Steve Garvey

Positions: First Baseman, Third Baseman and Leftfielder

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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1968	19	-0.7	Ogden	PION	Rk	LAD	62	254	216	49	73	12	3	20	59	9	0	33	30	.338	.421	.699	1.120	151		1	0	4
1969	20	-3.0	Albuquerque	TL	AA	LAD	83	336	316	51	118	18	2	14	85	9	3	15	48	.373	.396	.576	.972	182		0	0	5
1969	20	-7.5	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	3	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0
1970	21	-4.0	Spokane	PCL	AAA	LAD	95	421	376	71	120	26	5	15	87	13	0	34	51	.319	.376	.535	.911	201		4	1	6
1970	21	-6.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	34	100	93	8	25	5	0	1	6	1	1	6	17	.269	.310	.355	.665	33	3	0	0	1	0
1971	22	-5.5	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	81	249	225	27	51	12	1	7	26	1	2	21	33	.227	.290	.382	.673	86	6	0	1	2	2
1972	23	-4.2	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	96	317	294	36	79	14	2	9	30	4	2	19	36	.269	.312	.422	.734	124	8	1	0	3	3
1973	24	-3.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	114	366	349	37	106	17	3	8	50	0	2	11	42	.304	.328	.438	.766	153	8	3	0	3	4
1974	25	-2.1	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	156	685	642	95	200	32	3	21	111	5	4	31	66	.312	.342	.469	.811	301	8	3	1	8	4
1975	26	-1.2	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	160	704	659	85	210	38	6	18	95	11	2	33	66	.319	.351	.477	.827	314	19	3	3	6	6
1976	27	-0.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	162	696	631	85	200	37	4	13	80	19	8	50	69	.317	.363	.450	.813	284	20	1	5	9	11
1977	28	0.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	162	696	646	91	192	25	3	33	115	9	6	38	90	.297	.335	.499	.834	322	15	1	7	4	10
1978	29	1.2	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	162	689	639	89	202	36	9	21	113	10	5	40	70	.316	.353	.499	.852	319	17	1	1	8	9
1979	30	1.7	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	162	697	648	92	204	32	1	28	110	3	6	37	59	.315	.351	.497	.848	322	25	2	4	6	16
1980	31	2.5	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	163	704	658	78	200	27	1	26	106	6	11	36	67	.304	.341	.467	.808	307	17	3	3	4	6
1981	32	3.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	110	461	431	63	122	23	1	10	64	3	5	25	49	.283	.322	.411	.732	177	8	1	1	3	6
1982	33	4.5	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	162	660	625	66	176	35	1	16	86	5	3	20	86	.282	.301	.418	.718	261	10	1	5	9	10
1983	34	5.5	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	100	425	388	76	114	22	0	14	59	4	1	29	39	.294	.344	.459	.802	178	16	3	0	5	11
1984	35	6.5	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	161	653	617	72	175	27	2	8	86	1	2	24	64	.284	.307	.373	.680	230	25	1	1	10	3
1985	36	7.3	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	162	699	654	80	184	34	6	17	81	0	0	35	67	.281	.318	.430	.748	281	25	3	1	6	7
1986	37	8.5	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	155	584	557	58	142	22	0	21	81	1	2	23	72	.255	.284	.408	.692	227	18	1	0	3	5
1987	38	9.8	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	27	78	76	5	16	2	0	1	9	0	0	1	10	.211	.231	.276	.507	21	3	1	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (19 seasons)					Majors		2332	9466	8835	1143	2599	440	43	272	1308	83	62	479	1003	.294	.329	.446	.776	3941	251	29	33	90	113
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		240	1011	908	171	311	56	10	49	231	31	3	82	129	.343	.394	.588	.982	534		5	1	15
All Levels (20 Seasons)							2572	10477	9743	1314	2910	496	53	321	1539	114	65	561	1132	.299	.336	.459	.795	4475	251	34	34	105	113