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Gary Varsho
Gary Andrew Varsho
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 20, 1961 in Marshfield, WI
High School: Marshfield (Marshfield, WI)
School: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1982. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 6, 1988
Final Game: October 1, 1995
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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
1988 27 CHC NL 46 75 73 6 20 3 0 0 5 5 0 1 6 .274 .280 .315 .595 68 23 0 0 0 1 0 7/9
1989 28 CHC NL 61 91 87 10 16 4 2 0 6 3 0 4 13 .184 .220 .276 .496 37 24 0 0 0 0 1 7/9
1990 29 CHC NL 46 49 48 10 12 4 0 0 1 2 0 1 6 .250 .265 .333 .599 59 16 1 0 0 0 1 /79
1991 30 PIT NL 99 210 187 23 51 11 2 4 23 9 2 19 34 .273 .344 .417 .762 115 78 2 2 1 1 2 9/873
1992 31 PIT NL 103 173 162 22 36 6 3 4 22 5 2 10 32 .222 .266 .370 .636 80 60 2 0 0 1 1 97/8
1993 32 CIN NL 77 109 95 8 22 6 0 2 11 1 0 9 19 .232 .302 .358 .660 76 34 1 1 3 1 0 7/9
1994 33 PIT NL 67 90 82 15 21 6 3 0 5 0 1 4 19 .256 .307 .402 .709 83 33 1 2 2 0 1 79/83
1995 34 PHI NL 72 113 103 7 26 1 1 0 11 2 0 7 17 .252 .310 .282 .591 58 29 1 2 0 1 1 9/7
8 Seasons 571 910 837 101 204 41 11 10 84 27 5 55 146 .244 .294 .355 .649 78 297 8 7 6 5 7
162 Game Avg. 162 258 237 29 58 12 3 3 24 8 1 16 41 .244 .294 .355 .649 78 84 2 2 2 1 2
PIT (3 yrs) 269 473 431 60 108 23 8 8 50 14 5 33 85 .251 .309 .397 .705 96 171 5 4 3 2 4
CHC (3 yrs) 153 215 208 26 48 11 2 0 12 10 0 6 25 .231 .251 .303 .554 53 63 1 0 0 1 2
PHI (1 yr) 72 113 103 7 26 1 1 0 11 2 0 7 17 .252 .310 .282 .591 58 29 1 2 0 1 1
CIN (1 yr) 77 109 95 8 22 6 0 2 11 1 0 9 19 .232 .302 .358 .660 76 34 1 1 3 1 0

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
1991 30 PIT NL NLCS ATL L 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1992 31 PIT NL NLCS ATL L 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 3 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 3 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 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
1988 CHC NL 27 OF 18 11 108.2 32 29 0 3 0 .906 -2.5 -27.6 -0.5 0.6 -1.1 -2 2.40 1.61 .984 2.28 1.98
1988 CHC NL 27 LF 10 6 64.2 18 17 0 1 0 .944 -2.2 -40.8 -1.2 0.7 -1.9 -1 2.37 1.70 .983 2.13 1.75
1988 CHC NL 27 RF 8 5 44.0 14 12 0 2 0 .857 -0.3 -8.2 0.7 -0.1 0.8 -1 2.45 1.50 .979 2.05 1.75
1989 CHC NL 28 OF 21 11 122.0 28 25 1 2 0 .929 2.6 25.6 2.6 3.3 -0.7 0 1.92 1.24 .982 2.32 1.96
1989 CHC NL 28 LF 17 9 104.0 28 25 1 2 0 .929 2.4 27.7 2.4 3.1 -0.7 0 2.25 1.53 .982 2.15 1.72
1989 CHC NL 28 RF 4 2 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 13.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 1.00 0.50 1.000 2.10 1.70
1990 CHC NL 29 OF 3 1 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 1.80 0.67 1.000 2.43 2.00
1990 CHC NL 29 LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.70
1990 CHC NL 29 RF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1991 PIT NL 30 OF 54 44 354.0 87 84 2 1 1 .989 -0.4 -1.4 -3.4 -1.6 -1.8 3 2.19 1.59 .983 2.28 1.88
1991 PIT NL 30 RF 45 36 291.0 71 70 1 0 1 1.000 1.5 6.2 -0.5 1.8 -2.3 2 2.20 1.58 .980 2.06 1.65
1991 PIT NL 30 CF 5 4 27.0 6 4 1 1 0 .833 -2.2 -97.8 -3.2 -3.2 0.0 1 1.67 1.00 .983 2.60 2.12
1991 PIT NL 30 LF 5 4 36.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 10.0 0.3 -0.2 0.5 0 2.75 2.20 .982 2.17 1.68
1991 PIT NL 30 1B 3 2 13.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 7.62 3.67 .991 9.76 8.43
1992 PIT NL 31 OF 44 27 251.2 64 62 1 1 0 .984 -1.8 -8.6 -0.8 -1.5 0.7 -1 2.25 1.43 .983 2.34 1.96
1992 PIT NL 31 RF 28 18 164.2 44 43 0 1 0 .977 -2.4 -17.5 -1.4 -1.8 0.4 -1 2.35 1.54 .980 2.08 1.66
1992 PIT NL 31 LF 14 9 83.0 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 0.6 8.7 0.6 0.3 0.3 0 2.06 1.36 .979 2.16 1.65
1992 PIT NL 31 CF 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.45
1993 CIN NL 32 OF 22 12 122.1 28 27 1 0 1 1.000 -3.9 -38.3 -4.9 -4.3 -0.6 1 2.06 1.27 .979 2.34 2.00
1993 CIN NL 32 LF 13 6 64.1 13 12 1 0 1 1.000 -2.1 -39.2 -3.1 -2.5 -0.6 1 1.82 1.00 .977 2.11 1.69
1993 CIN NL 32 RF 9 6 58.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -37.2 -1.8 -1.8 0.0 0 2.33 1.67 .973 2.17 1.78
1994 PIT NL 33 OF 36 9 133.2 27 25 0 2 0 .926 -2.4 -21.5 -1.4 -1.9 0.5 -1 1.68 0.69 .981 2.24 1.90
1994 PIT NL 33 LF 18 8 87.2 21 20 0 1 0 .952 -0.6 -8.2 0.4 -1.5 1.9 -1 2.05 1.11 .981 1.91 1.44
1994 PIT NL 33 RF 18 1 43.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 -1.8 -50.2 -1.8 -0.4 -1.4 0 1.26 0.33 .971 2.18 1.82
1994 PIT NL 33 CF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1994 PIT NL 33 1B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 9.90 8.10
1995 PHI NL 34 OF 25 13 127.0 33 31 0 2 0 .939 3.7 35.0 2.7 1.2 1.5 1 2.20 1.24 .979 2.15 1.82
1995 PHI NL 34 RF 16 11 103.0 27 26 0 1 0 .963 3.5 40.8 2.5 1.0 1.5 1 2.27 1.63 .978 2.08 1.76
1995 PHI NL 34 LF 9 2 24.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 0.2 10.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 1.88 0.56 .983 1.88 1.43
8 Seasons OF 223 128 1229.1 301 285 5 11 2 .963 -4.7 -4.6 -5.7 -4.2 -1.5 1 2.12 1.30 .982 2.28 1.92
8 Seasons RF 129 80 729.2 182 176 1 5 1 .973 -1.1 -1.8 -2.1 -1.1 -1.0 1 2.18 1.37 .979 2.09 1.71
8 Seasons LF 88 44 465.2 116 108 3 5 1 .957 -1.4 -3.6 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 -1 2.15 1.26 .981 2.09 1.62
3 Seasons CF 9 4 34.0 7 5 1 1 0 .857 -2.2 -77.6 -3.2 -3.2 0.0 1 1.59 0.67 .986 2.62 2.26
2 Seasons 1B 4 2 14.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 7.07 2.75 .991 9.77 8.35
8 Seasons TOT 227 130 1243.1 312 296 5 11 2 .965 -4.7 -4.5 -5.7 -4.2 -1.5 1 0 2.18 1.33 .947 2.36 2.01
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 StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1982.

March 29, 1991: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Steve Carter.

November 25, 1992: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 7, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 28, 1994: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 29, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 14, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 20, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 4, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1990Chicago Cubs$105,000
1991Pittsburgh Pirates$155,000
1992Pittsburgh Pirates$367,500
1993Cincinnati Reds$400,000
1994Pittsburgh Pirates$243,750
1995Philadelphia Phillies$150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,421,250
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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