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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
2	2	Apr 6	LAD		SDP	W,10-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
3	3	Apr 7	LAD		SDP	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
4	4	Apr 8	LAD		SDP	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
5	5	Apr 9	LAD	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
6	6	Apr 10	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
7	7	Apr 11	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-10	CG	38	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
8	8	Apr 12	LAD		ATL	L,2-10	CG	45	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
9	9	Apr 13	LAD		ATL	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
10	10	Apr 14	LAD		ATL	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
11	11	Apr 15	LAD		ATL	L,4-11	CG	41	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
12	12	Apr 16	LAD		HOU	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
13	13	Apr 17	LAD		HOU	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
14	14	Apr 18	LAD		HOU	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
15	15	Apr 20	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
16	16	Apr 21	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
17	17	Apr 22	LAD	@	SFG	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
18	18	Apr 23	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	41	9.1	9	0	0	9	1	1B
19	19	Apr 24	LAD	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	47	9.2	7	0	0	7	0	1B
20	20	Apr 25	LAD	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	6	1	0	7	1	1B
21	21	Apr 28	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
22	22	Apr 29 (1)	LAD	@	NYM	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
23	23	Apr 29 (2)	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-6	CG	34	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
24	24	Apr 30	LAD	@	MON	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	25	May 1	LAD	@	MON	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
26	26	May 3	LAD		PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
27	27	May 4	LAD		PHI	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	8	0	2	10	1	1B
28	28	May 5	LAD		PHI	L,0-11	CG	45	9.0	16	1	0	17	3	1B
29	29	May 6	LAD		PHI	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
30	30	May 7	LAD		NYM	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
31	31	May 8	LAD		NYM	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
32	32	May 9	LAD		NYM	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
33	33	May 10	LAD		NYM	W,14-1	GS	24	6.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
34	34	May 11	LAD		MON	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
35	35	May 12	LAD		MON	W,4-3	CG	48	11.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
36	36	May 13	LAD		MON	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
37	37	May 15	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
38	38	May 16	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
39	39	May 17	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-6	GS	35	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
40	40	May 18	LAD	@	CIN	L,6-7	GS	34	7.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
41	41	May 19	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
42	42	May 20	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
43	43	May 21	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	38	8.1	14	2	0	16	0	1B
44	44	May 22	LAD	@	SDP	L,6-7	CG	52	9.1	8	0	0	8	1	1B
45	45	May 23	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
46	46	May 25	LAD		CIN	W,17-6	GS	21	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
47	47	May 26	LAD		CIN	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
48	48	May 27	LAD		CIN	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
49	49	May 28	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	CG	52	13.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
50	50	May 29	LAD		SFG	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	2	1B
51	51	May 30	LAD		SFG	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
52	52	May 31	LAD		SFG	W,12-10	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	53	Jun 1	LAD	@	STL	L,7-8	CG	53	10.2	12	0	0	12	1	1B
54	54	Jun 2	LAD	@	STL	L,5-12	CG	41	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
55	55	Jun 3	LAD	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	1B
56	56	Jun 4	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
57	57	Jun 5	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
58	58	Jun 6	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
59	59	Jun 8	LAD	@	CHC	W,11-4	CG	28	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
60	60	Jun 9	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
61	61	Jun 10	LAD	@	CHC	L,3-10	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
62	62	Jun 11	LAD		STL	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
63	63	Jun 12	LAD		STL	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
64	64	Jun 13	LAD		STL	W,9-8	CG	47	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
65	65	Jun 15	LAD		PIT	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
66	66	Jun 16	LAD		PIT	L,3-6	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
67	67	Jun 17	LAD		PIT	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
68	68	Jun 18	LAD		CHC	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
69	69	Jun 19	LAD		CHC	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
70	70	Jun 21	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
71	71	Jun 22	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
72	72	Jun 23	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
73	73	Jun 24	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
74	74	Jun 25	LAD		SDP	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
75	75	Jun 26	LAD		SDP	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
76	76	Jun 27	LAD		CIN	L,1-9	CG	48	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
77	77	Jun 28	LAD		CIN	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
78	78	Jun 29	LAD		ATL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
79	79	Jun 30	LAD		ATL	L,4-7	CG	46	10.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	80	Jul 1	LAD		ATL	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
81	81	Jul 2	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-3	CG	50	12.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
82	82	Jul 3	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
83	83	Jul 4	LAD	@	SDP	L,0-6	CG	42	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
84	84	Jul 6	LAD	@	MON	L,4-6	CG	41	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
85	85	Jul 7	LAD	@	MON	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
86	86	Jul 8	LAD	@	MON	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
87	87	Jul 9	LAD	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
88	88	Jul 10	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	1	8	0	1B
89	89	Jul 11	LAD	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	17	0	0	17	0	1B
90	90	Jul 12	LAD	@	NYM	L,5-12	CG	43	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
91	91	Jul 13	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
92	92	Jul 14	LAD	@	PHI	L,7-10	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
93	93	Jul 15	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-10	CG	42	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
94	94	Jul 19	LAD		MON	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
95	95	Jul 20	LAD		MON	W,6-5	CG	49	11.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
96	96	Jul 21	LAD		MON	L,2-7	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
97	97	Jul 22	LAD		NYM	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
98	98	Jul 23	LAD		NYM	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
99	99	Jul 24	LAD		PHI	W,15-3	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
100	100	Jul 25	LAD		PHI	W,16-8	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
101	101	Jul 26	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
102	102	Jul 27	LAD	@	HOU	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
103	103	Jul 28	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
104	104	Jul 29	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	37	8.1	10	1	0	11	0	1B
105	105	Jul 30	LAD	@	CIN	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
106	106	Jul 31	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
107	107	Aug 1	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-10	CG	41	8.0	11	0	1	12	0	1B
108	108	Aug 3	LAD		SFG	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
109	109	Aug 4	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	11	4	0	15	2	1B
110	110	Aug 5	LAD		SFG	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
111	111	Aug 6	LAD		SFG	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
112	112	Aug 7	LAD		HOU	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
113	113	Aug 8	LAD		HOU	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
114	114	Aug 9	LAD		HOU	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
115	115	Aug 10	LAD	@	SFG	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
116	116	Aug 11	LAD	@	SFG	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
117	117	Aug 12	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
118	118	Aug 14	LAD	@	STL	W,9-0	CG	29	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
119	119	Aug 15	LAD	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
120	120	Aug 16	LAD	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	59	15.0	19	4	0	23	1	1B
121	121	Aug 17	LAD	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
122	122	Aug 18	LAD	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
123	123	Aug 19	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	33	8.2	11	0	0	11	2	1B
124	124	Aug 20	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
125	125	Aug 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
126	126	Aug 22	LAD	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
127	127	Aug 24	LAD		STL	L,5-12	CG	48	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
128	128	Aug 25	LAD		STL	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
129	129	Aug 26	LAD		STL	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
130	130	Aug 27	LAD		PIT	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
131	131	Aug 28	LAD		PIT	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
132	132	Aug 29	LAD		PIT	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	9	3	0	12	2	1B
133	133	Aug 30	LAD		CHC	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
134	134	Aug 31	LAD		CHC	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
135	135	Sep 1	LAD		CHC	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
136	136	Sep 2	LAD		CHC	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
137	137	Sep 3	LAD	@	HOU	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	19	1	0	20	0	1B
138	138	Sep 4	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-9	CG	45	8.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
139	139	Sep 5	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	39	10.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
140	140	Sep 6	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
141	141	Sep 7	LAD	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
142	142	Sep 8	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
143	143	Sep 9	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
144	144	Sep 11	LAD		SDP	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
145	145	Sep 12	LAD		SDP	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
146	146	Sep 13	LAD		SDP	W,8-6	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
147	147	Sep 14	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
148	148	Sep 15	LAD		CIN	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
149	149	Sep 16	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
150	150	Sep 17	LAD		ATL	W,9-4	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
151	151	Sep 18	LAD		ATL	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
152	152	Sep 19	LAD		SFG	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
153	153	Sep 20	LAD		SFG	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
154	154	Sep 21	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
155	155	Sep 22	LAD	@	SDP	L,8-10	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
156	156	Sep 23	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
157	157	Sep 25	LAD	@	SFG	W,11-2	GS	16	5.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
158	158	Sep 26	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-4	GS	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
159	159	Sep 27	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS	21	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
160	160	Sep 28	LAD		HOU	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
161	161	Sep 29	LAD		HOU	L,0-3	GS	14	3.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
162	162	Sep 30	LAD		HOU	L,2-3	GS	18	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
							162gm		1408.2	1402	93	7	1502	101