletics from the Chicago White Sox.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 6, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

April 4, 2005: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

May 19, 2005: Purchased by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Atlantic City (Atlantic).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2002Detroit Tigers$200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$200,000

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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