Goose Gossage played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1994, appearing in 1,002 games over 22 seasons. He recorded a total of 124 W and 107 L, an ERA of 3.01, 1,502 SO, a WHIP of 1.232, and a WAR of 41.6.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Goose Gossage |
Date of Birth | July 5, 1951 |
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MLB Debut | 1972 |
๐ Career Summary
Goose Gossage appeared in 1,002 games over 22 MLB seasons from 1972 to 1994. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 37 (MLB Rank: 2,778) |
GF | 681 (MLB Rank: 8) |
W | 124 (MLB Rank: 409) |
L | 107 (MLB Rank: 472) |
SV | 310 (MLB Rank: 27) |
ERA | 3.01 (MLB Rank: 1,425) |
IP | 1809.1 (MLB Rank: 558) |
CG | 16 (MLB Rank: 1,751) |
SO | 1,502 (MLB Rank: 235) |
BB | 732 (MLB Rank: 340) |
H | 1,497 (MLB Rank: 770) |
HR | 119 (MLB Rank: 767) |
SO9 | 7.47 (MLB Rank: 2,242) |
BB9 | 3.64 (MLB Rank: 6,195) |
H9 | 7.45 (MLB Rank: 10,544) |
HR9 | 0.59 (MLB Rank: 6,792) |
WHIP | 1.232 (MLB Rank: 10,253) |
WAR | 41.6 (MLB Rank: 168) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1994)
In his final season (1994), Goose Gossage recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 21 |
W | 3 |
SV | 1 |
ERA | 4.18 |
IP | 47.1 |
SO | 29 |
BB | 15 |
H | 44 |
HR | 6 |
SO9 | 5.51 |
BB9 | 2.85 |
H9 | 8.37 |
HR9 | 1.14 |
WHIP | 1.246 |
WAR | 0.7 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1983, 13 W
- Most SO: 1977, 151 SO
- Most IP: 1976, 224 IP
- Best WAR: 1975, 8.2 WAR
- Best ERA: 1981, 0.78 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Goose Gossage appeared in 19 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.96, pitched 30.4 IP, struck out 29 batters, with 2 W and 1 L.
Goose Gossage 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 |
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1972 | 7 | 1 | 4.28 | 0.875 | 2 | 57 | 80 | -0.5 | 1.45 | 2 | 72 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 74 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 352 |
1973 | 0 | 4 | 7.43 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 49.2 | -1.2 | 1.893 | 9 | 57 | 37 | 44 | 41 | 54 | 6.01 | 6 | 0.89 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 232 |
1974 | 4 | 6 | 4.13 | 0.4 | 1 | 64 | 89.1 | 0.5 | 1.556 | 4 | 92 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 92 | 3.37 | 6.4 | 1.36 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 397 |
1975 | 9 | 8 | 1.84 | 0.529 | 26 | 130 | 141.2 | 8.2 | 1.193 | 3 | 99 | 70 | 32 | 29 | 212 | 2.62 | 8.3 | 1.86 | 0 | 62 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 583 |
1976 | 9 | 17 | 3.94 | 0.346 | 1 | 135 | 224 | 2.8 | 1.357 | 16 | 214 | 90 | 104 | 98 | 91 | 3.68 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 29 | 31 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 956 |
1977 | 11 | 9 | 1.62 | 0.55 | 26 | 151 | 133 | 6 | 0.955 | 9 | 78 | 49 | 27 | 24 | 244 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 3.08 | 0 | 72 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 523 |
1978 | 10 | 11 | 2.01 | 0.476 | 27 | 122 | 134.1 | 3.2 | 1.087 | 9 | 87 | 59 | 41 | 30 | 181 | 3 | 8.2 | 2.07 | 0 | 63 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 543 |
1979 | 5 | 3 | 2.62 | 0.625 | 18 | 41 | 58.1 | 1.8 | 1.149 | 5 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 156 | 3.42 | 6.3 | 2.16 | 0 | 36 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 234 |
1980 | 6 | 2 | 2.27 | 0.75 | 33 | 103 | 99 | 3.4 | 1.121 | 5 | 74 | 37 | 29 | 25 | 173 | 2.48 | 9.4 | 2.78 | 0 | 64 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 401 |
1981 | 3 | 2 | 0.77 | 0.6 | 20 | 48 | 46.2 | 2.3 | 0.771 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 465 | 2.06 | 9.3 | 3.43 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 173 |
1982 | 4 | 5 | 2.23 | 0.444 | 30 | 102 | 93 | 4.5 | 0.978 | 5 | 63 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 179 | 2.13 | 9.9 | 3.64 | 0 | 56 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 356 |
1983 | 13 | 5 | 2.27 | 0.722 | 22 | 90 | 87.1 | 3.5 | 1.225 | 5 | 82 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 172 | 2.33 | 9.3 | 3.6 | 0 | 57 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 367 |
1984 | 10 | 6 | 2.9 | 0.625 | 25 | 84 | 102.1 | 1.7 | 1.085 | 6 | 75 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 124 | 2.97 | 7.4 | 2.33 | 0 | 62 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 412 |
1985 | 5 | 3 | 1.82 | 0.625 | 26 | 52 | 79 | 2.4 | 1.025 | 1 | 64 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 195 | 2.22 | 5.9 | 3.06 | 0 | 50 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 308 |
1986 | 5 | 7 | 4.45 | 0.417 | 21 | 63 | 64.2 | -0.8 | 1.376 | 8 | 69 | 20 | 36 | 32 | 83 | 3.45 | 8.8 | 3.15 | 0 | 45 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 281 |
1987 | 5 | 4 | 3.12 | 0.556 | 11 | 44 | 52 | 1.1 | 1.269 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 128 | 3.27 | 7.6 | 2.32 | 0 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 217 |
1988 | 4 | 4 | 4.33 | 0.5 | 13 | 30 | 43.2 | -0.2 | 1.489 | 3 | 50 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 85 | 3.52 | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 3.1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 194 |
1989 | 3 | 1 | 2.95 | 0.75 | 5 | 30 | 58 | 0.4 | 1.31 | 2 | 46 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 120 | 3.78 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 238 |
1991 | 4 | 2 | 3.57 | 0.667 | 1 | 28 | 40.1 | 0.8 | 1.215 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 115 | 4.17 | 6.2 | 1.75 | 0 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 167 |
1992 | 0 | 2 | 2.84 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 38 | 0.6 | 1.342 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 132 | 4.78 | 6.2 | 1.37 | 0 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 163 |