Steve Garvey Career Stats & Summary

Steve Garvey made their MLB debut in 1969 and appeared in 2,332 games over 19 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.294, OPS of 0.775, hit 272 HRs, and recorded 38.0 WAR. They rank 209th all-time in HRs and 401th in WAR.

Steve Garvey Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Steve Garvey's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    Steve Garvey made their MLB debut in 1969 and played in 2,332 games over 19 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G2,332 (MLB Rank: 105)
    AB8,835 (MLB Rank: 85)
    H2,599 (MLB Rank: 84)
    BA0.294 (MLB Rank: 1,673)
    2B440 (MLB Rank: 125)
    3B43 (MLB Rank: 904)
    HR272 (MLB Rank: 209)
    RBI1308 (MLB Rank: 110)
    R1143 (MLB Rank: 227)
    BB479 (MLB Rank: 820)
    OBP0.329 (MLB Rank: 4,451)
    SLG0.446 (MLB Rank: 1,557)
    OPS0.775 (MLB Rank: 1,980)
    SB83 (MLB Rank: 1,100)
    SO1,003 (MLB Rank: 380)
    GIDP251 (MLB Rank: 38)
    CS62 (MLB Rank: 414)
    Rbat+118 (MLB Rank: 1,747)
    WAR38.0 (MLB Rank: 401)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1987)

    In 1987, Steve Garvey played in 27 games and posted the following stats:

    G27
    AB76
    H16
    BA0.211
    2B2
    3B0
    HR1
    RBI9
    R5
    BB1
    OBP0.231
    SLG0.276
    OPS0.507
    SB0
    SO10
    GIDP3
    Rbat+21
    WAR−0.7

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Steve Garvey's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1977, 33 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1975, 210 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1977, 115 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1976, 19 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1969, 0.333 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1976, 0.363 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1978, 0.499 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1978, 0.852 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1975, 5.1 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Steve Garvey appeared in 55 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.338, OBP of 0.361, SLG of 0.550, and OPS of 0.911. They also tallied 11 HR, 75 H, 31 RBI, and 2 SB.

    Steve Garvey Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1969
    1
    0
    0
    0.333
    0
    0.667
    0
    0.333
    0.333
    3
    0
    1
    0
    0
    1
    0.306
    84
    94
    3
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
    1970
    25
    1
    6
    0.269
    8
    0.665
    -0.2
    0.31
    0.355
    100
    6
    17
    5
    0
    33
    0.299
    74
    82
    34
    3
    0
    0
    1
    1
    1
    0
    93
    1971
    51
    7
    26
    0.227
    27
    0.673
    1.4
    0.29
    0.382
    249
    21
    33
    12
    1
    86
    0.305
    89
    95
    81
    6
    0
    2
    1
    2
    2
    1
    225
    1972
    79
    9
    30
    0.269
    36
    0.734
    1.6
    0.312
    0.422
    317
    19
    36
    14
    2
    124
    0.344
    111
    109
    96
    8
    1
    3
    4
    2
    3
    0
    294
    1973
    106
    8
    50
    0.304
    37
    0.766
    1.2
    0.328
    0.438
    366
    11
    42
    17
    3
    153
    0.352
    117
    115
    114
    8
    3
    4
    0
    2
    3
    0
    349
    1974
    200
    21
    111
    0.312
    95
    0.811
    4.4
    0.342
    0.469
    685
    31
    66
    32
    3
    301
    0.386
    138
    130
    156
    8
    3
    4
    5
    4
    8
    1
    642
    1975
    210
    18
    95
    0.319
    85
    0.827
    5.1
    0.351
    0.476
    704
    33
    66
    38
    6
    314
    0.394
    141
    134
    160
    19
    3
    6
    11
    2
    6
    3
    659
    1976
    200
    13
    80
    0.317
    85
    0.813
    4.7
    0.363
    0.45
    696
    50
    69
    37
    4
    284
    0.387
    139
    133
    162
    20
    1
    11
    19
    8
    9
    5
    631
    1977
    192
    33
    115
    0.297
    91
    0.834
    3.8
    0.335
    0.498
    696
    38
    90
    25
    3
    322
    0.373
    123
    122
    162
    15
    1
    10
    9
    6
    4
    7
    646
    1978
    202
    21
    113
    0.316
    89
    0.852
    4.7
    0.353
    0.499
    689
    40
    70
    36
    9
    319
    0.391
    143
    138
    162
    17
    1
    9
    10
    5
    8
    1
    639
    1979
    204
    28
    110
    0.315
    92
    0.848
    2.9
    0.351
    0.497
    697
    37
    59
    32
    1
    322
    0.376
    131
    130
    162
    25
    2
    16
    3
    6
    6
    4
    648
    1980
    200
    26
    106
    0.304
    78
    0.808
    3
    0.341
    0.467
    704
    36
    67
    27
    1
    307
    0.369
    131
    125
    163
    17
    3
    6
    6
    11
    4
    3
    658
    1981
    122
    10
    64
    0.283
    63
    0.732
    2
    0.322
    0.411
    461
    25
    49
    23
    1
    177
    0.345
    114
    110
    110
    8
    1
    6
    3
    5
    3
    1
    431
    1982
    176
    16
    86
    0.282
    66
    0.718
    1.9
    0.301
    0.418
    660
    20
    86
    35
    1
    261
    0.326
    97
    101
    162
    10
    1
    10
    5
    3
    9
    5
    625
    1983
    114
    14
    59
    0.294
    76
    0.802
    1.5
    0.344
    0.459
    425
    29
    39
    22
    0
    178
    0.37
    127
    124
    100
    16
    3
    11
    4
    1
    5
    0
    388
    1984
    175
    8
    86
    0.284
    72
    0.68
    0.4
    0.307
    0.373
    653
    24
    64
    27
    2
    230
    0.322
    91
    91
    161
    25
    1
    3
    1
    2
    10
    1
    617
    1985
    184
    17
    81
    0.281
    80
    0.748
    1.6
    0.318
    0.43
    699
    35
    67
    34
    6
    281
    0.345
    110
    109
    162
    25
    3
    7
    0
    0
    6
    1
    654
    1986
    142
    21
    81
    0.255
    58
    0.692
    -1.3
    0.284
    0.408
    584
    23
    72
    22
    0
    227
    0.31
    84
    91
    155
    18
    1
    5
    1
    2
    3
    0
    557
    1987
    16
    1
    9
    0.211
    5
    0.507
    -0.7
    0.231
    0.276
    78
    1
    10
    2
    0
    21
    0.227
    21
    36
    27
    3
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    76