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P Mike LaCoss #31
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R
10/23/1994
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P MIKE LACOSS #31 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 4 3 4 6
Movement 13 12 14 17
Control 11 10 11 12
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 7
Curveball 2 7
Sinker 7 11
Forkball 6 8
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 18
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 12
Defense 11
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
Birthday:05/30/1956
Born in:Glendale, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Drafted:1977, 15th Pick in Round 3
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1978 Kansas City - DBL 22 24 24 10 9 0 4.24 161.1 172 82 76 5 61 50 3 1 1.44 .289 3.54 2.6 88
1979 Kansas City - DBL 23 30 30 9 18 0 4.51 215.1 235 113 108 18 83 118 8 2 1.48 .302 4.12 3.2 94
1980 Kansas City - DBL 24 31 31 14 13 0 4.62 226.0 235 132 116 18 88 85 9 2 1.43 .278 4.39 2.5 91
1981 Kansas City - DBL 25 31 31 10 13 0 4.21 228.2 229 114 107 17 82 105 10 1 1.36 .279 4.06 3.6 101
1982 Kansas City - DBL 26 33 33 19 8 0 3.82 252.0 250 116 107 23 83 124 8 2 1.32 .272 4.11 3.9 112
1983 Kansas City - DBL 27 32 32 20 9 0 4.62 233.2 228 133 120 22 86 129 9 3 1.34 .270 4.07 3.5 91
1984 Kansas City - DBL 28 27 27 18 4 0 3.45 201.0 182 94 77 16 70 119 6 2 1.25 .261 3.74 3.8 122
1985 Kansas City - DBL 29 23 23 14 3 0 3.78 173.2 166 84 73 14 62 99 6 0 1.31 .274 3.80 3.2 112
1986 Kansas City - DBL 30 33 33 16 11 0 3.88 246.0 248 114 106 15 81 145 11 3 1.34 .294 3.52 6.0 113
1987 Pittsburgh - DBL 31 33 33 14 11 0 3.80 244.0 228 108 103 14 90 149 9 2 1.30 .277 3.56 5.7 115
1988 Pittsburgh - DBL 32 22 22 10 9 0 4.10 167.0 167 81 76 11 55 88 6 1 1.33 .283 3.75 3.6 107
1988 Washington - DBL 32 10 10 6 2 0 3.49 80.0 80 32 31 6 19 36 3 1 1.24 .281 3.71 1.7 124
1988 Total - DBL 32 32 32 16 11 0 3.90 247.0 247 113 107 17 74 124 9 2 1.30 .283 3.74 5.1 110
1989 Washington - DBL 33 33 33 18 8 0 3.57 229.2 218 105 91 12 73 102 7 0 1.27 .266 3.54 4.6 114
1990 Washington - DBL 34 22 7 0 5 0 5.19 76.1 95 46 44 7 28 28 0 0 1.61 .312 4.46 0.4 80
1991 Washington - DBL 35 9 9 2 4 0 7.44 52.0 68 47 43 12 25 6 0 0 1.79 .286 7.09 -0.9 56
Total DBL 393 378 180 127 0 4.13 2786.2 2801 1401 1278 210 986 1383 95 20 1.36 .280 3.93 47.3 104
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1978 Omaha - CBL 22 5 5 3 2 0 1.40 45.0 33 8 7 1 6 25 5 2 0.87 .222 2.23 1.4 241
1985 Omaha - CBL 29 1 1 1 0 0 4.91 7.1 7 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 1.09 .222 5.05 0.0 88
1991 Charleston - CBL 35 13 13 3 5 0 6.32 74.0 93 60 52 13 23 11 2 0 1.57 .288 6.20 -0.4 70
1991 Chattanooga - CBL 35 6 6 3 3 0 6.86 39.1 54 30 30 2 13 5 2 0 1.70 .342 4.71 0.4 65
1991 Total - CBL 35 19 19 6 8 0 6.51 113.1 147 90 82 15 36 16 4 0 1.61 .307 0.00 0.0 0
Total CBL 25 25 10 10 0 5.05 165.2 187 102 93 17 43 42 9 2 1.39 .283 4.72 116.2
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1980 Kansas City - DBL 24 3 3 2 1 0 8.35 18.1 28 17 17 5 9 4 1 0 2.02 .307 0.00 0.0 0
1981 Kansas City - DBL 25 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 9.0 3 3 3 1 5 5 1 0 0.89 .080 0.00 0.0 0
1982 Kansas City - DBL 26 2 2 1 0 0 1.69 16.0 12 3 3 0 5 13 1 0 1.06 .261 0.00 0.0 0
1983 Kansas City - DBL 27 5 0 1 1 0 9.82 7.1 11 8 8 1 1 4 0 0 1.64 .333 0.00 0.0 0
1984 Kansas City - DBL 28 4 4 2 2 0 4.91 29.1 35 17 16 2 12 22 0 0 1.60 .344 0.00 0.0 0
1985 Kansas City - DBL 29 3 3 0 3 0 6.41 19.2 26 15 14 2 11 12 0 0 1.88 .338 0.00 0.0 0
1986 Kansas City - DBL 30 4 4 3 1 0 2.59 31.1 26 14 9 1 13 20 1 0 1.24 .250 0.00 0.0 0
1988 Washington - DBL 32 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 8.0 4 4 4 1 3 2 1 0 0.88 .120 0.00 0.0 0
1989 Washington - DBL 33 2 2 0 2 0 9.00 11.0 19 16 11 0 8 4 0 0 2.45 .396 0.00 0.0 0
1990 Washington - DBL 34 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 4.0 4 3 3 0 4 1 0 0 2.00 .267 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 26 20 10 11 0 5.14 154.0 168 100 88 13 71 87 5 0 1.55 .292 4.21 111.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1978 Kansas City - DBL P 24 24 9 26 1 40 5 .875 161.1 1.95 +0.1 1.001
1978 Omaha - CBL P 5 5 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 45.0 1.00 +0.0 1.047
1979 Kansas City - DBL P 30 30 14 32 0 48 2 .958 215.1 1.92 -1.2 1.003
1980 Kansas City - DBL P 31 31 16 36 1 56 4 .929 226.0 2.07 -1.2 .978
1981 Kansas City - DBL P 31 31 13 36 0 49 0 1.000 228.2 1.93 -0.4 1.067
1982 Kansas City - DBL P 33 33 16 51 1 69 2 .971 252.0 2.39 +0.0 1.014
1983 Kansas City - DBL P 32 32 12 32 3 45 1 .978 233.2 1.69 -1.0 1.032
1984 Kansas City - DBL P 27 27 10 25 0 39 4 .897 201.0 1.57 -1.8 .952
1985 Kansas City - DBL P 23 23 9 31 1 43 3 .930 173.2 2.07 -0.0 1.000
1985 Omaha - CBL P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 -0.4 1.020
1986 Kansas City - DBL P 33 33 9 39 3 50 2 .960 246.0 1.76 -1.0 1.014
1987 Pittsburgh - DBL P 32 32 6 30 1 40 4 .900 244.0 1.33 -2.2 1.003
1988 Pittsburgh - DBL P 22 22 12 37 1 52 3 .942 167.0 2.64 -1.6 .987
1988 Washington - DBL P 10 10 3 15 0 18 0 1.000 80.0 2.02 -0.6 1.044
1989 Washington - DBL P 32 32 23 31 0 57 3 .947 229.2 2.12 -1.3 .975
1990 Washington - DBL P 22 7 2 11 0 13 0 1.000 76.1 1.53 -0.2 1.037
1991 Washington - DBL P 9 9 2 11 0 14 1 .929 52.0 2.25 -0.3 1.039
1991 Charleston - CBL P 13 13 9 16 0 27 2 .926 74.0 3.04 +0.3 1.031
1991 Chattanooga - CBL P 6 6 1 8 1 9 0 1.000 39.1 2.06 +0.2 1.031
TOTAL P 416 401 167 473 13 676 36 .947 2952.1 1.95 -12.6 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1977 Drafted in the 1977 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 55th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (7); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 10 (11).
04/03/1978 Named the #13 prospect in the DBL
04/14/1978 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Hawaii Islanders with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
04/19/1978 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Salt Lake City Gulls with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/17/1978 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/24/1978 Injured (Strained forearm), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09/25/1978 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 12 (12).
06/28/1979 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/14/1979 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 12 (12).
04/12/1980 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/01/1980 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/24/1980 Injured (Flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 5 days.
11/04/1980 Wins the 1980 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 12 (12).
07/03/1981 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/10/1981 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 12 (12).
06/19/1982 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/25/1982 Injured (Earache), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/01/1982 Wins the DBL FL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/16/1982 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 12 (12).
04/23/1983 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/30/1983 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 4 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
09/21/1983 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 12 (12).
05/04/1984 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/01/1984 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
06/24/1984 Injured (Elbow strain), out for 3 weeks.
07/06/1984 Was selected to the 1984 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/27/1984 Wins the 1984 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
11/01/1984 Finished 2nd in 1984 DBL FL Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 12 (12).
05/05/1985 Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
06/07/1985 Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 4-5 weeks.
08/01/1985 Wins the DBL FL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 12 (12).
06/28/1986 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/09/1986 Was selected to the 1986 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/30/1986 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/16/1986 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/25/1986 Wins the 1986 World Series with the Kansas City Royals.
12/16/1986 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for draft picks.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 12 (12).
05/18/1987 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
06/05/1987 Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for one week.
08/02/1987 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 13 (13).
04/15/1988 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/01/1988 Wins the DBL FL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/30/1988 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Washington Senators, along with SP Mike Smithson, SP Terry Mulholland, 2B Willie Randolph, in exchange for SP Doug Drabek, SP Greg Swindell, 2B Buddy Bell, SP Brad Havens, SP Jeff Byrd.
07/31/1988 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 17 (18); Control: 13 (13).
07/08/1989 Injured (Tired arm), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/09/1989 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 15 (17); Control: 13 (13).
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (8); Movement: 14 (17); Control: 13 (13).
05/13/1991 Injured (Hand soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/31/1991 Was traded by the Washington Senators to the Atlanta Braves, along with SP Jay Tibbs, 3B Leo Hernandez, in exchange for CL Dave Beard, RP Barry Cort, RP Todd Burns.
08/09/1991 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
12/25/1991 Released by the Atlanta Braves.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (6); Movement: 13 (17); Control: 12 (13).
10/27/1992 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1982 33 3
1986 33 8
1987 33 4
1989 33 8
Year W Rank
1982 19 5
1983 20 2
1984 18 1
1986 16 6
1989 18 4
Year L Rank
1979 18 2
Year Win. % Rank
1982 .704 4
1983 .690 4
1984 .818 1
1985 .824 1
1989 .692 2
Year IP Rank
1982 252.0 4
1983 233.2 9
1986 246.0 4
1987 244.0 4
Year BF Rank
1982 1082 2
1983 1005 7
1986 1045 2
1987 1029 4
Year BB Rank
1979 83 8
1980 88 4
1981 82 5
1982 83 6
1983 86 2
1987 90 7
Year WP Rank
1983 10 2
1989 9 7
Year ERA Rank
1984 3.45 3
Year BABIP Rank
1984 .261 10
Year HR/9 Rank
1981 0.67 9
1984 0.72 6
1985 0.73 6
1986 0.55 2
1987 0.52 3
1988 0.59 7
1989 0.47 3
Year H/9 Rank
1984 8.15 9
Year QSP Rank
1984 .593 9
Year CG Rank
1979 8 8
1980 9 5
1981 10 7
1983 9 5
1984 6 10
1986 11 2
1987 9 4
Year CGP Rank
1979 .267 8
1980 .290 5
1981 .323 8
1983 .281 6
1984 .222 6
1986 .333 2
1987 .273 6
1988 .273 4
Year SHO Rank
1979 2 5
1980 2 6
1982 2 5
1983 3 1
1984 2 3
1986 3 1
1987 2 4
Year GB% Rank
1982 0.55 6
1983 0.53 5
1985 0.54 6
1988 0.56 5
1989 0.56 3
Year WAR Rank
1982 4.0 10
1984 3.9 8
1986 6.1 2
1987 5.7 5
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