Mike Heath
1978–1991 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals
1,325G
.252AVG
.300OBP
.367SLG
More career statistics
1,061H
86HR
469RBI
54SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,325 | 4,586 | 4,212 | 462 | 1,061 | 173 | 27 | 86 | 469 | 278 | 616 | 54 | 40 | 22 | 32 | 1,546 | .252 | .300 | .367 | .667 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1978-06-28 to 1978-07-23
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1991-04-16 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1986-04-19 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1983-09-07 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 657 | 2227 | 514 | 56 | 220 | 143 | 302 | .253 | .295 | .384 |
| Away | 668 | 2359 | 547 | 30 | 249 | 135 | 314 | .251 | .289 | .351 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 143 | 513 | 121 | 8 | 54 | 41 | 57 | .262 | .316 | .397 |
| May | 228 | 801 | 188 | 15 | 80 | 54 | 103 | .257 | .302 | .380 |
| June | 217 | 715 | 162 | 15 | 69 | 46 | 107 | .248 | .291 | .358 |
| July | 237 | 847 | 205 | 15 | 87 | 36 | 122 | .259 | .285 | .377 |
| August | 254 | 900 | 207 | 22 | 104 | 61 | 122 | .252 | .298 | .375 |
| September | 219 | 716 | 153 | 8 | 59 | 36 | 94 | .231 | .264 | .305 |
| October | 27 | 94 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 11 | .281 | .309 | .472 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 104 | 356 | 96 | 6 | 29 | 17 | 43 | .289 | .317 | .404 |
| new-york-yankees | 101 | 363 | 83 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 44 | .248 | .284 | .343 |
| kansas-city-royals | 100 | 364 | 84 | 6 | 35 | 26 | 43 | .256 | .302 | .363 |
| chicago-white-sox | 99 | 345 | 81 | 8 | 38 | 20 | 41 | .259 | .293 | .380 |
| california-angels | 94 | 347 | 80 | 7 | 37 | 19 | 42 | .250 | .285 | .369 |
| minnesota-twins | 94 | 340 | 76 | 7 | 42 | 17 | 40 | .241 | .274 | .354 |
| boston-red-sox | 94 | 319 | 83 | 7 | 37 | 13 | 46 | .279 | .301 | .419 |
| baltimore-orioles | 93 | 311 | 70 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 43 | .242 | .286 | .336 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  New York Yankees | 33 | 92 | 21 | – | 8 | – | .228 | – | – |
| 1979 |  Athletics | 74 | 258 | 66 | 3 | 27 | 1 | .256 | – | – |
| 1980 | Athletics | 92 | 305 | 74 | 1 | 33 | 3 | .243 | – | – |
| 1981 | Athletics | 84 | 301 | 71 | 8 | 30 | 3 | .236 | – | – |
| 1982 | Athletics | 101 | 318 | 77 | 3 | 39 | 8 | .242 | – | – |
| 1983 | Athletics | 96 | 345 | 97 | 6 | 33 | 3 | .281 | – | – |
| 1984 | Athletics | 140 | 475 | 118 | 13 | 64 | 7 | .248 | – | – |
| 1985 | Athletics | 138 | 436 | 109 | 13 | 55 | 7 | .250 | – | – |
| 1986 | Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 288 | 65 | 8 | 36 | 6 | .226 | – | – |
| 1987 |  Detroit Tigers | 93 | 270 | 76 | 8 | 33 | 1 | .281 | – | – |
| 1988 | Detroit Tigers | 86 | 219 | 54 | 5 | 18 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1989 | Detroit Tigers | 122 | 396 | 104 | 10 | 43 | 7 | .263 | – | – |
| 1990 | Detroit Tigers | 122 | 370 | 100 | 7 | 38 | 7 | .270 | – | – |
| 1991 |  Atlanta Braves | 49 | 139 | 29 | 1 | 12 | – | .209 | – | – |