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Lance Parrish

American baseball player and coach

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Also known as Lance Michael Parrish

Born: June 15, 1956
Birthplace: Clairton
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: baseball player
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Education: Walnut High School

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Lance Michael Parrish, nicknamed "Big Wheel", is an American former professional baseball catcher who played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1977 through 1995. Born in Pennsylvania, Parrish grew up in Southern California and excelled in both baseball and football. He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 1974, and after four years in the minor leagues, he played for the Tigers for a decade from 1977 to 1986. He later played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1987–1988), California Angels (1989–1992), Seattle Mariners (1992), Cleveland Indians (1993), Pittsburgh Pirates (1994), and Toronto Blue Jays (1995).

Overview

MLB batting stats — season by season

20 seasons · from AIDb's MLB batting dataset

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1977	Detroit Tigers	12	46	10	9	2	0	3	7	0	5	12	.196	.275	.435	.709
1978	Detroit Tigers	85	288	37	63	11	3	14	41	0	11	71	.219	.254	.424	.678
1979	Detroit Tigers	143	493	65	136	26	3	19	65	6	49	105	.276	.343	.456	.800
1980	Detroit Tigers	144	553	79	158	34	6	24	82	6	31	109	.286	.325	.499	.825
1981	Detroit Tigers	96	348	39	85	18	2	10	46	2	34	52	.244	.311	.394	.704
1982	Detroit Tigers	133	486	75	138	19	2	32	87	3	40	99	.284	.338	.529	.867
1983	Detroit Tigers	155	605	80	163	42	3	27	114	1	44	106	.269	.314	.483	.796
1984	Detroit Tigers	147	578	75	137	16	2	33	98	2	41	120	.237	.287	.443	.730
1985	Detroit Tigers	140	549	64	150	27	1	28	98	2	41	90	.273	.323	.479	.802
1986	Detroit Tigers	91	327	53	84	6	1	22	62	0	38	83	.257	.340	.483	.824
1987	Philadelphia Phillies	130	466	42	114	21	0	17	67	0	47	104	.245	.313	.399	.712
1988	Philadelphia Phillies	123	424	44	91	17	2	15	60	0	47	93	.215	.293	.370	.663
1989	California Angels	124	433	48	103	12	1	17	50	1	42	104	.238	.306	.388	.694
1990	California Angels	133	470	54	126	14	0	24	70	2	46	107	.268	.338	.451	.789
1991	California Angels	119	402	38	87	12	0	19	51	0	35	117	.216	.285	.388	.673
1992	California Angels	24	83	7	19	2	0	4	11	0	5	22	.229	.270	.398	.667
1992	Seattle Mariners	69	192	19	45	11	1	8	21	1	19	48	.234	.304	.427	.731
1993	Cleveland Indians	10	20	2	4	1	0	1	2	1	4	5	.200	.333	.400	.733
1994	Pittsburgh Pirates	40	126	10	34	5	0	3	16	1	18	28	.270	.363	.381	.744
1995	Toronto Blue Jays	70	178	15	36	9	0	4	22	0	15	52	.202	.265	.320	.586
Career		1,988	7,067	856	1,782	305	27	324	1,070	28	612	1,527	.252	.313	.440	.753

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Positions, education, employers and awards over time

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Sex or gender: male
Member of sports team: Toronto Blue Jays(since 1995)
Pittsburgh Pirates(since 1994)
Cleveland Guardians(since 1993)
Seattle Mariners(since 1992)
Philadelphia Phillies(1987–1988)
Detroit Tigers(1977–1986)
Awards: Rawlings Gold Glove Award
Given name: Lance
Family name: Parrish
Country for sport: United States
Position played on team / speciality: catcher
Sport: baseball
League: Major League Baseball

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