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Gene Garber

Q: When was Gene Garber born?

Gene Garber was born on November 13, 1947.

Q: Where was Gene Garber born?

Gene Garber was born in Lancaster, PA .

Q: How tall is Gene Garber?

Gene Garber is 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Gene Garber weigh when playing?

Gene Garber weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Gene Garber in the Hall of Fame?

Gene Garber has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Gene Garber drafted?

Gene Garber was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Elizabethtown HS (Elizabethtown, PA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Gene Garber have?

Gene Garber had 940 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Gene Garber played for?

Gene Garber played for 4 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves.

Q: When did Gene Garber retire?

Gene Garber last played in 1988.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: November 13, 1947 in Lancaster, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Elizabethtown HS (Elizabethtown, PA).

High School: Elizabethtown HS (Elizabethtown, PA)

School: Elizabethtown College (Elizabethtown, PA)

Debut: June 17, 1969 (Age 21-216d, 12,845th in major league history)
vs. CHC 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: July 1, 1988 (Age 40-231d)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Henry Eugene Garber

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.7

113

ERA

3.34

931

218

1510.0

940

WHIP

1.264

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1965	17	PIT-min	A,Rk	4	3	.571	3.47	12	10		4	0		72.2	71	42	28	5	33	1	42	6	0	5				1.431	8.8	0.6	4.1	5.2	1.27	BAT,SAL NYPL,APPY
1966	18	PIT-min	A	4	4	.500	4.60	16	14		3	0		94.0	106	53	48	7	28	1	76	3	1	7				1.426	10.1	0.7	2.7	7.3	2.71	RAL CARL
1967	19	PIT-min	A	8	6	.571	1.89	18	18		6	3		138.0	103	41	29	3	47	4	68	4	0	5				1.087	6.7	0.2	3.1	4.4	1.45	RAL CARL
1968	20	PIT-min	AA,AAA	12	3	.800	1.88	39	17		5	2		177.0	141	54	37	8	47	6	118	7	1	8				1.062	7.2	0.4	2.4	6.0	2.51	YOR,CLB EL,IL
1969	21	PIT-min	AAA,AA	12	9	.571	3.08	28	26		14	2	0	196.0	177	91	67	14	77	12	131	11	0	7				1.296	8.1	0.6	3.5	6.0	1.70	CLB,YOR IL,EL
1969	21	PIT	NL	0	0		5.40	2	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	6	3	3	3	1	0	3	0	0	0	20	70	9.71	1.400	10.8	5.4	1.8	5.4	3.00
1970	22	PIT-min	AAA	5	2	.714	4.74	30	10		4	1	4	95.0	96	57	50	13	38	5	75	1	0	9				1.411	9.1	1.2	3.6	7.1	1.97	CLB IL
1970	22	PIT	NL	0	3	.000	5.24	14	0	5	0	0	0	22.1	22	13	13	4	10	1	7	2	0	0	94	76	5.95	1.433	8.9	1.6	4.0	2.8	0.70

1971	23	PIT-min	AAA	14	6	.700	4.18	24	24		8	1	0	170.0	184	85	79	19	54	10	105	6	0	2				1.400	9.7	1.0	2.9	5.6	1.94	CHL IL
1972	24	PIT-min	AAA	14	3	.824	2.26	20	18		13	3	0	163.0	131	49	41	9	45	5	103	10	1	5				1.080	7.2	0.5	2.5	5.7	2.29	CHL IL
1972	24	PIT	NL	0	0		7.11	4	0	1	0	0	0	6.1	7	5	5	3	3	0	3	0	0	0	29	51	9.03	1.579	9.9	4.3	4.3	4.3	1.00
1973	25	KCR	AL	9	9	.500	4.24	48	8	26	4	0	11	152.2	164	78	72	14	49	15	60	2	0	4	643	96	3.97	1.395	9.7	0.8	2.9	3.5	1.22
1974	26	PHI-min	AAA	2	1	.667	0.41	3	3		1	1	0	22.0	19	7	1	0	3	0	17	0	0	0				1.000	7.8	0.0	1.2	7.0	5.67	TOL IL
1974	26	TOT	MLB	5	2	.714	3.08	51	0	20	0	0	5	76.0	74	36	26	4	44	24	41	2	1	5	337	124	4.00	1.553	8.8	0.5	5.2	4.9	0.93
1974	26	KCR	AL	1	2	.333	4.82	17	0	4	0	0	1	28.0	35	21	15	3	13	9	14	1	0	2	132	80	4.47	1.714	11.3	1.0	4.2	4.5	1.08
1974	26	PHI	NL	4	0	1.000	2.06	34	0	16	0	0	4	48.0	39	15	11	1	31	15	27	1	1	3	205	185	3.72	1.458	7.3	0.2	5.8	5.1	0.87
1975	27	PHI	NL	10	12	.455	3.60	71	0	47	0	0	14	110.0	104	48	44	13	27	11	69	2	0	1	448	104	3.66	1.191	8.5	1.1	2.2	5.6	2.56
1976	28	PHI	NL	9	3	.750	2.82	59	0	33	0	0	11	92.2	78	33	29	4	30	8	92	4	0	2	384	126	2.31	1.165	7.6	0.4	2.9	8.9	3.07
1977	29	PHI	NL	8	6	.571	2.35	64	0	44	0	0	19	103.1	82	30	27	6	23	8	78	2	0	1	406	172	2.71	1.016	7.1	0.5	2.0	6.8	3.39
1978	30	TOT	NL	6	5	.545	2.15	65	0	50	0	0	25	117.0	84	32	28	12	24	6	85	5	4	3	454	183	3.21	0.923	6.5	0.9	1.8	6.5	3.54
1978	30	PHI	NL	2	1	.667	1.40	22	0	14	0	0	3	38.2	26	6	6	1	11	3	24	3	2	0	152	259	2.77	0.957	6.1	0.2	2.6	5.6	2.18
1978	30	ATL	NL	4	4	.500	2.53	43	0	36	0	0	22	78.1	58	26	22	11	13	3	61	2	2	3	302	162	3.43	0.906	6.7	1.3	1.5	7.0	4.69
1979	31	ATL	NL	6	16	.273	4.33	68	0	55	0	0	25	106.0	121	66	51	10	24	9	56	5	0	0	461	94	3.72	1.368	10.3	0.8	2.0	4.8	2.33
1980	32	ATL	NL	5	5	.500	3.83	68	0	31	0	0	7	82.1	95	42	35	6	24	5	51	0	0	0	359	98	3.33	1.445	10.4	0.7	2.6	5.6	2.13
1981	33	ATL	NL	4	6	.400	2.61	35	0	17	0	0	2	58.2	49	23	17	2	20	9	34	0	1	1	251	139	2.91	1.176	7.5	0.3	3.1	5.2	1.70
1982	34	ATL	NL	8	10	.444	2.34	69	0	56	0	0	30	119.1	100	40	31	4	32	16	68	2	0	1	480	161	2.87	1.106	7.5	0.3	2.4	5.1	2.13	CYA-7,MVP-19
1983	35	ATL	NL	4	5	.444	4.60	43	0	29	0	0	9	60.2	72	37	31	8	23	7	45	2	1	2	277	85	4.22	1.566	10.7	1.2	3.4	6.7	1.96
1984	36	ATL	NL	3	6	.333	3.06	62	0	42	0	0	11	106.0	103	45	36	7	24	9	55	2	1	1	443	126	3.32	1.198	8.7	0.6	2.0	4.7	2.29
1985	37	ATL	NL	6	6	.500	3.61	59	0	31	0	0	1	97.1	98	41	39	8	25	8	66	2	0	1	409	106	3.23	1.264	9.1	0.7	2.3	6.1	2.64
1986	38	ATL	NL	5	5	.500	2.54	61	0	48	0	0	24	78.0	76	23	22	3	20	7	56	1	0	4	319	156	2.64	1.231	8.8	0.3	2.3	6.5	2.80
1987	39	TOT	MLB	8	10	.444	4.09	62	0	55	0	0	18	83.2	100	44	38	8	29	10	51	2	0	4	375	108	4.01	1.542	10.8	0.9	3.1	5.5	1.76
1987	39	ATL	NL	8	10	.444	4.41	49	0	43	0	0	10	69.1	87	39	34	7	28	10	48	1	0	4	320	99	4.05	1.659	11.3	0.9	3.6	6.2	1.71
1987	39	KCR	AL	0	0		2.51	13	0	12	0	0	8	14.1	13	5	4	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	55	186	3.78	0.977	8.2	0.6	0.6	1.9	3.00
1988	40	KCR	AL	0	4	.000	3.58	26	0	19	0	0	6	32.2	29	15	13	4	13	2	20	2	2	0	138	113	4.51	1.286	8.0	1.1	3.6	5.5	1.54
19 Yrs				96	113	.459	3.34	931	9	609	4	0	218	1510.0	1464	654	560	123	445	155	940	37	10	30	6327	117	3.45	1.264	8.7	0.7	2.7	5.6	2.11
162 Game Avg.				7	8	.459	3.34	67	1	44	0	0	16	109	106	47	41	9	32	11	68	3	1	2	458	117	3.45	1.264	8.7	0.7	2.7	5.6	2.11
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
ATL (10 yrs)				53	73	.421	3.34	557	0	388	0	0	141	856.0	859	382	318	66	233	83	540	17	5	17	3621	117	3.34	1.276	9.0	0.7	2.4	5.7	2.32
PHI (5 yrs)				33	22	.600	2.68	250	0	154	0	0	51	392.2	329	132	117	25	122	45	290	12	3	7	1595	141	3.01	1.149	7.5	0.6	2.8	6.6	2.38
KCR (4 yrs)				10	15	.400	4.11	104	8	61	4	0	26	227.2	241	119	104	22	76	26	97	6	2	6	968	99	4.10	1.392	9.5	0.9	3.0	3.8	1.28
PIT (3 yrs)				0	3	.000	5.61	20	1	6	0	0	0	33.2	35	21	21	10	14	1	13	2	0	0	143	69	7.09	1.455	9.4	2.7	3.7	3.5	0.93

NL (17 yrs)				86	98	.467	3.20	827	1	548	0	0	192	1282.1	1223	535	456	101	369	129	843	31	8	24	5359	121	3.34	1.241	8.6	0.7	2.6	5.9	2.28
AL (4 yrs)				10	15	.400	4.11	104	8	61	4	0	26	227.2	241	119	104	22	76	26	97	6	2	6	968	99	4.10	1.392	9.5	0.9	3.0	3.8	1.28

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Gene Garber?

Gene Garber is 75 years old.

When was Gene Garber born?

Gene Garber was born on November 13, 1947.

Where was Gene Garber born?

Gene Garber was born in Lancaster, PA.

How tall is Gene Garber?

Gene Garber is 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Gene Garber weigh when playing?

Gene Garber weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Gene Garber play?

Gene Garber played 19 seasons.

Is Gene Garber in the Hall of Fame?

Gene Garber has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Gene Garber drafted?

Gene Garber was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 20th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Elizabethtown HS (Elizabethtown, PA).

What position did Gene Garber play?

Gene Garber was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Gene Garber have?

Gene Garber had 940 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Gene Garber played for?

Gene Garber played for 4 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves.

When did Gene Garber retire?

Gene Garber last played in 1988.

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