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Mike LaValliere
	Michael Eugene LaValliere
	(Spanky)

	Born: August 18, 1960 in Charlotte, NC
	52 years old
	Bats: L	Throws: R	Ht: 5'10"	Wt: 180

Fielding Ratings(?)

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Notes:
- Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an Amateur Free Agent in 1981
- High School: Trinity (Manchester, NH)
- College/Univ: University of Massachusetts Lowell (1979-1981)

All-Teammate Team

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Barry Bonds	6	1987	1992	46.7
Tim Raines	3	1993	1995	7.1
Vince Coleman	2	1985	1986	3.7
John Cangelosi	4	1987	1990	3.4

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Andy Van Slyke	9	1985	1993	37.3
Lance Johnson	3	1993	1995	11.3
Willie McGee	2	1985	1986	11.1
Von Hayes	1	1984	1984	4.0

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
R.J. Reynolds	4	1987	1990	3.1
Ellis Burks	1	1993	1993	2.9
Darrin Jackson	1	1994	1994	2.7
Glenn Wilson	4	1984	1993	2.5

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Jay Bell	5	1989	1993	17.3
Ozzie Smith	2	1985	1986	12.0
Craig Grebeck	3	1993	1995	3.0
Ozzie Guillen	3	1993	1995	2.3

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Tom Herr	2	1985	1986	8.2
Jose Lind	6	1987	1992	5.7
Juan Samuel	1	1984	1984	2.9
Joey Cora	2	1993	1994	2.4

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bobby Bonilla	5	1987	1991	20.7
Robin Ventura	3	1993	1995	12.9
Mike Schmidt	1	1984	1984	7.0
Jeff King	5	1989	1993	4.8

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Frank Thomas	3	1993	1995	17.8
Sid Bream	4	1987	1990	6.1
Orlando Merced	4	1990	1993	5.9
Gary Redus	5	1988	1992	4.4

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts
Jim Leyland	7	1987	1993	18.0
Whitey Herzog	2	1985	1986	11.1
Gene Lamont	3	1993	1995	6.0
Paul Owens	1	1984	1984	1.4

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Mike LaValliere	12	1984	1995	14.0
Don Slaught	4	1990	1993	7.0
Ron Karkovice	3	1993	1995	5.7
Ozzie Virgil	1	1984	1984	2.6

Designated Hitter	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Julio Franco	1	1994	1994	3.0
John Kruk	1	1995	1995	0.3
Chris Sabo	1	1995	1995	-0.3
George Bell	1	1993	1993	-2.5

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Doug Drabek	6	1987	1992	22.2
Alex Fernandez	3	1993	1995	12.4
John Tudor	2	1985	1986	11.1
Wilson Alvarez	3	1993	1995	10.7
Jack McDowell	2	1993	1994	8.2
Zane Smith	4	1990	1993	7.3
John Smiley	5	1987	1991	6.1
Randy Tomlin	4	1990	1993	5.8
Danny Cox	3	1985	1992	5.7
Bob Walk	7	1987	1993	5.2
Rick Reuschel	1	1987	1987	4.2
John Denny	1	1984	1984	4.0
Bob Forsch	2	1985	1986	3.5
Jason Bere	3	1993	1995	3.4
Jim Abbott	1	1995	1995	2.6

Swingman	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ricky Horton	2	1985	1986	4.3
Neal Heaton	3	1989	1991	2.2
Paul Wagner	2	1992	1993	1.5
Vicente Palacios	5	1987	1992	0.7

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bill Landrum	3	1989	1991	4.1
Roberto Hernandez	3	1993	1995	3.1
Todd Worrell	2	1985	1986	3.0
Stan Belinda	5	1989	1993	2.4
Jeff Lahti	2	1985	1986	2.4
Jose DeLeon	3	1993	1995	1.6
Larry Andersen	1	1984	1984	1.6
Matt Karchner	1	1995	1995	1.4
Al Holland	1	1984	1984	1.3
Bob Patterson	5	1987	1992	1.3
Jim Gott	3	1987	1989	1.1
Joel Johnston	1	1993	1993	1.0
Doug Bair	3	1985	1990	1.0
Paul Assenmacher	1	1994	1994	0.9
Donn Pall	1	1993	1993	0.8

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James