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Garth Iorg
Garth Ray Iorg
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 12, 1954 in Arcata, CA
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1978
Final Game: October 4, 1987
Relatives: Brother of Dane Iorg
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1978 23 TOR AL 19 55 49 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .163 .218 .163 .381 9 8 3 1 0 2 0 4
1980 25 TOR AL 80 237 222 24 55 10 1 2 14 2 1 12 39 .248 .286 .329 .615 65 73 5 0 3 0 0 4573/D86
1981 26 TOR AL 70 225 215 17 52 11 0 0 10 2 3 7 31 .242 .269 .293 .562 59 63 3 1 2 0 1 45/63D
1982 27 TOR AL 129 442 417 45 119 20 5 1 36 3 2 12 38 .285 .307 .365 .671 77 152 6 4 2 7 2 54/D
1983 28 TOR AL 122 394 375 40 103 22 5 2 39 7 0 13 45 .275 .298 .376 .674 81 141 10 1 2 3 3 54/6
1984 29 TOR AL 121 257 247 24 56 10 3 1 25 1 3 5 16 .227 .244 .304 .548 49 75 7 1 3 1 0 *5/46D
1985 30 TOR AL 131 312 288 33 90 22 1 7 37 3 6 21 26 .313 .358 .469 .827 121 135 6 0 2 1 3 54
1986 31 TOR AL 137 351 327 30 85 19 1 3 44 3 0 20 47 .260 .303 .352 .655 76 115 7 1 1 2 0 54/6
1987 32 TOR AL 122 342 310 35 65 11 0 4 30 2 2 21 52 .210 .262 .284 .546 44 88 8 2 6 3 0 45/D
9 Seasons 931 2615 2450 251 633 125 16 20 238 23 17 114 298 .258 .292 .347 .639 72 850 55 11 21 19 9
162 Game Avg. 162 455 426 44 110 22 3 3 41 4 3 20 52 .258 .292 .347 .639 72 148 10 2 4 3 2

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1985 30 TOR AL ALCS KCR L 6 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .133 .188 .133 .321 2 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 6 16 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .133 .188 .133 .321 2 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1978 TOR AL 23 2B 18 17 137.0 88 34 51 3 14 .966 2.1 18.4 1.1 0.2 1.0 1 5.58 4.72 .981 5.47 4.74
1980 TOR AL 25 2B 32 27 236.2 173 67 104 2 29 .988 4.8 24.3 2.8 2.9 -0.1 2 6.50 5.34 .981 5.60 4.91
1980 TOR AL 25 3B 20 17 149.2 58 13 44 1 7 .983 2.4 19.2 1.4 0.9 0.6 1 3.43 2.85 .950 3.01 2.59
1980 TOR AL 25 OF 14 8 83.2 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -3.6 -51.6 -3.6 -1.7 -2.0 0 1.29 0.86 .975 2.47 2.15
1980 TOR AL 25 LF 13 8 82.2 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -3.5 -50.8 -3.5 -1.6 -2.0 0 1.31 0.92 .983 2.35 1.92
1980 TOR AL 25 1B 11 1 36.0 31 27 4 0 8 1.000 -0.1 -3.3 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 0 7.75 2.82 .990 10.02 8.40
1980 TOR AL 25 DH 2 0.0
1980 TOR AL 25 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1980 TOR AL 25 SS 1 1 9.1 6 3 3 0 1 1.000 0.2 25.7 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 5.79 6.00 .967 5.01 4.30
1981 TOR AL 26 2B 46 42 375.0 243 82 152 9 29 .963 4.7 15.0 3.7 2.0 1.7 1 5.62 5.09 .982 5.54 4.93
1981 TOR AL 26 3B 17 11 101.2 41 12 26 3 3 .927 0.2 2.4 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 3.36 2.24 .951 2.95 2.52
1981 TOR AL 26 SS 2 0 10.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -33.8 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 4.22 2.50 .960 4.98 4.20
1981 TOR AL 26 1B 1 0 3.1 4 4 0 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -36.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 10.80 4.00 1.000 9.99 8.60
1981 TOR AL 26 DH 1 0.0
1982 TOR AL 27 3B 100 76 668.1 224 57 155 12 13 .946 3.9 7.0 4.9 1.0 4.0 -1 2.85 2.12 .954 3.07 2.62
1982 TOR AL 27 2B 30 22 224.2 140 57 81 2 17 .986 1.2 6.4 1.2 -0.3 1.5 0 5.53 4.60 .981 5.35 4.70
1982 TOR AL 27 DH 1 0.0
1983 TOR AL 28 3B 85 58 519.1 167 36 127 4 9 .976 9.5 22.0 9.5 3.2 6.3 0 2.82 1.92 .954 3.07 2.57
1983 TOR AL 28 2B 39 33 308.2 170 69 96 5 22 .971 -2.5 -9.7 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 -1 4.81 4.23 .981 5.36 4.77
1983 TOR AL 28 SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 4.50 4.20
1984 TOR AL 29 3B 112 58 569.1 182 62 110 10 15 .945 -1.7 -3.6 -1.7 -2.3 0.6 0 2.72 1.54 .950 2.75 2.19
1984 TOR AL 29 2B 7 1 24.0 9 3 6 0 2 1.000 -0.2 -10.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.0 0 3.38 1.29 .978 5.25 4.46
1984 TOR AL 29 SS 2 0 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 6.00 1.00 .950 4.80 3.95
1984 TOR AL 29 DH 1 0.0
1985 TOR AL 30 3B 104 57 574.2 185 39 137 9 13 .951 -0.6 -1.3 0.4 -1.9 2.4 -1 2.76 1.69 .953 2.85 2.38
1985 TOR AL 30 2B 23 17 163.0 87 32 55 0 11 1.000 1.9 14.0 1.9 0.9 1.1 0 4.80 3.78 .982 5.29 4.48
1986 TOR AL 31 3B 90 42 462.0 134 30 98 6 6 .955 0.3 0.8 0.3 -1.7 1.9 0 2.49 1.42 .948 2.74 2.37
1986 TOR AL 31 2B 52 35 329.1 154 61 87 6 10 .961 -3.8 -13.8 -3.8 -2.1 -1.8 0 4.04 2.85 .981 5.10 4.34
1986 TOR AL 31 SS 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -150.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 4.50 3.95
1987 TOR AL 32 2B 91 75 670.1 340 139 195 6 33 .982 1.7 3.0 2.7 3.7 -1.0 -1 4.48 3.67 .980 5.12 4.48
1987 TOR AL 32 3B 28 9 114.0 37 10 26 1 3 .973 2.1 22.1 2.1 2.1 0.1 0 2.84 1.29 .951 2.77 2.31
1987 TOR AL 32 DH 5 0.0
8 Seasons 3B 556 328 3159.0 1028 259 723 46 69 .955 16.1 6.1 17.1 1.2 16.2 -1 2.80 1.77 .952 2.91 2.42
9 Seasons 2B 338 269 2468.2 1404 544 827 33 167 .976 9.9 4.8 7.9 7.7 0.4 2 5.00 4.06 .981 5.31 4.63
1 Season OF 14 8 83.2 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -3.6 -51.6 -3.6 -1.7 -2.0 0 1.29 0.86 .975 2.47 2.15
1 Season LF 13 8 82.2 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -3.5 -50.8 -3.5 -1.6 -2.0 0 1.31 0.92 .983 2.35 1.92
2 Seasons 1B 12 1 39.1 35 31 4 0 9 1.000 -0.2 -6.1 -0.2 -0.5 0.3 0 8.01 2.92 .991 10.02 8.42
5 Seasons DH 10 0.0
5 Seasons SS 8 1 28.0 15 7 8 0 2 1.000 -0.7 -30.0 -0.7 -0.3 -0.4 0 4.82 1.88 .967 4.89 4.09
1 Season CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
9 Seasons TOT 928 607 5778.2 2494 853 1562 79 247 .968 21.5 4.5 20.5 6.4 14.5 0 1 3.76 2.60 .937 3.99 3.31
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1719), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3892), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 8th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the New York Yankees as the 41st pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Toronto Blue Jays$256,667
1986Toronto Blue Jays$306,667
1987Toronto Blue Jays$380,000
Career (may be incomplete)$943,334
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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