Mike LaCoss was a pitcher in MLB. Across 415 career appearances, with a 4.02 ERA and 783 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CIN | 4 | 8 | 4.50 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 96.0 | 104 | 48 | 46 | 31 | 1.56 |
| 1979 | CIN | 14 | 8 | 3.50 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 205.2 | 202 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 1.37 |
| 1980 | CIN | 10 | 12 | 4.62 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 169.1 | 207 | 87 | 68 | 59 | 1.62 |
| 1981 | CIN | 4 | 7 | 6.12 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 78.0 | 102 | 53 | 30 | 22 | 1.69 |
| 1982 | HOU | 6 | 6 | 2.90 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 115.0 | 107 | 37 | 54 | 51 | 1.40 |
| 1983 | HOU | 5 | 7 | 4.43 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 138.0 | 142 | 68 | 56 | 53 | 1.43 |
| 1984 | HOU | 7 | 5 | 4.02 | 39 | 18 | 3 | 132.0 | 132 | 59 | 55 | 86 | 1.42 |
| 1985 | KC | 1 | 1 | 5.09 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 40.2 | 49 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 1.92 |
| 1986 | SF | 10 | 13 | 3.57 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 204.1 | 179 | 81 | 70 | 86 | 1.22 |
| 1987 | SF | 13 | 10 | 3.68 | 39 | 26 | 0 | 171.0 | 184 | 70 | 63 | 79 | 1.44 |
| 1988 | SF | 7 | 7 | 3.62 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 114.1 | 99 | 46 | 47 | 70 | 1.28 |
| 1989 | SF | 10 | 10 | 3.17 | 45 | 18 | 6 | 150.1 | 143 | 53 | 65 | 78 | 1.38 |
| 1990 | SF | 6 | 4 | 3.94 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 77.2 | 75 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 1.47 |
| 1991 | SF | 1 | 5 | 7.23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 47.1 | 61 | 38 | 24 | 30 | 1.80 |
| Career Totals | — | 98 | 103 | 4.02 | 415 | 243 | 12 | 1739.2 | 1786 | 777 | 725 | 783 | 1.44 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CIN | 17 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .067 | .067 | .100 | .167 |
| 1979 | CIN | 35 | 70 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .129 | .164 | .143 | .307 |
| 1980 | CIN | 34 | 55 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .091 | .123 | .109 | .232 |
| 1981 | CIN | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | HOU | 41 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .250 | .280 | .292 | .572 |
| 1983 | HOU | 38 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .086 | .111 | .086 | .197 |
| 1984 | HOU | 39 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .129 | .125 | .161 | .286 |
| 1985 | KC | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | SF | 37 | 61 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .230 | .266 | .361 | .626 |
| 1987 | SF | 39 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .060 | .113 | .060 | .173 |
| 1988 | SF | 19 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .242 | .286 | .273 | .558 |
| 1989 | SF | 45 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .073 | .156 | .122 | .278 |
| 1990 | SF | 13 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .043 | .043 | .087 | .130 |
| 1991 | SF | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 |
| Career Totals | — | 416 | 481 | 30 | 60 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 194 | .125 | .159 | .160 | .319 |
1979
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1986 | $225,000 |
| 1987 | $300,000 |
| 1988 | $500,000 |
| 1989 | $1,100,000 |
| 1990 | $1,150,000 |
| 1991 | $1,450,000 |
Career Total: $4,725,000 (6 seasons)
Average: $787,500
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.