Gary Lavelle played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1987, appearing in 745 games over 13 seasons. He recorded a total of 80 W and 77 L, an ERA of 2.93, 769 SO, a WHIP of 1.331, and a WAR of 19.7.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Gary Lavelle |
Date of Birth | January 3, 1949 |
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MLB Debut | 1974 |
📊 Career Summary
Gary Lavelle appeared in 745 games over 13 MLB seasons from 1974 to 1987. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 3 (MLB Rank: 5,804) |
GF | 399 (MLB Rank: 71) |
W | 80 (MLB Rank: 862) |
L | 77 (MLB Rank: 910) |
SV | 136 (MLB Rank: 107) |
ERA | 2.93 (MLB Rank: 1,247) |
IP | 1085 (MLB Rank: 1,204) |
SO | 769 (MLB Rank: 906) |
BB | 440 (MLB Rank: 976) |
H | 1,004 (MLB Rank: 1,302) |
HR | 51 (MLB Rank: 1,981) |
SO9 | 6.38 (MLB Rank: 3,461) |
BB9 | 3.65 (MLB Rank: 6,147) |
H9 | 8.33 (MLB Rank: 9,170) |
HR9 | 0.42 (MLB Rank: 7,673) |
WHIP | 1.331 (MLB Rank: 8,737) |
WAR | 19.7 (MLB Rank: 592) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1987)
In his final season (1987), Gary Lavelle recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 11 |
W | 2 |
L | 3 |
SV | 1 |
ERA | 5.91 |
IP | 32 |
SO | 23 |
BB | 22 |
H | 40 |
HR | 2 |
SO9 | 6.47 |
BB9 | 6.19 |
H9 | 11.25 |
HR9 | 0.56 |
WHIP | 1.938 |
WAR | −0.6 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1978, 13 W
- Most SO: 1977, 93 SO
- Most IP: 1977, 118.1 IP
- Best WAR: 1977, 4.0 WAR
- Best ERA: 1977, 2.06 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Gary Lavelle appeared in 1 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 0, pitched 0 IP, struck out 0 batters, with 0 W and 0 L.
Gary Lavelle Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1974 | 0 | 3 | 2.16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16.2 | 0.4 | 1.44 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 181 | 3.72 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 |
1975 | 6 | 3 | 2.95 | 0.667 | 8 | 51 | 82.1 | 2.1 | 1.555 | 3 | 80 | 48 | 30 | 27 | 130 | 3.68 | 5.6 | 1.06 | 0 | 65 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 5.2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 370 |
1976 | 10 | 6 | 2.69 | 0.625 | 12 | 71 | 110.1 | 2.9 | 1.396 | 6 | 102 | 52 | 37 | 33 | 135 | 3.52 | 5.8 | 1.37 | 0 | 65 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 478 |
1977 | 7 | 7 | 2.05 | 0.5 | 20 | 93 | 118.1 | 4 | 1.208 | 4 | 106 | 37 | 35 | 27 | 191 | 2.54 | 7.1 | 2.51 | 0 | 73 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 485 |
1978 | 13 | 10 | 3.32 | 0.565 | 14 | 63 | 97.2 | 0.7 | 1.433 | 3 | 96 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 104 | 3.11 | 5.8 | 1.43 | 0 | 67 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 4.1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 424 |
1979 | 7 | 9 | 2.51 | 0.438 | 20 | 80 | 96.2 | 2.7 | 1.324 | 5 | 86 | 42 | 31 | 27 | 141 | 3.11 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 0 | 70 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 8 | 3.9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 407 |
1980 | 6 | 8 | 3.42 | 0.429 | 9 | 66 | 100 | 0.8 | 1.42 | 4 | 106 | 36 | 43 | 38 | 104 | 3.03 | 5.9 | 1.83 | 0 | 62 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 434 |
1981 | 2 | 6 | 3.84 | 0.25 | 4 | 45 | 65.2 | -0.5 | 1.234 | 3 | 58 | 23 | 33 | 28 | 90 | 2.97 | 6.2 | 1.96 | 3 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 269 |
1982 | 10 | 7 | 2.67 | 0.588 | 8 | 76 | 104.2 | 2.4 | 1.204 | 6 | 97 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 135 | 2.87 | 6.5 | 2.62 | 0 | 68 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 432 |
1983 | 7 | 4 | 2.59 | 0.636 | 20 | 68 | 87 | 1.3 | 1.057 | 4 | 73 | 19 | 33 | 25 | 138 | 2.44 | 7 | 3.58 | 0 | 56 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 349 |
1984 | 5 | 4 | 2.76 | 0.556 | 12 | 71 | 101 | 2.6 | 1.327 | 5 | 92 | 42 | 34 | 31 | 128 | 3.28 | 6.3 | 1.69 | 0 | 77 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 426 |
1985 | 5 | 7 | 3.1 | 0.417 | 8 | 50 | 72.2 | 0.9 | 1.239 | 5 | 54 | 36 | 30 | 25 | 137 | 3.69 | 6.2 | 1.39 | 0 | 69 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 298 |
1987 | 2 | 3 | 5.91 | 0.4 | 1 | 23 | 32 | -0.6 | 1.938 | 2 | 40 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 77 | 4.31 | 6.5 | 1.05 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 157 |