Goose Gossage Career Pitching Summary

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.

Goose Gossage Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Goose Gossage.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Goose Gossage
    NameGoose Gossage
    Date of BirthJuly 5, 1951
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1972

    📊 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:

    GS37 (MLB Rank: 2,778)
    GF681 (MLB Rank: 8)
    W124 (MLB Rank: 409)
    L107 (MLB Rank: 472)
    SV310 (MLB Rank: 27)
    ERA3.01 (MLB Rank: 1,425)
    IP1809.1 (MLB Rank: 558)
    CG16 (MLB Rank: 1,751)
    SO1,502 (MLB Rank: 235)
    BB732 (MLB Rank: 340)
    H1,497 (MLB Rank: 770)
    HR119 (MLB Rank: 767)
    SO97.47 (MLB Rank: 2,242)
    BB93.64 (MLB Rank: 6,195)
    H97.45 (MLB Rank: 10,544)
    HR90.59 (MLB Rank: 6,792)
    WHIP1.232 (MLB Rank: 10,253)
    WAR41.6 (MLB Rank: 168)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1994)

    In his final season (1994), Goose Gossage recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF21
    W3
    SV1
    ERA4.18
    IP47.1
    SO29
    BB15
    H44
    HR6
    SO95.51
    BB92.85
    H98.37
    HR91.14
    WHIP1.246
    WAR0.7

    📈 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

    🎯 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

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    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