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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 6	LAD		SDP	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
2	3	Apr 7	LAD		SDP	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
3	4	Apr 8	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
4	5	Apr 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
5	6	Apr 10	LAD	@	ATL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
6	7	Apr 11	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
7	8	Apr 12	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
8	9	Apr 13	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
9	10	Apr 14	LAD	@	HOU	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
10	11	Apr 16	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	43	11.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
11	12	Apr 17	LAD	@	CIN	W,14-1	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
12	13	Apr 19	LAD		SFG	L,4-5	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
13	14	Apr 20	LAD		SFG	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	1B
14	15	Apr 21	LAD		SFG	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
15	16	Apr 23	LAD		PHI	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
16	17	Apr 24	LAD		PHI	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
17	18	Apr 25	LAD		PHI	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
18	19	Apr 26	LAD		MON	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
19	20	Apr 27	LAD		MON	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
20	21	Apr 28	LAD		MON	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
21	22	Apr 29	LAD		NYM	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
22	23	Apr 30	LAD		NYM	L,7-8	CG	43	9.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	24	May 1	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	51	14.0	18	0	0	18	3	1B
24	25	May 3	LAD	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
25	26	May 4	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
26	27	May 5	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	15	1	0	16	0	1B
27	28	May 8	LAD	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
28	29	May 9	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
29	30	May 10	LAD	@	SDP	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
30	31	May 11	LAD	@	SDP	W,9-6	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
31	32	May 12	LAD	@	SDP	W,15-9	CG	55	13.0	18	0	0	18	1	1B
32	33	May 13	LAD		HOU	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
33	34	May 14	LAD		HOU	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
34	35	May 15 (1)	LAD		HOU	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
35	36	May 15 (2)	LAD		HOU	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
36	37	May 17	LAD		ATL	L,3-5	GS	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
37	38	May 18	LAD		ATL	W,1-0	CG	48	13.0	14	1	1	16	0	1B
38	39	May 19	LAD		ATL	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
39	40	May 20	LAD		CIN	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
40	41	May 21	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
41	42	May 22	LAD		CIN	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
42	43	May 23	LAD	@	SFG	L,6-7	CG	41	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
43	44	May 24	LAD	@	SFG	L,7-9	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
44	45	May 25	LAD	@	SFG	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
45	46	May 26	LAD	@	SFG	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
46	47	May 27	LAD	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
47	48	May 28	LAD	@	STL	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
48	49	May 29	LAD	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	19	0	0	19	0	1B
49	50	May 31	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	51	Jun 1	LAD	@	CHC	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
51	52	Jun 2	LAD	@	CHC	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
52	53	Jun 4	LAD		PIT	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
53	54	Jun 5	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
54	55	Jun 6	LAD		PIT	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
55	56	Jun 7	LAD		CHC	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
56	57	Jun 8	LAD		CHC	L,5-6	CG	48	11.0	16	1	0	17	1	1B
57	58	Jun 9	LAD		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
58	59	Jun 10	LAD		STL	L,2-4	CG	46	11.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
59	60	Jun 11	LAD		STL	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
60	61	Jun 12	LAD		STL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
61	62	Jun 14	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
62	63	Jun 15	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
63	64	Jun 16	LAD	@	NYM	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
64	65	Jun 17	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
65	66	Jun 18	LAD	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
66	67	Jun 19	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
67	68	Jun 21	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
68	69	Jun 22	LAD		SFG	W,3-2	CG	36	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
69	70	Jun 23	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
70	71	Jun 24	LAD		ATL	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
71	72	Jun 25	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
72	73	Jun 26	LAD		ATL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	13	2	0	15	3	1B
73	74	Jun 28	LAD	@	SFG	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
74	75	Jun 29	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
75	76	Jun 30	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
76	77	Jul 2	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
77	78	Jul 3 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
78	79	Jul 3 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
79	80	Jul 4	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
80	81	Jul 5 (1)	LAD	@	MON	L,6-11	CG	43	8.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
81	82	Jul 5 (2)	LAD	@	MON	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
82	83	Jul 6	LAD	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
83	84	Jul 7 (1)	LAD	@	MON	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
84	85	Jul 7 (2)	LAD	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
85	86	Jul 8	LAD	@	PHI	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
86	87	Jul 9	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
87	88	Jul 10	LAD	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
88	89	Jul 12	LAD		NYM	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
89	90	Jul 13	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
90	91	Jul 14	LAD		NYM	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
91	92	Jul 16	LAD		MON	L,7-8	CG	49	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
92	93	Jul 17	LAD		MON	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
93	98 (4)	Jul 25 (1)	LAD	@	HOU	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
94	99	Jul 25 (2)	LAD	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
95	100	Jul 26	LAD	@	HOU	L,7-8	CG	47	10.1	13	0	0	13	1	1B
96	101	Jul 27	LAD	@	ATL	L,0-10	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
97	102	Jul 28	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	11	0	0	11	1	1B
98	103	Jul 29	LAD	@	ATL	W,10-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
99	104	Jul 30	LAD	@	SDP	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
100	105	Jul 31	LAD	@	SDP	W,15-4	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	106	Aug 1	LAD		SDP	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
102	107	Aug 2	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
103	108	Aug 3	LAD		HOU	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
104	109	Aug 4	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
105	110	Aug 5	LAD		CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
106	111	Aug 6	LAD		CIN	L,3-6	CG	42	10.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
107	112	Aug 7	LAD		CIN	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
108	113	Aug 9	LAD	@	STL	L,3-5	CG	31	8.0	16	3	0	19	1	1B
109	114	Aug 10	LAD	@	STL	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
110	115	Aug 11	LAD	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
111	116	Aug 12	LAD	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	30	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
112	117	Aug 13	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
113	118	Aug 14	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	8	1	0	9	0	1B
114	119	Aug 16	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
115	120	Aug 17	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
116	121	Aug 18	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-10	CG	43	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
117	122	Aug 19	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-7	CG	53	12.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
118	123	Aug 20	LAD	@	CHC	W,18-8	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
119	124	Aug 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
120	125	Aug 23	LAD		STL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
121	126	Aug 24	LAD		STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
122	127	Aug 25	LAD		STL	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
123	128	Aug 27	LAD		CHC	W,12-5	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
124	129	Aug 28	LAD		CHC	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
125	130	Aug 29	LAD		CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
126	131	Aug 30	LAD		PIT	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
127	132	Aug 31	LAD		PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	133	Sep 1	LAD		PIT	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
129	134	Sep 2	LAD		SFG	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
130	135	Sep 3	LAD		SFG	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
131	136	Sep 4	LAD		SFG	W,6-3	CG	48	11.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
132	137	Sep 6	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
133	138	Sep 7	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	41	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
134	139	Sep 8	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
135	140	Sep 9	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	14	0	1	15	2	1B
136	141	Sep 10	LAD	@	ATL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
137	142	Sep 11	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
138	143	Sep 12	LAD	@	SFG	W,11-0	CG	30	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
139	144	Sep 13	LAD		CIN	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
140	145	Sep 14	LAD		CIN	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
141	146	Sep 15	LAD		CIN	W,7-1	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
142	147	Sep 16	LAD		HOU	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
143	148	Sep 17	LAD		HOU	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
144	149	Sep 18	LAD		HOU	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
145	150	Sep 19	LAD		SDP	W,11-2	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
146	151	Sep 20	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
147	152	Sep 21	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
148	153	Sep 22	LAD		SDP	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
149	154	Sep 23	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
150	155	Sep 24	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	38	10.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
151	156	Sep 25	LAD		ATL	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
152	157	Sep 26	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	38	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
153	158	Sep 27	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	34	8.2	7	1	0	8	1	1B
154	159	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
155	160	Sep 30	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
156	161	Oct 1	LAD	@	HOU	W,8-5	GS	21	5.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
							156gm		1404.1	1536	62	8	1606	108