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Michael LaCoss 2026 Season · Indianapolis Indians

Career: 98-103, 4.02 ERA, 783 K in 1739.2 IP.

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Michael LaCoss

#51

P · Indianapolis Indians (WSH)

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DWeak

-0.2Career NUT

+0.2 to Average

Career

4.02ERA1.44WHIP98W783K1739.2IP12SV

R/R · 6' 4", 190 lb · b. May 30, 1956 · Glendale, CA · Draft 1974 (3rd Rd, #71)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1978	22	CIN	-0.5	4	8	4.50	16	15	2	1	0	0	0	420	96.0	104	48	46	1	31	1.56
1979	23	CIN	-0.1	14	8	3.50	35	32	6	1	0	0	0	868	205.2	202	80	79	2	73	1.37
1980	24	CIN	-0.3	10	12	4.62	34	29	4	2	1	0	0	762	169.1	207	87	68	1	59	1.62
1981	25	CIN	-0.8	4	7	6.12	20	13	1	1	3	1	1	354	78.0	102	53	30	1	22	1.69
1982	26	HOU	+0.2	6	6	2.90	41	8	0	0	11	0	0	488	115.0	107	37	54	4	51	1.40
1983	27	HOU	-0.5	5	7	4.43	38	17	2	0	6	1	1	590	138.0	142	68	56	2	53	1.43
1984	28	HOU	+1.2	7	5	4.02	39	18	2	1	6	3	3	565	132.0	132	59	55	0	86	1.42
1985	29	KC	-0.1	1	1	5.09	21	0	0	0	7	1	1	193	40.2	49	23	29	0	26	1.92
1986	30	SF	+0.1	10	13	3.57	37	31	4	1	1	0	0	842	204.1	179	81	70	6	86	1.22
1987	31	SF	+0.0	13	10	3.68	39	26	2	1	4	0	0	728	171.0	184	70	63	2	79	1.44
1988	32	SF	+0.5	7	7	3.62	19	19	1	1	0	0	0	477	114.1	99	46	47	1	70	1.28
1989	33	SF	+0.5	10	10	3.17	45	18	1	0	16	6	6	647	150.1	143	53	65	7	78	1.38
1990	34	SF	-0.3	6	4	3.94	13	12	1	0	0	0	0	337	77.2	75	34	39	0	39	1.47
1991	35	SF	-0.2	1	5	7.23	18	5	0	0	6	0	0	225	47.1	61	38	24	2	30	1.80
Career	—	14 yrs	-0.2	98	103	4.02	415	243	26	9	61	12	12	7496	1739.2	1786	777	725	29	783	1.44

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving LaCoss's career NUT of -0.2

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.2

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NUT by Season

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Awards

1979NL All-Star

1985World Series Champion*

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	SV	HLD	BS	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1990	34	A+	1	0	1.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	6.0	5	1	0	0	6	0.83
1992	36	AAA	0	3	7.30	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	58	12.1	17	10	5	0	7	1.78

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