What years did Mike Rivera play?

Mike Rivera played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2011.

Was Mike Rivera a pitcher?

No. Mike Rivera was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Mike Rivera hit?

Mike Rivera hit 13 career home runs with 131 hits.

Mike Rivera

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2011)

AVG .239

HR 13

RBI 69

H 131

OPS .674

PIV -881

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 220 lb
Born: 9/8/1976 in Rio Piedras, P.R.
MLB Debut: 2001-09-18
Last Game: 2011-05-20

Full name: Michael Rene Rivera

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
189	548	51	131	32	1	13	69	3	43	118	.239	.302	.372	.674	-881

Career AVG .239 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 9.1% below league average.

Career OBP .302 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 8.9% below league average.

Career SLG .372 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — 10.8% below league average.

Career OPS .674 vs. league average .749 across their career seasons — 9.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	DET	AL	4	12	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	DET	AL	39	132	11	30	8	1	1	11	0	4	35	.227	.261 (-13%)	.331 (-23%)	.416 (-22%)	.747 (-23%)	-520.2
2003	SDN	NL	19	53	2	9	1	0	1	2	0	5	11	.170	.264 (-36%)	.332 (-27%)	.422 (-42%)	.754 (-36%)	-307.5
2006	MIL	NL	46	142	16	38	9	0	6	24	0	10	21	.268	.269 (-1%)	.336 (-3%)	.431 (+6%)	.768 (+2%)	25.0
2007	MIL	NL	11	13	2	3	0	0	2	3	0	1	3	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	MIL	NL	21	62	8	19	5	0	1	14	2	6	10	.306	.263 (+16%)	.333 (+13%)	.416 (+5%)	.749 (+8%)	104.3
2009	MIL	NL	41	114	10	26	7	0	2	14	1	15	32	.228	.262 (-13%)	.332 (-2%)	.417 (-18%)	.750 (-11%)	-183.0
2010	FLO	NL	7	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	MIL	NL	1	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			189	548	51	131	32	1	13	69	3	43	118	.239	—	—	—	—	-881

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	95	267	25	72	6	34	.270
Away	94	281	26	59	7	35	.210

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
2011-05-20	MIL	COL	W	6	2	0	1
2010-10-03	MIA	PIT	W	0	0	1	0
2010-09-19	MIA	CHC	L	3	0	0	0
2010-09-13	MIA	PHI	L	1	0	0	0
2010-09-12	MIA	WAS	W	4	0	1	1
2010-09-08	MIA	PHI	L	2	0	0	1
2010-09-06	MIA	PHI	L	3	0	0	1
2010-09-04	MIA	ATL	L	1	0	0	0
2009-10-03	MIL	STL	W	4	1	0	1
2009-09-27	MIL	PHI	L	3	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	4	2	22	3	0	3
C	172	142	1065	90	14	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	DET	C	4	3	24	2	2	0
2002	DET	C	37	35	189	19	2	1
2003	SDN	1B	1	0	2	0	0	0
2003	SDN	C	19	16	133	7	2	0
2006	MIL	C	44	39	299	31	4	2
2007	MIL	C	11	1	33	2	0	0
2008	MIL	1B	3	2	20	3	0	3
2008	MIL	C	17	13	112	11	3	2
2009	MIL	C	34	31	234	14	0	1
2010	FLO	C	5	3	28	2	1	0
2011	MIL	C	1	1	13	2	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	172
First Base	4
Designated Hitter	1

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2009	MIL	NL	$415,000
2008	MIL	NL	$395,000
2002	DET	AL	$200,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,010,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Troy University	Troy	AL	1996

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Rivera

What years did Mike Rivera play?: Mike Rivera played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2011.
Was Mike Rivera a pitcher?: No. Mike Rivera was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Mike Rivera hit?: Mike Rivera hit 13 career home runs with 131 hits.