Steve Garvey

Positions: First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 192lb (178cm, 87kg)

Born: December 22, 1948 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Chamberlain HS (Tampa, FL) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (13th) of the 1968 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI).

High School: Chamberlain HS (Tampa, FL)

School: Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)

Debut: September 1, 1969 (Age 20-253d, 12,882nd in major league history)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 23, 1987 (Age 38-152d)
vs. MON 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Steven Patrick Garvey

Nicknames: Mr. Clean or The Garv

Twitter: @SteveGarvey6

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

38.0

8835

2599

272

.294

1143

RBI

1308

OBP

.329

SLG

.446

OPS

.776

OPS+

117

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1975 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	54	13.2	11	2	0	13	0	1B
2	2	Apr 9	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	9	3	0	12	3	1B
3	3	Apr 10	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
4	4	Apr 11	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
5	5	Apr 12	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
6	6	Apr 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
7	7	Apr 14	LAD		CIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
8	8	Apr 15	LAD		CIN	W,3-1	CG	28	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
9	9	Apr 16	LAD		CIN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
10	10	Apr 17	LAD		CIN	W,5-4	CG	46	11.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
11	11	Apr 18	LAD		SFG	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
12	12	Apr 19	LAD		SFG	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
13	13	Apr 20	LAD		SFG	L,3-6	CG	63	13.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
14	14	Apr 21	LAD	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
15	15	Apr 22	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
16	16	Apr 23	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
17	17	Apr 24	LAD	@	SDP	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
18	18	Apr 25	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
19	19	Apr 26	LAD	@	SFG	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
20	20	Apr 27	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
21	21	Apr 28	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
22	22	Apr 29	LAD		ATL	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
23	23	Apr 30	LAD		ATL	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	24	May 2	LAD		SDP	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
25	25	May 3	LAD		SDP	L,1-3	CG	61	15.0	18	1	0	19	1	1B
26	26	May 4	LAD		SDP	L,7-10	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
27	27	May 5	LAD		HOU	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
28	28	May 6	LAD		HOU	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
29	29	May 7	LAD		HOU	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
30	30	May 9	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-11	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
31	31	May 10	LAD	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
32	32	May 11	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
33	33	May 12	LAD	@	STL	W,6-4	CG	41	10.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
34	34	May 13	LAD	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
35	35	May 14	LAD	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
36	36	May 16	LAD		PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	9.0	8	4	0	12	0	1B
37	37	May 17	LAD		PIT	W,4-3	CG	45	10.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
38	38	May 18	LAD		PIT	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	11	1	0	12	5	1B
39	39	May 19	LAD		CHC	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
40	40	May 20	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
41	41	May 21	LAD		CHC	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
42	42	May 22	LAD		CHC	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
43	43	May 23	LAD		STL	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	13	0	1	14	0	1B
44	44	May 24	LAD		STL	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
45	45	May 25	LAD		STL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
46	46	May 26	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	36	8.1	9	0	1	10	1	1B
47	47	May 27	LAD	@	NYM	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
48	48	May 28	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
49	49	May 30 susp	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
50	50	May 31	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	51	Jun 1	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
52	52	Jun 2	LAD	@	MON	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
53	53	Jun 3	LAD	@	MON	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
54	54	Jun 4	LAD	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
55	55	Jun 6	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
56	56	Jun 7	LAD	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
57	57	Jun 8	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
58	58	Jun 9	LAD		MON	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
59	59	Jun 10	LAD		MON	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
60	60	Jun 11	LAD		NYM	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
61	61	Jun 12	LAD		NYM	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
62	62	Jun 13	LAD		PHI	L,1-5	CG	34	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
63	63	Jun 14	LAD		PHI	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
64	64	Jun 15	LAD		PHI	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
65	65	Jun 16	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
66	66	Jun 17	LAD		HOU	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
67	67	Jun 18	LAD		HOU	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
68	68	Jun 19	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
69	69	Jun 20	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
70	70	Jun 21	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-3	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
71	71	Jun 22	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
72	72	Jun 23	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
73	73	Jun 24	LAD	@	HOU	W,8-3	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
74	74	Jun 25	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
75	75	Jun 26	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
76	76	Jun 27	LAD	@	SFG	L,5-10	CG	43	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
77	77	Jun 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
78	78	Jun 29	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
79	79	Jun 30	LAD		SDP	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	80	Jul 1	LAD		SDP	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
81	81	Jul 2	LAD		SDP	W,6-5	CG	60	14.0	20	2	0	22	0	1B
82	82	Jul 3	LAD		SFG	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
83	83	Jul 4	LAD		SFG	L,0-1	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
84	84	Jul 5	LAD		SFG	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
85	85	Jul 6	LAD		SFG	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
86	86	Jul 8	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
87	87	Jul 9	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
88	88	Jul 10	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
89	89	Jul 11	LAD	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
90	90	Jul 12	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.1	14	0	0	14	1	1B
91	91	Jul 13	LAD	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.1	12	2	0	14	0	1B
92	92	Jul 17	LAD		PIT	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
93	93	Jul 18	LAD		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
94	94	Jul 19	LAD		PIT	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
95	95	Jul 20	LAD		CHC	W,5-3	CG	47	12.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
96	96	Jul 21	LAD		CHC	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
97	97	Jul 22	LAD		STL	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
98	98	Jul 23	LAD		STL	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
99	99	Jul 24	LAD		STL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
100	100	Jul 25 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	2	1	11	1	1B
101	101	Jul 25 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
102	102	Jul 26	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
103	103	Jul 27	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
104	104	Jul 28	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
105	105	Jul 29	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
106	106	Jul 30	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
107	107	Jul 31	LAD	@	ATL	L,10-11	CG	43	8.1	11	0	0	11	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	108	Aug 1	LAD		CIN	W,5-3	CG	38	10.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
109	109	Aug 2	LAD		CIN	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
110	110	Aug 3	LAD		CIN	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
111	111	Aug 4	LAD		ATL	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
112	112	Aug 5	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
113	113	Aug 6	LAD		ATL	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
114	114	Aug 8	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
115	115	Aug 9	LAD	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
116	116	Aug 10	LAD	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
117	117	Aug 11	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
118	118	Aug 12	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-6	CG	47	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
119	119	Aug 13	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
120	120	Aug 15	LAD	@	MON	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
121	121	Aug 16	LAD	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
122	122	Aug 17	LAD	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
123	123	Aug 18	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
124	124	Aug 19	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
125	125	Aug 21	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
126	126	Aug 22	LAD		MON	L,1-3	CG	43	12.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
127	127	Aug 23 (1)	LAD		MON	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
128	128	Aug 23 (2)	LAD		MON	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
129	129	Aug 24	LAD		MON	L,3-5	CG	56	14.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
130	130	Aug 25	LAD		PHI	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
131	131	Aug 26	LAD		PHI	W,8-1	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
132	132	Aug 27	LAD		PHI	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
133	133	Aug 28	LAD		NYM	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
134	134	Aug 29	LAD		NYM	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
135	135	Aug 30	LAD		NYM	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
136	136	Aug 31	LAD		NYM	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
137	139 (2)	Sep 3	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-13	GS	41	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
138	140	Sep 4	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
139	141	Sep 5	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
140	142	Sep 6	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
141	143	Sep 7	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	38	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	1B
142	144	Sep 8	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
143	145	Sep 9	LAD		SFG	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
144	146	Sep 10	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
145	147	Sep 11	LAD		CIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
146	148	Sep 12	LAD		ATL	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	11	2	2	15	0	1B
147	149	Sep 13	LAD		ATL	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
148	150	Sep 14	LAD		ATL	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
149	151	Sep 15	LAD		SDP	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
150	152	Sep 16	LAD		SDP	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
151	153	Sep 17	LAD		SDP	W,7-1	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
152	154	Sep 19	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	47	11.2	15	0	0	15	0	1B
153	155	Sep 20	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	46	13.0	17	0	0	17	1	1B
154	156	Sep 21	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	3	1B
155	157	Sep 22	LAD	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	47	10.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
156	158	Sep 23	LAD	@	SDP	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
157	159	Sep 24	LAD	@	SDP	W,14-0	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
158	160	Sep 26	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
159	161	Sep 27	LAD		HOU	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
160	162	Sep 28	LAD		HOU	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
							160gm		1450.2	1500	77	8	1585	96