Lance Parrish
Lance Michael Parrish
Born: June 15, 1956
Clairton, PA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
Career: 1977-1995
Draft: Round 1 (1974 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Walnut HS (Diamond Bar, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Lance Parrish compiled a career batting average of .252 with 324 home runs and 1070 RBI in his 1988-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians, Pittsburgh Pirates and Toronto Blue Jays. He began playing during the 1977 season and last took the field during the 1995 campaign.
 Detroit Tigers |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 California Angels |
 Seattle Mariners |
 Cleveland Indians |
 Pittsburgh Pirates |
 Toronto Blue Jays |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 12 | 51 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .196 | .275 | .435 | .709 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 85 | 304 | 288 | 37 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 71 | .219 | .254 | .424 | .678 | 122 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 548 | 493 | 65 | 136 | 26 | 3 | 19 | 65 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 105 | .276 | .343 | .456 | .800 | 225 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 592 | 553 | 79 | 158 | 34 | 6 | 24 | 82 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 109 | .286 | .325 | .499 | .825 | 276 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 96 | 384 | 348 | 39 | 85 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 52 | .244 | .311 | .394 | .704 | 137 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 133 | 529 | 486 | 75 | 138 | 19 | 2 | 32 | 87 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 99 | .284 | .338 | .529 | .867 | 257 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 155 | 663 | 605 | 80 | 163 | 42 | 3 | 27 | 114 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 106 | .269 | .314 | .483 | .796 | 292 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 629 | 578 | 75 | 137 | 16 | 2 | 33 | 98 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 120 | .237 | .287 | .443 | .730 | 256 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 140 | 600 | 549 | 64 | 150 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 98 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 90 | .273 | .323 | .479 | .802 | 263 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 91 | 374 | 327 | 53 | 84 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 83 | .257 | .340 | .483 | .824 | 158 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 1987 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 130 | 518 | 466 | 42 | 114 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 104 | .245 | .313 | .399 | .712 | 186 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1988 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 123 | 478 | 424 | 44 | 91 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 93 | .215 | .293 | .370 | .663 | 157 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 1989 | AL | California Angels | 124 | 482 | 433 | 48 | 103 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 104 | .238 | .306 | .388 | .694 | 168 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1990 | AL | California Angels | 133 | 523 | 470 | 54 | 126 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 107 | .268 | .338 | .451 | .789 | 212 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1991 | AL | California Angels | 119 | 445 | 402 | 38 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 117 | .216 | .285 | .388 | .673 | 156 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1992 | AL | California Angels | 24 | 90 | 83 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .229 | .270 | .398 | .667 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 69 | 214 | 192 | 19 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 48 | .234 | .304 | .427 | .731 | 82 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1993 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 10 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .200 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 147 | 126 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 28 | .270 | .363 | .381 | .744 | 48 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 70 | 202 | 178 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 52 | .202 | .265 | .320 | .586 | 57 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 1988 | 7797 | 7067 | 856 | 1782 | 305 | 27 | 324 | 1070 | 28 | 37 | 612 | 1527 | .252 | .313 | .440 | .753 | 3113 | 197 | 37 | 23 | 58 | 62 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 12 | 12 | 104.3 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.073 | 6.833 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 71.4 |
| 1978 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 79 | 73 | 653.0 | 353 | 39 | 5 | 5 | .987 | 5.403 | 4.962 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 44.4 |
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 142 | 135 | 1178.3 | 707 | 79 | 9 | 10 | .989 | 6.003 | 5.535 | 21 | 0 | 69 | 57 | 45.2 |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 121 | 114 | 1013.7 | 557 | 66 | 6 | 8 | .990 | 5.531 | 5.149 | 17 | 0 | 58 | 36 | 38.3 |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 5 | 5 | 36.3 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .977 | 1.651 | 8.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 5 | 4 | 35.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.057 | 1.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 90 | 88 | 766.0 | 407 | 40 | 3 | 6 | .993 | 5.252 | 4.967 | 7 | 0 | 42 | 33 | 44.0 |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 132 | 127 | 1113.7 | 627 | 76 | 8 | 8 | .989 | 5.681 | 5.326 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 46 | 46.0 |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 131 | 126 | 1113.0 | 695 | 73 | 4 | 8 | .995 | 6.210 | 5.863 | 10 | 0 | 57 | 54 | 48.6 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 127 | 123 | 1075.0 | 720 | 67 | 7 | 11 | .991 | 6.589 | 6.197 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 38 | 46.3 |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 120 | 117 | 1040.0 | 695 | 53 | 5 | 9 | .993 | 6.473 | 6.233 | 8 | 0 | 60 | 37 | 38.1 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | C | 85 | 82 | 717.3 | 483 | 48 | 6 | 5 | .989 | 6.662 | 6.247 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 31 | 44.3 |
| 1987 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 127 | 124 | 1100.3 | 724 | 66 | 9 | 1 | .989 | 6.462 | 6.220 | 15 | 0 | 142 | 54 | 27.6 |
| 1988 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | C | 117 | 114 | 997.3 | 639 | 73 | 9 | 11 | .988 | 6.425 | 6.085 | 12 | 0 | 126 | 50 | 28.4 |
| 1988 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AL | California Angels | C | 122 | 118 | 1055.3 | 638 | 63 | 5 | 7 | .993 | 5.978 | 5.746 | 12 | 0 | 74 | 29 | 28.2 |
| 1990 | AL | California Angels | C | 131 | 125 | 1098.0 | 760 | 88 | 6 | 15 | .993 | 6.951 | 6.473 | 12 | 0 | 62 | 55 | 47.0 |
| 1990 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 4 | 3 | 33.0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 9.818 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AL | California Angels | C | 111 | 102 | 912.7 | 658 | 57 | 2 | 11 | .997 | 7.051 | 6.441 | 19 | 0 | 53 | 39 | 42.4 |
| 1991 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 3 | 1 | 17.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.353 | 4.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | AL | Seattle Mariners | C | 34 | 23 | 239.0 | 183 | 12 | 1 | 4 | .995 | 7.343 | 5.735 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 26.0 |
| 1992 | AL | California Angels | C | 22 | 21 | 177.0 | 107 | 8 | 3 | 2 | .975 | 5.847 | 5.227 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 31.3 |
| 1992 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 1B | 16 | 14 | 95.0 | 93 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .980 | 9.095 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | AL | Cleveland Indians | C | 10 | 7 | 62.3 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .950 | 8.230 | 5.700 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 33.3 |
| 1994 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | 38 | 35 | 318.3 | 225 | 15 | 3 | 4 | .988 | 6.785 | 6.316 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 33.3 |
| 1994 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 4.500 | 3.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | C | 67 | 49 | 467.7 | 346 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 7.448 | 5.776 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 27 | 41.5 |
| Totals | 1854 | 1743 | 15426.3 | 9840 | 986 | 98 | 156 | .991 | 6.316 | 5.839 | 192 | 0 | 1043 | 655 | 38.6 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .231 | .583 | .814 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 5 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .278 | .364 | .500 | .864 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .267 | .314 | .533 | .848 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | C | 3 | 3 | 29.0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.138 | 7.667 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | C | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 6.750 | 6.600 |
| Totals | 8 | 8 | 73.0 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .982 | 6.904 | 7.000 |
Awards
1980 - AL Silver Slugger C
1982 - AL Silver Slugger C
1982 - AL TSN All-Star C
1983 - AL Gold Glove C
1983 - AL Silver Slugger C
1984 - AL TSN All-Star C
1984 - AL Gold Glove C
1984 - AL Silver Slugger C
1985 - AL Gold Glove C
1986 - AL Silver Slugger C
1990 - AL Silver Slugger C
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
