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Garry Templeton
Garry Lewis Templeton
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 24, 1956 in Lockney, TX
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 9, 1976
Final Game: October 5, 1991
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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
1976 20 STL NL 53 225 213 32 62 8 2 1 17 11 7 7 33 .291 .314 .362 .675 91 77 1 1 2 2 0 6
1977 21 STL NL 153 644 621 94 200 19 18 8 79 28 24 15 70 .322 .336 .449 .786 110 279 9 1 2 5 3 *6 AS,MVP-13
1978 22 STL NL 155 675 647 82 181 31 13 2 47 34 11 22 87 .280 .303 .377 .680 91 244 7 1 2 3 3 *6
1979 23 STL NL 154 696 672 105 211 32 19 9 62 26 10 18 91 .314 .331 .458 .790 112 308 8 1 2 3 4 *6 AS,MVP-25
1980 24 STL NL 118 524 504 83 161 19 9 4 43 31 15 18 43 .319 .342 .417 .759 108 210 13 0 1 1 6 *6 SS
1981 25 STL NL 80 350 333 47 96 16 8 1 33 8 12 14 55 .288 .315 .393 .709 98 131 4 0 1 2 3 *6
1982 26 SDP NL 141 601 563 76 139 25 8 6 64 27 16 26 82 .247 .279 .352 .631 79 198 19 1 6 5 7 *6
1983 27 SDP NL 126 490 460 39 121 20 2 3 40 16 6 21 57 .263 .294 .335 .629 77 154 16 0 7 2 7 *6
1984 28 SDP NL 148 535 493 40 127 19 3 2 35 8 3 39 81 .258 .312 .320 .633 79 158 10 1 0 2 23 *6 SS
1985 29 SDP NL 148 596 546 63 154 30 2 6 55 16 6 41 88 .282 .332 .377 .709 99 206 5 1 5 3 24 *6 AS
1986 30 SDP NL 147 549 510 42 126 21 2 2 44 10 5 35 86 .247 .296 .308 .603 69 157 12 1 1 2 21 *6
1987 31 SDP NL 148 561 510 42 113 13 5 5 48 14 3 42 92 .222 .281 .296 .577 56 151 15 1 5 3 11 *6
1988 32 SDP NL 110 392 362 35 90 15 7 3 36 8 2 20 50 .249 .286 .354 .639 84 128 6 0 7 3 10 6/5
1989 33 SDP NL 142 536 506 43 129 26 3 6 40 1 3 23 80 .255 .286 .354 .639 82 179 15 0 4 3 12 *6
1990 34 SDP NL 144 541 505 45 125 25 3 9 59 1 4 24 59 .248 .280 .362 .642 75 183 17 0 8 4 7 *6
1991 35 TOT NL 112 293 276 25 61 10 2 3 26 3 2 10 38 .221 .246 .304 .550 54 84 10 0 4 3 3 635/9
1991 35 SDP NL 32 59 57 5 11 1 1 1 6 0 1 1 9 .193 .203 .298 .502 38 17 3 0 0 1 0 5/6
1991 35 NYM NL 80 234 219 20 50 9 1 2 20 3 1 9 29 .228 .257 .306 .562 59 67 7 0 4 2 3 63/59
16 Seasons 2079 8208 7721 893 2096 329 106 70 728 242 129 375 1092 .271 .304 .369 .673 87 2847 167 9 57 46 144
162 Game Avg. 162 640 602 70 163 26 8 5 57 19 10 29 85 .271 .304 .369 .673 87 222 13 1 4 4 11
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
SDP (10 yrs) 1286 4860 4512 430 1135 195 36 43 427 101 49 272 684 .252 .293 .339 .632 77 1531 118 5 43 28 122
STL (6 yrs) 713 3114 2990 443 911 125 69 25 281 138 79 94 379 .305 .325 .418 .743 104 1249 42 4 10 16 19
NYM (1 yr) 80 234 219 20 50 9 1 2 20 3 1 9 29 .228 .257 .306 .562 59 67 7 0 4 2 3

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
1984 28 SDP NL NLCS CHC W 5 18 15 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 .333 .412 .400 .812 6 0 0 1 0 0
1984 28 SDP NL WS DET L 5 19 19 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .316 .316 .368 .684 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 10 37 34 3 11 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 3 .324 .361 .382 .743 13 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 5 18 15 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 .333 .412 .400 .812 6 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 5 19 19 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .316 .316 .368 .684 7 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
1976 STL NL 20 SS 53 51 442.2 307 111 172 24 41 .922 -3.4 -9.2 -3.4 -0.9 -2.6 0 5.75 5.34 .965 5.05 4.48
1977 STL NL 21 SS 151 146 1264.0 770 285 453 32 98 .958 -3.8 -3.6 -5.8 -9.6 3.8 2 5.25 4.89 .963 5.02 4.30 AS,MVP-13
1978 STL NL 22 SS 155 153 1353.2 848 285 523 40 108 .953 4.8 4.3 3.8 5.8 -2.0 1 5.37 5.21 .967 4.88 4.25
1979 STL NL 23 SS 150 150 1314.2 851 292 525 34 102 .960 -1.3 -1.2 -1.3 1.7 -3.0 0 5.59 5.45 .965 5.00 4.51 AS,MVP-25
1980 STL NL 24 SS 115 114 991.0 703 223 451 29 85 .959 8.3 10.1 8.3 5.7 2.6 0 6.12 5.86 .966 5.02 4.30 SS
1981 STL NL 25 SS 76 76 657.2 450 160 272 18 54 .960 9.4 17.2 7.4 5.9 1.5 2 5.91 5.68 .960 5.10 4.44
1982 SDP NL 26 SS 136 135 1204.2 668 220 422 26 70 .961 4.6 4.6 4.6 2.9 1.7 0 4.80 4.72 .967 5.01 4.38
1983 SDP NL 27 SS 123 122 1039.1 598 219 355 24 66 .960 -3.8 -4.4 -3.8 -3.2 -0.6 0 4.97 4.67 .967 4.85 4.16
1984 SDP NL 28 SS 146 143 1226.2 658 225 407 26 79 .960 1.0 1.0 0.0 5.6 -5.6 1 4.64 4.33 .965 4.87 3.98 SS
1985 SDP NL 29 SS 148 148 1276.2 728 245 460 23 96 .968 2.1 2.0 1.1 -3.2 4.3 1 4.97 4.76 .963 4.88 4.26 AS
1986 SDP NL 30 SS 144 134 1190.1 585 207 358 20 60 .966 -6.0 -6.0 -4.0 -4.9 0.9 -2 4.27 3.92 .963 4.75 3.96
1987 SDP NL 31 SS 146 141 1243.1 720 253 447 20 77 .972 13.8 13.3 15.8 5.2 10.6 -2 5.07 4.79 .965 4.72 3.89
1988 SDP NL 32 SS 105 99 898.2 500 168 316 16 62 .968 6.7 8.9 7.7 3.1 4.6 -1 4.85 4.61 .967 4.63 3.99
1988 SDP NL 32 3B 2 0 2.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -90.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 6.75 1.00 .950 2.70 2.35
1989 SDP NL 33 SS 140 136 1193.0 661 232 409 20 74 .970 0.2 0.2 1.2 -1.4 2.6 -1 4.84 4.58 .966 4.51 3.88
1990 SDP NL 34 SS 135 132 1167.2 607 214 367 26 74 .957 -0.4 -0.4 0.6 3.8 -3.2 -1 4.48 4.30 .967 4.59 4.00
1991 TOT NL 35 SS 41 30 283.0 164 54 104 6 18 .963 -2.8 -11.9 -1.8 -0.4 -1.4 -1 5.02 3.85 .966 4.67 3.88
1991 TOT NL 35 3B 17 10 104.2 30 4 25 1 3 .967 0.3 3.4 0.3 1.3 -1.0 0 2.49 1.71 .950 2.74 2.31
1991 SDP NL 35 3B 15 8 87.2 20 2 17 1 2 .950 0.1 1.4 0.1 1.2 -1.1 0 1.95 1.27 .950 2.74 2.31
1991 SDP NL 35 SS 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 4.73 3.90
1991 NYM NL 35 SS 40 30 279.0 163 53 104 6 18 .963 -2.8 -12.0 -1.8 -0.4 -1.4 -1 5.06 3.93 .966 4.67 3.88
1991 NYM NL 35 1B 25 18 168.0 165 152 12 1 9 .994 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0 8.79 6.56 .992 9.79 8.44
1991 NYM NL 35 3B 2 2 17.0 10 2 8 0 1 1.000 0.2 14.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0 5.29 5.00 .950 2.75 2.30
1991 NYM NL 35 OF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -210.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
1991 NYM NL 35 RF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -210.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.65
16 Seasons SS 1964 1910 16747.0 9818 3393 6041 384 1164 .961 29.4 2.1 30.4 16.1 14.2 -1 5.07 4.80 .965 4.84 4.16
1 Season 1B 25 18 168.0 165 152 12 1 9 .994 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0 8.79 6.56 .992 9.79 8.44
2 Seasons 3B 19 10 107.1 32 6 25 1 3 .969 0.1 1.1 0.1 1.1 -1.0 0 2.60 1.63 .950 2.74 2.31
1 Season OF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -210.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
1 Season RF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -210.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.65
16 Seasons TOT 2010 1938 17026.1 10015 3551 6078 386 1176 .961 28.8 2.0 29.8 16.8 12.9 0 -1 5.09 4.79 .927 4.88 4.19
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1977 *
1979
1985 *

Silver Sluggers
1980-NL-SS
1984-NL-SS
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1977-NL-13-6%
1979-NL-25-1%
0.07 Career Shares (993rd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1977 NL--.322--3rd
1979 NL--.314--6th
1980 NL--.319--3rd

Games Played s c a p y
Career--2079--175th

At Bats s c a p y
1977 NL--621--9th
1978 NL--647--6th
1979 NL--672--3rd
Career--7721--156th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1979 NL--696--9th
Career--8208--214th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1979 NL--105--6th

Hits s c a p y
1977 NL--200--3rd
1978 NL--181--7th
1979 NL--211--1st
Career--2096--208th

Total Bases s c a p y
1977 NL--279--10th
1979 NL--308--7th

Triples s c a p y
1977 NL--18--1st
1978 NL--13--1st
1979 NL--19--1st
1980 NL--9--7th
1981 NL--8--4th
1982 NL--8--5th
Career--106--137th

Strikeouts s c a p y
Career--1092--177th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1978 NL--34--8th
Career--242--238th

Singles s c a p y
1977 NL--155--1st
1978 NL--135--8th
1979 NL--151--3rd
Career--1591--144th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1979 NL--60--10th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1984 NL--23--1st
1985 NL--24--1st
1986 NL--21--3rd
Career--144--46th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1982 NL--19--5th
1983 NL--16--8th
1990 NL--17--4th
Career--167--173rd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1977 NL--24--1st
1980 NL--15--8th
1981 NL--12--2nd
1982 NL--16--5th
Career--129--47th

AB per SO s c a p y
1980 NL--11.721--8th

Outs Made s c a p y
1978 NL--489--5th
1979 NL--484--9th
Career--6024--128th

Youngest s c a p y
1976 NL--born 1956-03-24--2nd
1977 NL--born 1956-03-24--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 6 (345), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 35 (684), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 58 (319), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (765), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Bill Mazeroski (884) *
  6. Dave Bancroft (881) *
  7. Dick Bartell (881)
  8. Jason Kendall (881)
  9. Roger Peckinpaugh (878)
  10. Steve Sax (876)
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  7. Larry Doyle (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Tony Fernandez (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Tony Fernandez (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Tony Fernandez (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  13. Tony Fernandez (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1974 amateur draft.

December 10, 1981: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with a player to be named later and Sixto Lezcano to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later, Steve Mura and Ozzie Smith. The San Diego Padres sent Al Olmsted (February 19, 1982) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Luis DeLeon (February 19, 1982) to the San Diego Padres to complete the trade.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

May 31, 1991: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Mets for Tim Teufel.

November 4, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985San Diego Padres$1,137,000
1986San Diego Padres$1,103,018
1987San Diego Padres$1,143,225
1988San Diego Padres$1,143,502
1989San Diego Padres$700,000
1990San Diego Padres$550,000
1991San Diego Padres$530,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,306,745
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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