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.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	SDP	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
2	2	Apr 8	SDP	@	LAD	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
3	3	Apr 9	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
4	4	Apr 10	SDP	@	LAD	W,3-2	GS	25	6.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
5	5	Apr 11	SDP		CIN	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
6	6	Apr 12	SDP		CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
7	7	Apr 13	SDP		CIN	W,7-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
8	8	Apr 14	SDP		LAD	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
9	9	Apr 15	SDP		LAD	W,2-1	CG	42	12.0	18	0	0	18	1	1B
10	10	Apr 16	SDP		LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
11	11	Apr 17	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
12	12	Apr 18	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
13	13	Apr 19	SDP	@	SFG	L,5-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
14	14	Apr 20	SDP	@	SFG	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
15	15	Apr 23	SDP	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
16	16	Apr 25	SDP		SFG	W,9-8	CG	52	12.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
17	17	Apr 26	SDP		SFG	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
18	18	Apr 27	SDP		SFG	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
19	19	Apr 28	SDP		CHC	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
20	20	Apr 29	SDP		CHC	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
21	21	Apr 30	SDP		STL	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	SDP		STL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	1B
23	23	May 2	SDP		PIT	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
24	24	May 3	SDP		PIT	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
25	25	May 4	SDP		PIT	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
26	26	May 6	SDP	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
27	27	May 7	SDP	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
28	28	May 8	SDP	@	STL	L,3-13	GS	41	7.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
29	29	May 9	SDP	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
30	30	May 10	SDP	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
31	31	May 11	SDP	@	CHC	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
32	32	May 13	SDP	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
33	33	May 14	SDP	@	PIT	W,10-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
34	34	May 16	SDP		MON	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
35	35	May 17	SDP		MON	W,5-3	GS	28	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
36	36	May 18	SDP		MON	L,3-8	GS	33	6.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
37	37	May 20	SDP		PHI	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
38	38	May 21	SDP		PHI	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
39	39	May 22	SDP		PHI	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
40	40	May 23	SDP		NYM	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
41	41	May 24	SDP		NYM	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
42	42	May 25	SDP		NYM	L,2-4	CG	46	11.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
43	43	May 26	SDP	@	MON	W,9-6	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
44	44	May 27	SDP	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
45	45	May 28	SDP	@	MON	W,10-1	GS	28	6.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
46	46	May 30	SDP	@	PHI	L,0-2	GS	31	7.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
47	47	May 31	SDP	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	48	Jun 1	SDP	@	PHI	L,5-16	GS	27	4.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
49	49	Jun 2	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-11	CG	43	8.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
50	50	Jun 3	SDP	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
51	51	Jun 4	SDP	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
52	52	Jun 5	SDP		ATL	L,2-4	GS	17	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
53	53	Jun 6	SDP		ATL	W,3-2	CG	46	11.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
54	54	Jun 7	SDP		ATL	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
55	55	Jun 8	SDP		ATL	W,4-1	GF	10	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
56	56	Jun 9	SDP		HOU	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
57	57	Jun 10	SDP		HOU	L,1-12	GS	35	7.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
58	58	Jun 11	SDP		HOU	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
59	59	Jun 13	SDP		LAD	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
60	60	Jun 14	SDP		LAD	W,12-0	GS	28	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
61	61	Jun 15	SDP		LAD	L,0-6	CG	39	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
62	62	Jun 16	SDP		SFG	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
63	63	Jun 17	SDP		SFG	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
64	64	Jun 18	SDP		SFG	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
65	65	Jun 19	SDP		SFG	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
66	66	Jun 20	SDP	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
67	67	Jun 21	SDP	@	LAD	W,8-7	GS	47	11.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
68	68	Jun 22	SDP	@	LAD	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
69	69	Jun 23	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-18	GS	27	4.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
70	70	Jun 24	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
71	71	Jun 25	SDP	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
72	72	Jun 27	SDP	@	ATL	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
73	73	Jun 28	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-5	GS	32	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
74	74	Jun 29	SDP	@	ATL	L,1-3	GF	4	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	1B
75	75	Jun 30	SDP	@	HOU	W,9-2	GS	30	7.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	76	Jul 1	SDP	@	HOU	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
77	77	Jul 2	SDP	@	HOU	L,1-8	GS	28	5.2	4	1	0	5	1	1B
78	78	Jul 3	SDP		CHC	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
79	79	Jul 4	SDP		CHC	W,2-1	GS	24	7.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
80	80	Jul 5	SDP		CHC	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
81	81	Jul 6	SDP		CHC	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
82	82	Jul 7	SDP		PIT	L,1-3	CG	42	10.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
83	83	Jul 8	SDP		PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
84	84	Jul 9	SDP		PIT	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
85	85	Jul 10	SDP		STL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
86	86	Jul 11	SDP		STL	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
87	88 (1)	Jul 13	SDP		STL	W,13-6	GS	32	7.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
88	89	Jul 17	SDP	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
89	90	Jul 18	SDP	@	PIT	L,7-12	GS	28	5.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
90	91	Jul 19	SDP	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	8.2	7	0	0	7	1	1B
91	92	Jul 20	SDP	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
92	93	Jul 21	SDP	@	CHC	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
93	94	Jul 22	SDP	@	CHC	L,4-6	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH 1B
94	95	Jul 23	SDP	@	CHC	W,7-5	GS	30	7.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
95	97 (1)	Jul 26	SDP	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
96	98	Jul 27	SDP	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
97	99	Jul 28	SDP		CIN	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
98	100	Jul 29	SDP		CIN	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
99	101	Jul 30	SDP		CIN	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	102	Aug 1	SDP		HOU	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
101	103	Aug 2	SDP		HOU	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
102	104	Aug 3	SDP		HOU	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	1	10	2	1B
103	105	Aug 4	SDP		ATL	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
104	106	Aug 5	SDP		ATL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
105	107	Aug 6	SDP		ATL	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
106	108	Aug 8	SDP	@	HOU	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
107	109	Aug 9	SDP	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
108	110	Aug 10	SDP	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
109	111	Aug 11	SDP	@	ATL	L,6-11	GS	30	6.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
110	112	Aug 12	SDP	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
111	113	Aug 13	SDP	@	ATL	L,7-8	CG	41	8.2	4	0	0	4	2	1B
112	114	Aug 14	SDP	@	ATL	L,3-7	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
113	115	Aug 15 (1)	SDP	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
114	116	Aug 15 (2)	SDP	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
115	117	Aug 16	SDP	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
116	118	Aug 17	SDP	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
117	119	Aug 18	SDP	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
118	120	Aug 19	SDP		MON	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
119	121	Aug 20	SDP		MON	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
120	122	Aug 21	SDP		MON	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
121	123	Aug 22	SDP		PHI	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
122	124	Aug 23	SDP		PHI	W,4-3	GS	47	11.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
123	125	Aug 24	SDP		PHI	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
124	126	Aug 25	SDP		NYM	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
125	127	Aug 26	SDP		NYM	L,6-11	GS	35	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	1B
126	128	Aug 27	SDP		NYM	L,5-6	CG	49	11.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
127	129	Aug 30 (1)	SDP	@	MON	L,1-10	GS	35	6.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
128	130	Aug 30 (2)	SDP	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
129	131	Aug 31	SDP	@	MON	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	132	Sep 1	SDP	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
131	133	Sep 2	SDP	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
132	134	Sep 3	SDP	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
133	135	Sep 6	SDP	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
134	138 (2)	Sep 8	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	40	8.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
135	139	Sep 9	SDP	@	SFG	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
136	140	Sep 10	SDP		ATL	W,9-4	GS	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
137	141	Sep 11	SDP		ATL	W,9-1	GS	26	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
138	142	Sep 12	SDP		HOU	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
139	143	Sep 13	SDP		HOU	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
140	146 (2)	Sep 17	SDP		SFG	W,5-4	GF	7	2.0	1	1	0	2	1	1B
141	147	Sep 19	SDP	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS	31	6.1	5	0	0	5	1	1B
142	148	Sep 20	SDP	@	HOU	L,6-10	CG	41	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
143	152 (3)	Sep 25 (1)	SDP	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
144	155 (2)	Sep 27	SDP		CIN	L,4-7	GF	23	6.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
145	158 (2)	Sep 30	SDP		LAD	W,11-8		7	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	PH 1B
146	159	Oct 1	SDP		LAD	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
147	161 (1)	Oct 4	SDP	@	CIN	L,7-10	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
148	162	Oct 5	SDP	@	CIN	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
							148gm		1190.0	1160	53	7	1220	94