Steve Garvey

Positions: First Baseman and Third Baseman

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)

Debut: September 1, 1969 (Age 20-253d, 12,882nd in major league history)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	28-27 / in Starts: 28-27
Longest Hitting Streak	9 games
Longest On Base Streak	13 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1974	NLCS g1	Oct 5	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-0	CG	5	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	.750	1.350	4	.69	0.029	21.56	0.65%	0.46	1B
2	1974	NLCS g2	Oct 6	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.400	.444	.844	4	1.18	-0.032	33.94	-0.58%	-1.73	1B
3	1974	NLCS g3	Oct 8	LAD		PIT	L,0-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	4	.27	-0.025	4.70	-0.29%	-0.94	1B
4	1974	NLCS g4	Oct 9	LAD		PIT	W,12-1	CG	5	5	4	4	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.421	.778	1.199	4	.45	0.226	17.30	4.82%	4.09	1B
5	1974	WS g1	Oct 12	LAD		OAK	L,2-3	GS-9	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.417	.696	1.112	4	1.57	-0.030	82.27	-1.02%	-0.26	1B
6	1974	WS g2	Oct 13	LAD		OAK	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.407	.429	.667	1.095	4	.45	0.008	23.25	0.24%	0.01	1B
7	1974	WS g3	Oct 15	LAD	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.387	.406	.613	1.019	4	1.45	-0.054	90.67	-1.88%	-0.40	1B
8	1974	WS g4	Oct 16	LAD	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.417	.600	1.017	4	.94	-0.023	60.57	-1.08%	-0.27	1B
9	1974	WS g5	Oct 17	LAD	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.400	.564	.964	4	1.63	0.060	78.94	1.62%	0.31	1B
1977 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	1977	NLCS g1	Oct 4	LAD		PHI	L,5-7	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.750	.750	.750	1.500	5	.97	0.112	30.37	2.15%	0.79	1B
11	1977	NLCS g2	Oct 5	LAD		PHI	W,7-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.429	.929	5	.70	-0.013	19.93	-0.18%	-0.57	1B
12	1977	NLCS g3	Oct 7	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.364	.780	5	1.14	-0.055	47.32	-1.25%	-0.27	1B
13	1977	NLCS g4	Oct 8	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.308	.708	5	.73	-0.047	32.64	-1.37%	-0.45	1B
14	1977	WS g1	Oct 11	LAD	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG(12)	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.294	.694	5	.99	-0.065	51.75	-1.91%	-0.26	1B
15	1977	WS g2	Oct 12	LAD	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.417	.476	.893	5	.18	-0.008	9.44	-0.27%	0.63	1B
16	1977	WS g3	Oct 14	LAD		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.360	.429	.480	.909	5	1.29	-0.031	80.78	-1.28%	-0.25	1B
17	1977	WS g4	Oct 15	LAD		NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.375	.414	.789	5	1.73	-0.172	105.37	-6.78%	-1.05	1B
18	1977	WS g5	Oct 16	LAD		NYY	W,10-4	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.389	.455	.843	5	.46	0.021	16.25	0.40%	0.66	1B
19	1977	WS g6	Oct 18	LAD	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.351	.400	.514	.914	5	.73	0.157	55.97	7.82%	1.79	1B
1978 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	1978	NLCS g1	Oct 4	LAD	@	PHI	W,9-5	CG	5	5	3	3	0	1	2	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.600	2.200	2.800	4	.82	0.239	25.62	4.90%	3.10	1B
21	1978	NLCS g2	Oct 5	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.222	1.556	4	.66	-0.068	18.95	-1.20%	-0.91	1B
22	1978	NLCS g3	Oct 6	LAD		PHI	L,4-9	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	1.308	1.692	4	.54	0.081	9.45	0.92%	1.79	1B
23	1978	NLCS g4	Oct 7	LAD		PHI	W,4-3	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.389	.389	1.222	1.611	4	1.55	0.059	59.41	1.14%	0.23	1B
24	1978	WS g1	Oct 10	LAD		NYY	W,11-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391	.391	1.043	1.435	4	.26	0.019	13.70	0.54%	-0.15	1B
25	1978	WS g2	Oct 11	LAD		NYY	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.962	1.346	4	2.01	-0.096	106.46	-3.18%	-0.50	1B
26	1978	WS g3	Oct 13	LAD	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.367	.367	.900	1.267	4	1.77	-0.104	73.54	-2.40%	-0.92	1B
27	1978	WS g4	Oct 14	LAD	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG(10)	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.324	.343	.794	1.137	4	1.20	-0.065	72.94	-2.14%	-0.66	1B
28	1978	WS g5	Oct 15	LAD	@	NYY	L,2-12	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.333	.737	1.070	4	.85	-0.057	70.39	-2.75%	-1.16	1B
29	1978	WS g6	Oct 17	LAD		NYY	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.302	.667	.969	4	.49	-0.048	44.07	-2.74%	-0.65	1B
1981 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	1981	NLDS g1	Oct 6	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	4	.73	0.195	11.41	1.67%	0.72	1B
31	1981	NLDS g2	Oct 7	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.625	.875	4	1.67	-0.144	28.00	-1.41%	-1.03	1B
32	1981	NLDS g3	Oct 9	LAD		HOU	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.833	1.167	4	.60	0.149	7.34	0.99%	1.66	1B
33	1981	NLDS g4	Oct 10	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.733	1.067	4	.92	-0.025	20.68	-0.30%	-0.04	1B
34	1981	NLDS g5	Oct 11	LAD		HOU	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.368	.368	.789	1.158	4	1.30	0.047	53.96	1.08%	0.94	1B
35	1981	NLCS g1	Oct 13	LAD		MON	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348	.348	.696	1.043	4	.71	-0.010	22.11	-0.16%	-0.45	1B
36	1981	NLCS g2	Oct 14	LAD		MON	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333	.630	.963	4	1.08	-0.139	36.39	-2.94%	-1.20	1B
37	1981	NLCS g3	Oct 16	LAD	@	MON	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.355	.355	.613	.968	4	1.07	0.128	44.38	3.45%	1.12	1B
38	1981	NLCS g4	Oct 17	LAD	@	MON	W,7-1	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.361	.361	.667	1.028	4	1.45	0.441	55.24	11.07%	1.66	1B
39	1981	NLCS g5	Oct 19	LAD	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.325	.325	.600	.925	4	1.55	-0.153	128.96	-6.99%	-0.97	1B
40	1981	WS g1	Oct 20	LAD	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.318	.568	.886	4	.98	-0.041	51.39	-1.17%	-0.38	1B
41	1981	WS g2	Oct 21	LAD	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.340	.354	.574	.929	4	1.05	0.117	55.77	3.69%	0.77	1B
42	1981	WS g3	Oct 23	LAD		NYY	W,5-4	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.365	.569	.934	4	1.30	0.017	54.27	0.83%	-0.13	1B
43	1981	WS g4	Oct 24	LAD		NYY	W,8-7	CG	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.386	.589	.975	3	.93	0.070	56.86	3.07%	0.54	1B
44	1981	WS g5	Oct 25	LAD		NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.367	.377	.567	.944	3	.65	-0.040	53.38	-2.12%	-0.36	1B
45	1981	WS g6	Oct 28	LAD	@	NYY	W,9-2	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.359	.379	.547	.926	3	.60	-0.047	54.52	-2.59%	-0.45	1B
1984 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
46	1984	NLCS g1	Oct 2	SDP	@	CHC	L,0-13	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	3	.37	-0.018	11.64	-0.30%	-0.08	1B
47	1984	NLCS g2	Oct 3	SDP	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	3	1.04	-0.001	35.02	-0.02%	0.40	1B
48	1984	NLCS g3	Oct 4	SDP		CHC	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	3	1.01	-0.140	24.58	-2.11%	-1.47	1B
49	1984	NLCS g4	Oct 6	SDP		CHC	W,7-5	CG	5	5	1	4	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.412	.412	.647	1.059	3	1.81	0.854	81.79	21.72%	4.68	1B
50	1984	NLCS g5	Oct 7	SDP		CHC	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.429	.600	1.029	3	1.20	0.107	100.21	5.54%	1.12	1B
51	1984	WS g1	Oct 9	SDP		DET	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.375	.400	.542	.942	3	1.58	-0.186	82.76	-5.86%	-1.48	1B
52	1984	WS g2	Oct 10	SDP		DET	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.357	.481	.839	3	1.15	-0.045	59.07	-1.43%	-0.51	1B
53	1984	WS g3	Oct 12	SDP	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.333	.469	.802	3	.88	-0.035	55.50	-1.33%	-0.18	1B
54	1984	WS g4	Oct 13	SDP	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306	.324	.472	.797	3	.50	-0.021	32.32	-0.73%	0.73	1B
55	1984	WS g5	Oct 14	SDP	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.317	.450	.767	3	1.12	-0.052	54.40	-1.62%	-0.17	1B
									232	222	32	75	8	3	11	31	8	4	32	0	2	0		4	2	2	.338	.361	.550	.910

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