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.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	34	8.1	14	0	0	14	0	1B
2	2	Apr 10	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
3	3	Apr 12	SDP	@	ATL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
4	4	Apr 13	SDP	@	ATL	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
5	5	Apr 14	SDP	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	27	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
6	6	Apr 15	SDP		SFG	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
7	7	Apr 16	SDP		SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	4	1B
8	8	Apr 18	SDP		LAD	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
9	9	Apr 19	SDP		LAD	W,11-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
10	10	Apr 20	SDP		LAD	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
11	11	Apr 21	SDP		LAD	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
12	12	Apr 22	SDP		ATL	W,5-3	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
13	13	Apr 23	SDP		ATL	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
14	14	Apr 24	SDP		ATL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
15	15	Apr 25	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
16	16	Apr 26	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
17	17	Apr 27	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
18	18	Apr 28	SDP	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
19	19	Apr 30	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	SDP	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
21	21	May 3	SDP	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
22	22	May 4	SDP	@	CHC	L,8-12	CG	45	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
23	23	May 5 susp	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
24	24	May 6	SDP	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
25	25	May 7	SDP	@	STL	W,12-2	GS	18	5.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
26	26	May 8	SDP		PIT	W,12-2	GS	22	6.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
27	27	May 9	SDP		PIT	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
28	28	May 10	SDP		CHC	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
29	29	May 11	SDP		CHC	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
30	30	May 12	SDP		CHC	W,5-3	GS	22	6.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
31	31	May 14	SDP		STL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	14	4	0	18	1	1B
32	32	May 15	SDP		STL	L,4-14	GS	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
33	33	May 17	SDP	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	39	9.1	7	0	0	7	0	1B
34	34	May 18	SDP	@	MON	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
35	35	May 19	SDP	@	MON	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
36	36	May 20	SDP	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
37	37	May 22	SDP	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
38	38	May 24	SDP	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
39	39	May 25	SDP	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
40	40	May 26	SDP	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
41	41	May 27	SDP	@	PHI	L,9-10	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
42	42	May 28	SDP		MON	L,5-8	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
43	43	May 29	SDP		MON	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
44	44	May 30	SDP		MON	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
45	45	May 31	SDP		NYM	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	SDP		NYM	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
47	47	Jun 2	SDP		NYM	L,3-7	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
48	48	Jun 3	SDP		PHI	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
49	49	Jun 4	SDP		PHI	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
50	50	Jun 5	SDP		PHI	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	9	0	1	10	1	1B
51	51	Jun 7 (1)	SDP	@	CIN	W,9-3	GS	27	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
52	52	Jun 7 (2)	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
53	53	Jun 8	SDP	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
54	54	Jun 9	SDP	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
55	55	Jun 10	SDP	@	HOU	W,9-1	GS	27	6.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
56	56	Jun 11	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-11	CG	42	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
57	57	Jun 12	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
58	58	Jun 13	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	8	1	0	9	4	1B
59	59	Jun 14	SDP	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	42	10.1	11	0	0	11	0	1B
60	60	Jun 15	SDP	@	SFG	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
61	61	Jun 16 (1)	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
62	62	Jun 16 (2)	SDP	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	50	12.2	12	1	0	13	2	1B
63	63	Jun 17	SDP	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
64	64	Jun 18	SDP	@	LAD	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
65	65	Jun 19	SDP	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
66	66	Jun 20	SDP		SFG	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
67	67	Jun 21	SDP		SFG	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
68	68	Jun 22	SDP		SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
69	69	Jun 23	SDP		SFG	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
70	70	Jun 25	SDP		LAD	L,2-3	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
71	71	Jun 26	SDP		LAD	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
72	72	Jun 27	SDP		LAD	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
73	73	Jun 28	SDP		CIN	L,9-11	GS	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
74	74	Jun 29	SDP		CIN	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
75	75	Jun 30	SDP		CIN	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	76	Jul 1	SDP		HOU	W,6-5	CG	40	10.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
77	77	Jul 2	SDP		HOU	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
78	78	Jul 4	SDP	@	PIT	W,9-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
79	79	Jul 5	SDP	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	51	11.2	11	1	0	12	0	1B
80	80	Jul 6	SDP	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	46	8.2	6	1	0	7	0	1B
81	81	Jul 7	SDP	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
82	82	Jul 8	SDP	@	CHC	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
83	83	Jul 9	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
84	84	Jul 10	SDP	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
85	85	Jul 11	SDP	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
86	86	Jul 12	SDP	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
87	87	Jul 13	SDP	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
88	88	Jul 14	SDP	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
89	89	Jul 18	SDP		PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
90	90	Jul 19	SDP		PIT	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
91	91	Jul 20	SDP		PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
92	92	Jul 21	SDP		PIT	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
93	93	Jul 22	SDP		CHC	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
94	94	Jul 23	SDP		CHC	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
95	95	Jul 24	SDP		CHC	L,3-4	GS	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
96	96	Jul 25	SDP		STL	L,6-9	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
97	97	Jul 26	SDP		STL	L,1-2	CG	45	12.0	15	2	0	17	0	1B
98	98	Jul 27	SDP		STL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	4	1B
99	99	Jul 28	SDP		STL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
100	100	Jul 30	SDP	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	50	12.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
101	101	Jul 31	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 1	SDP	@	ATL	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
103	103	Aug 2	SDP	@	HOU	L,9-12	GS	20	4.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
104	104	Aug 3	SDP	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
105	105	Aug 4	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
106	106	Aug 5	SDP	@	CIN	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
107	107	Aug 8	SDP		HOU	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	1B
108	108	Aug 9 (1)	SDP		HOU	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
109	109	Aug 9 (2)	SDP		HOU	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
110	110	Aug 11	SDP		HOU	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
111	111	Aug 12	SDP		CIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	6	4	0	10	1	1B
112	112	Aug 13	SDP		CIN	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
113	113	Aug 14	SDP		CIN	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
114	114	Aug 15	SDP		CIN	L,4-5	CG	40	10.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
115	115	Aug 16	SDP		ATL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
116	116	Aug 18 (1)	SDP		ATL	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
117	117	Aug 18 (2)	SDP		ATL	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
118	118	Aug 20	SDP	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
119	119	Aug 21	SDP	@	MON	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
120	120	Aug 22	SDP	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
121	121	Aug 23 (1)	SDP	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
122	122	Aug 23 (2)	SDP	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
123	123	Aug 24	SDP	@	NYM	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
124	124	Aug 25	SDP	@	NYM	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
125	125	Aug 26	SDP	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	38	8.1	11	0	0	11	0	1B
126	126	Aug 27	SDP	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
127	127	Aug 29	SDP		MON	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
128	128	Aug 31	SDP		MON	L,1-7	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
129	129	Sep 1	SDP		MON	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
130	130	Sep 2	SDP		NYM	L,4-12	CG	44	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
131	131	Sep 3	SDP		NYM	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
132	132	Sep 4	SDP		NYM	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
133	133	Sep 6	SDP		PHI	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
134	134	Sep 7	SDP		PHI	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
135	135	Sep 8	SDP		PHI	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
136	136	Sep 9	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.2	9	0	0	9	0	1B
137	137	Sep 10	SDP	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
138	138	Sep 11	SDP	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
139	139	Sep 12	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
140	140	Sep 13	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
141	141	Sep 14	SDP	@	HOU	L,3-4	GS	29	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
142	142	Sep 15	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	10	1	0	11	3	1B
143	143	Sep 16	SDP		LAD	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	5	3	1	9	0	1B
144	144	Sep 17	SDP		LAD	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
145	145	Sep 18	SDP	@	SFG	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
146	146	Sep 19	SDP	@	SFG	W,11-3	GS	30	7.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
147	147	Sep 20	SDP		ATL	W,11-1	GS	18	5.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
148	148	Sep 21	SDP		ATL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
149	149	Sep 22	SDP		ATL	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
150	150	Sep 23	SDP		SFG	L,2-7	GS	28	7.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
151	151	Sep 24	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
152	152	Sep 25	SDP		SFG	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
153	153	Sep 27	SDP	@	ATL	W,10-1	GS	28	7.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
154	154	Sep 28	SDP	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	59	13.0	18	1	0	19	3	1B
155	155	Sep 29	SDP	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.1	5	2	0	7	1	1B
156	156	Sep 30	SDP	@	LAD	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
157	157	Oct 1	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-10	CG	41	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
158	158	Oct 2	SDP		CIN	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
159	159	Oct 3	SDP		CIN	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
160	160	Oct 4	SDP		HOU	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
161	161	Oct 5	SDP		HOU	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
162	162	Oct 6	SDP		HOU	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
							162gm		1418.1	1442	92	5	1539	138