What years did Mike Stanley play?

Mike Stanley played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2000.

Was Mike Stanley a pitcher?

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

How many home runs did Mike Stanley hit?

Mike Stanley hit 187 career home runs with 1138 hits.

What was Mike Stanley's career batting average?

Mike Stanley batted .270 over his career, with 1,138 hits in 4,222 at bats.

How many RBI did Mike Stanley have?

Mike Stanley drove in 702 runs in his career.

Is Mike Stanley in the Hall of Fame?

No. Mike Stanley has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mike Stanley

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-2000)

Mike Stanley was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2000 for 5 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,467 career games, he hit .270 with 1,138 hits, 187 home runs, and 702 RBI. Mike Stanley was an All-Star and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 10,136.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated September 9, 2026

AVG .270

HR 187

RBI 702

H 1,138

OPS .827

PIV 10,136

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 6/25/1963 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-06-24
Last Game: 2000-09-29
Awards: All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Robert Michael Stanley

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Career Batting Statistics

Mike Stanley — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,467	4,222	625	1,138	220	7	187	702	13	652	929	.270	.370	.458	.827	10,136

Career AVG .270 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .370 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +11.3% above league average.

Career SLG .458 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — +12.5% above league average.

Career OPS .827 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — +12.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mike Stanley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	TEX	AL	15	30	4	10	3	0	1	1	1	3	7	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	TEX	AL	78	216	34	59	8	1	6	37	3	31	48	.273	.262 (+4%)	.331 (+9%)	.415 (-3%)	.746 (+2%)	152.3
1988	TEX	AL	94	249	21	57	8	0	3	27	0	37	62	.229	.254 (-10%)	.317 (+2%)	.377 (-21%)	.695 (-11%)	-337.7
1989	TEX	AL	67	122	9	30	3	1	1	11	1	12	29	.246	.254 (-3%)	.319 (+1%)	.375 (-17%)	.694 (-9%)	-124.3
1990	TEX	AL	103	189	21	47	8	1	2	19	1	30	25	.249	.257 (-4%)	.324 (+8%)	.385 (-14%)	.710 (-4%)	-28.7
1991	TEX	AL	95	181	25	45	13	1	3	25	0	34	44	.249	.255 (-3%)	.323 (+15%)	.384 (-1%)	.708 (+6%)	333.2
1992	NYA	AL	68	173	24	43	7	0	8	27	0	33	45	.249	.255 (-3%)	.322 (+15%)	.377 (+13%)	.699 (+14%)	548.5
1993	NYA	AL	130	423	70	129	17	1	26	84	1	57	85	.305	.265 (+15%)	.332 (+17%)	.403 (+32%)	.735 (+26%)	2257.8
1994	NYA	AL	82	290	54	87	20	0	17	57	0	39	56	.300	.269 (+11%)	.338 (+13%)	.424 (+28%)	.763 (+22%)	1254.2
1995	NYA	AL	118	399	63	107	29	1	18	83	1	57	106	.268	.266 (+1%)	.337 (+6%)	.417 (+15%)	.755 (+11%)	898.7
1996	BOS	AL	121	397	73	107	20	1	24	69	2	69	62	.270	.269 (avg)	.340 (+12%)	.426 (+19%)	.767 (+16%)	1459.1
1997	BOS	AL	97	260	45	78	17	0	13	53	0	39	50	.300	.266 (+12%)	.336 (+17%)	.419 (+23%)	.756 (+20%)	1099.0
1997	NYA	AL	28	87	16	25	8	0	3	12	0	15	22	.287	.266 (+8%)	.336 (+15%)	.419 (+15%)	.756 (+15%)	1099.0
1998	TOR	AL	98	341	49	82	13	0	22	47	2	56	86	.240	.266 (-10%)	.335 (+5%)	.420 (+12%)	.755 (+9%)	709.9
1998	BOS	AL	47	156	25	45	12	0	7	32	1	26	43	.288	.266 (+8%)	.335 (+16%)	.420 (+19%)	.755 (+18%)	709.9
1999	BOS	AL	136	427	59	120	22	0	19	72	0	70	94	.281	.271 (+4%)	.344 (+14%)	.433 (+7%)	.778 (+10%)	1183.0
2000	BOS	AL	58	185	22	41	5	0	10	28	0	30	44	.222	.270 (-18%)	.344 (-5%)	.437 (-6%)	.782 (-6%)	-165.0
2000	OAK	AL	32	97	11	26	7	0	4	18	0	14	21	.268	.270 (-1%)	.344 (+5%)	.437 (+6%)	.782 (+6%)	-165.0
Career · 18 seasons			1,467	4,222	625	1,138	220	7	187	702	13	652	929	.270	—	—	—	—	10,884

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Mike Stanley — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
20	73	9	26	3	1	1	7	8	14	.356

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Stanley — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1999	ALCS	BOS	5	18	1	4	0	0	0	1	2	4	.222
1999	ALDS1	BOS	5	20	4	10	2	1	0	2	2	3	.500
1998	ALDS1	BOS	4	15	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	.267
1997	ALDS1	NYA	2	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	.750
1995	ALDS2	NYA	4	16	2	5	0	0	1	3	2	1	.312

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Stanley — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	740	2120	308	591	94	375	.279
Away	727	2102	317	547	93	327	.260

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mike Stanley — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2000-09-29	OAK	TEX	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000-09-28	OAK	LAA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000-09-13	OAK	MIN	L	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	0
2000-09-12	OAK	MIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2000-09-08	OAK	TBR	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000-09-06	OAK	BOS	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000-09-05	OAK	BOS	L	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	1
2000-09-04	OAK	TOR	W	5	2	5	1	1	5	0	0
2000-09-01	OAK	TOR	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000-08-30	OAK	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Stanley — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	301	247	2079	166	20	194
3B	26	13	6	15	3	2
C	751	633	3884	233	49	30
OF	4	2	2	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Stanley — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	TEX	3B	7	4	0	6	1	1
1986	TEX	C	4	2	14	2	0	1
1986	TEX	OF	1	1	0	0	0	0
1987	TEX	1B	12	7	58	9	0	6
1987	TEX	C	61	57	330	17	7	1
1987	TEX	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
1988	TEX	1B	6	4	30	2	1	2
1988	TEX	3B	2	1	2	0	1	0
1988	TEX	C	64	49	310	14	3	3
1989	TEX	1B	7	5	35	1	1	2
1989	TEX	3B	3	0	0	1	0	0
1989	TEX	C	25	15	82	6	2	1
1990	TEX	1B	6	2	14	1	0	2
1990	TEX	3B	8	4	3	4	0	0
1990	TEX	C	63	40	244	20	4	0
1991	TEX	1B	12	5	48	6	0	1
1991	TEX	3B	6	4	1	4	1	1
1991	TEX	C	58	34	239	10	5	0
1991	TEX	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1992	NYA	1B	4	2	21	1	0	2
1992	NYA	C	55	48	266	29	6	3
1993	NYA	C	122	112	652	46	3	5
1994	NYA	1B	7	6	53	3	2	2
1994	NYA	C	72	66	389	32	3	3
1995	NYA	C	107	103	651	35	5	10
1996	BOS	C	105	98	654	19	10	3
1997	BOS	1B	31	23	231	18	1	26
1997	BOS	C	15	9	53	3	1	0
1997	NYA	1B	12	7	70	3	0	8
1998	TOR	1B	22	22	171	12	1	14
1998	TOR	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
1998	BOS	1B	13	12	108	6	0	14
1999	BOS	1B	111	100	830	60	11	71
2000	BOS	1B	39	34	264	31	1	26
2000	OAK	1B	19	18	146	13	2	18

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mike Stanley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	751
First Base	302
Third Base	26
Left Field	4
Designated Hitter	321

Awards & Honors

Mike Stanley — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1993	Silver Slugger	C
1993	TSN All-Star	C

Salary History

Mike Stanley — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	BOS	AL	$3,500,000
1999	BOS	AL	$3,500,000
1998	TOR	AL	$1,800,000
1997	BOS	AL	$2,100,000
1996	BOS	AL	$2,300,000
1995	NYA	AL	$912,500
1994	NYA	AL	$612,500
1993	NYA	AL	$675,000
1992	NYA	AL	$175,000
1991	TEX	AL	$145,000
1990	TEX	AL	$115,000
1989	TEX	AL	$95,000
1988	TEX	AL	$84,000
Total Career Earnings			$16,014,000

College History

Mike Stanley — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Florida	Gainesville	FL	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985

Award Voting History

Mike Stanley — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1993	Most Valuable Player	AL	13th	15.0	392	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Stanley

What years did Mike Stanley play?: Mike Stanley played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2000.
Was Mike Stanley a pitcher?: No. Mike Stanley was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Mike Stanley hit?: Mike Stanley hit 187 career home runs with 1138 hits.
What was Mike Stanley's career batting average?: Mike Stanley batted .270 over his career, with 1,138 hits in 4,222 at bats.
How many RBI did Mike Stanley have?: Mike Stanley drove in 702 runs in his career.
Is Mike Stanley in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mike Stanley has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.