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.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	14	2	0	16	2	1B
2	2	Apr 11	LAD	@	HOU	L,6-10	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
3	3	Apr 12	LAD	@	HOU	W,6-5	CG	71	17.0	21	4	0	25	0	1B
4	4	Apr 13	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
5	5	Apr 14	LAD	@	SDP	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
6	6	Apr 15	LAD	@	SDP	L,5-9	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
7	7	Apr 16	LAD	@	SDP	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
8	8	Apr 17	LAD		HOU	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
9	9	Apr 18	LAD		HOU	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
10	10	Apr 19	LAD		HOU	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
11	11	Apr 20	LAD		HOU	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
12	12	Apr 21	LAD		SFG	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
13	13	Apr 22	LAD		SFG	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
14	14	Apr 23	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
15	15	Apr 24	LAD		SFG	W,5-2	CG	39	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
16	16	Apr 25	LAD		SDP	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
17	17	Apr 26	LAD		SDP	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
18	18	Apr 27	LAD		SDP	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
19	19	Apr 29	LAD	@	SFG	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
20	20	Apr 30	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 2	LAD	@	PHI	L,5-9	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
22	22	May 3	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
23	23	May 4	LAD	@	PHI	W,12-10	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
24	24	May 6	LAD	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
25	25	May 7	LAD	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
26	26	May 9	LAD	@	STL	L,7-15	CG	46	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
27	27	May 10	LAD	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
28	28	May 11	LAD	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	15	1	0	16	4	1B
29	29	May 12	LAD		CHC	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
30	30	May 13	LAD		CHC	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
31	31	May 14	LAD		CHC	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
32	32	May 16	LAD		PIT	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
33	33	May 17	LAD		PIT	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
34	34	May 18	LAD		PIT	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	1	6	2	1B
35	35	May 19	LAD		STL	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
36	36	May 20	LAD		STL	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
37	37	May 21	LAD		STL	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
38	38	May 23	LAD	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
39	39	May 24	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
40	40	May 25	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	39	8.2	5	2	0	7	1	1B
41	41	May 26 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
42	43 (1)	May 27	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
43	44	May 29	LAD		ATL	W,3-0	CG	27	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
44	45	May 30	LAD		ATL	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
45	46	May 31	LAD		ATL	L,5-6	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	47	Jun 1	LAD		ATL	L,5-9	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
47	48	Jun 2	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
48	49	Jun 3	LAD		CIN	W,5-1	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
49	50	Jun 4	LAD		CIN	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
50	51	Jun 6	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
51	52	Jun 7	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
52	53	Jun 8	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
53	54	Jun 10	LAD	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
54	55	Jun 11	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-6	CG	40	9.2	12	0	0	12	2	1B
55	56	Jun 12	LAD	@	NYM	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
56	57	Jun 13	LAD	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
57	58	Jun 14	LAD	@	MON	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
58	59	Jun 15	LAD	@	MON	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
59	60	Jun 16	LAD		PHI	L,2-3	CG	45	12.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
60	61	Jun 17	LAD		PHI	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	11	3	0	14	3	1B
61	62	Jun 18	LAD		MON	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
62	63	Jun 19	LAD		MON	W,5-3	CG	36	10.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
63	64	Jun 20	LAD		NYM	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
64	65	Jun 21	LAD		NYM	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
65	66	Jun 22	LAD		NYM	L,6-9	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
66	67	Jun 23	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
67	68	Jun 24	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	52	11.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
68	69	Jun 25	LAD	@	HOU	W,9-2	GS	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
69	70	Jun 27	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-0	CG	28	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
70	71	Jun 28	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	45	10.2	10	0	0	10	2	1B
71	72	Jun 29 (1)	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	4	2	0	6	1	1B
72	73	Jun 29 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
73	74	Jun 30	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	75	Jul 1	LAD		SDP	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
75	76	Jul 2	LAD		SDP	W,10-7	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
76	77	Jul 3	LAD		SDP	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
77	78	Jul 4	LAD		SFG	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
78	79	Jul 5	LAD		SFG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
79	80	Jul 6	LAD		SFG	L,4-7	CG	45	10.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
80	81	Jul 10	LAD		HOU	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
81	82	Jul 11	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
82	83	Jul 12	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	55	11.1	10	2	0	12	1	1B
83	84	Jul 13	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	56	14.1	10	0	0	10	2	1B
84	85	Jul 14	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
85	86	Jul 15	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
86	87	Jul 16	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
87	88	Jul 17	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
88	89	Jul 18	LAD	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
89	90	Jul 19	LAD	@	PIT	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
90	91	Jul 20 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
91	92	Jul 20 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	L,7-8	CG	43	8.1	5	3	0	8	0	1B
92	93	Jul 21	LAD	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
93	94	Jul 22	LAD	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
94	95	Jul 23	LAD	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
95	96	Jul 25	LAD		CHC	W,7-6	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
96	97	Jul 26	LAD		CHC	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
97	98	Jul 27	LAD		CHC	W,3-2	CG	49	12.0	16	1	1	18	1	1B
98	99	Jul 28	LAD		PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
99	100	Jul 29	LAD		PIT	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
100	101	Jul 30	LAD		PIT	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	102	Aug 1	LAD		STL	W,2-1	CG	33	10.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
102	103	Aug 2	LAD		STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
103	104	Aug 3	LAD		STL	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
104	105	Aug 4	LAD	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
105	106	Aug 5	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.2	6	0	0	6	0	1B
106	107	Aug 6	LAD	@	ATL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
107	108	Aug 7	LAD	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
108	109	Aug 8	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
109	110	Aug 9	LAD	@	CIN	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	14	2	0	16	4	1B
110	111	Aug 10	LAD	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
111	112	Aug 11	LAD		ATL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
112	113	Aug 12	LAD		ATL	L,6-7	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
113	114	Aug 13	LAD		ATL	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
114	115	Aug 15	LAD		CIN	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
115	116	Aug 16	LAD		CIN	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
116	117	Aug 17	LAD		CIN	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
117	118	Aug 19	LAD	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
118	119	Aug 20	LAD	@	MON	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
119	120	Aug 21	LAD	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
120	121	Aug 22	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
121	122	Aug 23	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
122	123	Aug 24	LAD	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
123	124	Aug 25	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
124	125	Aug 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
125	126	Aug 27	LAD	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	5	0	1	6	2	1B
126	127	Aug 29	LAD		MON	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
127	128	Aug 30	LAD		MON	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
128	129	Aug 31 (1)	LAD		MON	W,2-0	CG	29	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
129	130	Aug 31 (2)	LAD		MON	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
130	131	Sep 1	LAD		NYM	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
131	132	Sep 2	LAD		NYM	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
132	133	Sep 3	LAD		NYM	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
133	134	Sep 4	LAD		PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
134	135	Sep 5	LAD		PHI	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
135	136	Sep 6	LAD		PHI	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
136	137	Sep 7	LAD		PHI	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
137	138	Sep 9	LAD	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	8	3	1	12	2	1B
138	139	Sep 10	LAD	@	HOU	L,5-6	CG	49	11.1	10	1	0	11	0	1B
139	140	Sep 12	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
140	141	Sep 13	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
141	142	Sep 14	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
142	143	Sep 15	LAD	@	ATL	L,0-9	CG	40	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
143	144	Sep 16	LAD	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
144	145	Sep 17	LAD		SDP	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	1B
145	146	Sep 18	LAD		SDP	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
146	147	Sep 19	LAD		CIN	L,7-10	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
147	148	Sep 20	LAD		CIN	L,2-10	GS	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
148	149	Sep 21	LAD		CIN	L,2-7	GS	39	9.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
149	150	Sep 22	LAD		ATL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	1B
150	151	Sep 23	LAD		ATL	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
151	152	Sep 24	LAD		SFG	W,5-4	CG	52	12.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
152	153	Sep 25	LAD		SFG	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
153	154	Sep 26	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
154	155	Sep 27	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
155	156	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
156	157	Sep 30	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	45	10.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
157	158	Oct 1	LAD	@	SFG	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
158	159	Oct 2	LAD	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
159	160	Oct 3	LAD		HOU	W,3-2	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
160	161	Oct 4	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
161	162	Oct 5	LAD		HOU	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
162	163	Oct 6	LAD		HOU	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
							162gm		1460.2	1502	112	6	1620	122