Mike LaCoss

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 185lb (196cm, 83kg)

Born: May 30, 1956 in Glendale, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mount Whitney HS (Visalia, CA).

High School: Mount Whitney HS (Visalia, CA)

Last Game: July 2, 1991 (Age 35-033d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Michael James LaCoss

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

103

ERA

4.02

415

243

1739.2

783

WHIP

1.443

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1974	18	-1.8	Billings	PION	Rk	CIN	6	5	.545	2.79	4.14	13	13		6	2	0	87.0	81	40	27	0	38	1	58	3	1	9		1.368	8.4	0.0	3.9	6.0	1.53
1975	19	-1.8	Tampa	FLOR	A	CIN	7	10	.412	2.86	3.64	23	22		9	4	0	151.0	131	61	48	2	41	0	72	7	2	11		1.139	7.8	0.1	2.4	4.3	1.76
1976	20	-2.5	Trois-Rivieres	EL	AA	CIN	12	10	.545	2.94	3.67	25	25		9	2	0	162.0	148	66	53	9	53	1	80	10	0	1		1.241	8.2	0.5	2.9	4.4	1.51
1977	21	-4.1	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	11	13	.458	3.87	4.50	27	27		8	1	0	186.0	181	93	80	15	65	0	104	4	0	4		1.323	8.8	0.7	3.1	5.0	1.60
1978	22	-2.6	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	CIN	11	5	.688	3.46	4.29	19	19		10	3	0	130.0	129	62	50	6	49	2	67	2	0	5		1.369	8.9	0.4	3.4	4.6	1.37
1978	22	-6.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	4	8	.333	4.50	5.25	16	15	0	2	1	0	96.0	104	56	48	5	46	9	31	1	1	2	420	1.563	9.8	0.5	4.3	2.9	0.67
1979	23	-5.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	14	8	.636	3.50	4.03	35	32	0	6	1	0	205.2	202	92	80	13	79	8	73	2	3	3	868	1.366	8.8	0.6	3.5	3.2	0.92
1980	24	-4.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	10	12	.455	4.62	5.37	34	29	1	4	2	0	169.1	207	101	87	9	68	8	59	1	2	3	762	1.624	11.0	0.5	3.6	3.1	0.87
1981	25	-3.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	4	7	.364	6.12	6.35	20	13	3	1	1	1	78.0	102	55	53	7	30	4	22	1	0	1	354	1.692	11.8	0.8	3.5	2.5	0.73
1982	26	-2.7	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	6	6	.500	2.90	3.21	41	8	11	0	0	0	115.0	107	41	37	3	54	6	51	4	1	5	488	1.400	8.4	0.2	4.2	4.0	0.94
1983	27	-1.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	5	7	.417	4.43	5.28	38	17	6	2	0	1	138.0	142	81	68	10	56	11	53	2	1	9	590	1.435	9.3	0.7	3.7	3.5	0.95
1984	28	-0.1	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	7	5	.583	4.02	4.36	39	18	6	2	1	3	132.0	132	64	59	3	55	5	86	0	1	9	565	1.417	9.0	0.2	3.8	5.9	1.56
1985	29	2.6	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	1	2	.333	3.22	4.84	4	4	0	1	0	0	22.1	23	12	8	1	15	0	11	1	0	4		1.701	9.3	0.4	6.0	4.4	0.73
1985	29	0.6	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	1	1	.500	5.09	5.53	21	0	7	0	0	1	40.2	49	25	23	2	29	6	26	0	0	2	193	1.918	10.8	0.4	6.4	5.8	0.90
1986	30	1.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	10	13	.435	3.57	4.36	37	31	1	4	1	0	204.1	179	99	81	14	70	8	86	6	5	5	842	1.219	7.9	0.6	3.1	3.8	1.23
1987	31	2.8	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	13	10	.565	3.68	4.11	39	26	4	2	1	0	171.0	184	78	70	16	63	12	79	2	1	6	728	1.444	9.7	0.8	3.3	4.2	1.25
1988	32	3.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	7	7	.500	3.62	4.33	19	19	0	1	1	0	114.1	99	55	46	5	47	3	70	1	2	6	477	1.277	7.8	0.4	3.7	5.5	1.49
1989	33	4.2	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	10	10	.500	3.17	3.71	45	18	16	1	0	6	150.1	143	62	53	3	65	4	78	7	5	1	647	1.384	8.6	0.2	3.9	4.7	1.20
1990	34	11.2	San Jose	CALL	A+	SFG	1	0	1.000	1.50	1.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	5	1	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0		0.833	7.5	1.5	0.0	9.0
1990	34	5.6	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	6	4	.600	3.94	4.29	13	12	0	1	0	0	77.2	75	37	34	5	39	2	39	0	1	1	337	1.468	8.7	0.6	4.5	4.5	1.00
1991	35	6.9	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	1	5	.167	7.23	7.42	18	5	6	0	0	0	47.1	61	39	38	4	24	0	30	2	0	2	225	1.796	11.6	0.8	4.6	5.7	1.25
1992	36	9.5	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	MON	0	3	.000	7.30	8.03	7	1	1	0	0	0	12.1	17	11	10	2	5	0	7	0	0	0	58	1.784	12.4	1.5	3.6	5.1	1.40
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		98	103	.488	4.02	4.58	415	243	61	26	9	12	1739.2	1786	885	777	99	725	86	783	29	23	55	7496	1.443	9.2	0.5	3.8	4.1	1.08
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		49	48	.505	3.29	4.12	119	112	1	43	12	0	756.2	715	346	277	36	266	4	405	27	3	34	58	1.296	8.5	0.4	3.2	4.8	1.52
All Levels (19 Seasons)							147	151	.493	3.80	4.44	534	355	62	69	21	12	2496.1	2501	1231	1054	135	991	90	1188	56	26	89	7554	1.399	9.0	0.5	3.6	4.3	1.20

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		23	23	.500	3.80	4.57	57	51	1	19	4	0	350.2	350	178	148	24	134	2	189	7	0	13	58	1.380	9.0	0.6	3.4	4.9	1.41
AA (1 season)					Minors		12	10	.545	2.94	3.67	25	25		9	2	0	162.0	148	66	53	9	53	1	80	10	0	1		1.241	8.2	0.5	2.9	4.4	1.51
A+ (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	1.50	1.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	5	1	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	0		0.833	7.5	1.5	0.0	9.0
A (1 season)					Minors		7	10	.412	2.86	3.64	23	22		9	4	0	151.0	131	61	48	2	41	0	72	7	2	11		1.139	7.8	0.1	2.4	4.3	1.76
Rk (1 season)					Minors		6	5	.545	2.79	4.14	13	13		6	2	0	87.0	81	40	27	0	38	1	58	3	1	9		1.368	8.4	0.0	3.9	6.0	1.53