Steve Garvey
[edit] Biography
Steve Garvey (Steven Patrick Garvey) was born on December 22, 1948 in Tampa, Florida. He made his Major League debut on September 1, 1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .227 with 7 home runs and 26 RBI. Garvey played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres over the course of his 18 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Steve Garvey's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1977, when he slugged 33 home runs, hit for a .297 average and knocked in 115 runs. However, others believe that it was 1978, when he slugged 21 home runs, hit for a .316 average and knocked in 113 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 34
| 93
| 8
| 25
| 1
| 6
| .269
| .310
| .355
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 81
| 225
| 27
| 51
| 7
| 26
| .227
| .290
| .382
| 12
| 1
| 21
| 33
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 6
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 96
| 294
| 36
| 79
| 9
| 30
| .269
| .312
| .422
| 14
| 2
| 19
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 8
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 114
| 349
| 37
| 106
| 8
| 50
| .304
| .328
| .438
| 17
| 3
| 11
| 42
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 8
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 156
| 642
| 95
| 200
| 21
| 111
| .312
| .342
| .469
| 32
| 3
| 31
| 66
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 8
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 160
| 659
| 85
| 210
| 18
| 95
| .319
| .351
| .476
| 38
| 6
| 33
| 66
| 3
| 3
| 11
| 6
| 19
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 162
| 631
| 85
| 200
| 13
| 80
| .317
| .363
| .450
| 37
| 4
| 50
| 69
| 1
| 5
| 19
| 11
| 20
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| 162
| 646
| 91
| 192
| 33
| 115
| .297
| .335
| .498
| 25
| 3
| 38
| 90
| 1
| 7
| 9
| 10
| 15
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| 162
| 639
| 89
| 202
| 21
| 113
| .316
| .353
| .499
| 36
| 9
| 40
| 70
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 9
| 17
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 162
| 648
| 92
| 204
| 28
| 110
| .315
| .351
| .497
| 32
| 1
| 37
| 59
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 16
| 25
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 163
| 658
| 78
| 200
| 26
| 106
| .304
| .341
| .467
| 27
| 1
| 36
| 67
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 6
| 17
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| 110
| 431
| 63
| 122
| 10
| 64
| .283
| .322
| .411
| 23
| 1
| 25
| 49
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 6
| 8
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 162
| 625
| 66
| 176
| 16
| 86
| .282
| .301
| .418
| 35
| 1
| 20
| 86
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 10
| 10
|
| 1983
| SD
| N
| 100
| 388
| 76
| 114
| 14
| 59
| .294
| .344
| .459
| 22
| 0
| 29
| 39
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 16
|
| 1984
| SD
| N
| 161
| 617
| 72
| 175
| 8
| 86
| .284
| .307
| .373
| 27
| 2
| 24
| 64
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 25
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| 162
| 654
| 80
| 184
| 17
| 81
| .281
| .318
| .430
| 34
| 6
| 35
| 67
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 25
|
| 1986
| SD
| N
| 155
| 557
| 58
| 142
| 21
| 81
| .255
| .284
| .408
| 22
| 0
| 23
| 72
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 18
|
| 1987
| SD
| N
| 27
| 76
| 5
| 16
| 1
| 9
| .211
| .231
| .276
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 2332
| 8835
| 1143
| 2599
| 272
| 1308
| .294
| .329
| .446
| 440
| 43
| 479
| 1003
| 29
| 33
| 83
| 113
| 251
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 27
| 22
| 202
| 23
| 59
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 79
| 60
| 560.2
| 53
| 161
| 14
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1971
| LA
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 3
| 22
| 33
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 85
| 73
| 670.1
| 71
| 187
| 28
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| LF
| 8
| 7
| 67
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 76
| 72
| 647.2
| 718
| 26
| 5
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1973
| LA
| N
| OF
| 9
| 7
| 68
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1974
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 156
| 156
| 1404.1
| 1536
| 62
| 8
| 108
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1975
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 160
| 160
| 1450.2
| 1500
| 77
| 8
| 96
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1976
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 162
| 162
| 1464.2
| 1583
| 67
| 3
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .998
|
| 1977
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 160
| 160
| 1417.1
| 1606
| 55
| 8
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1978
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 161
| 161
| 1412.2
| 1546
| 74
| 9
| 121
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1979
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 162
| 162
| 1408.2
| 1402
| 93
| 7
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1980
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 162
| 162
| 1460.2
| 1502
| 112
| 6
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1981
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 110
| 110
| 954
| 1019
| 55
| 1
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .999
|
| 1982
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 156
| 154
| 1373.1
| 1539
| 111
| 8
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1983
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 100
| 100
| 867.2
| 888
| 49
| 6
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1984
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 159
| 158
| 1329.2
| 1232
| 87
| 0
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 162
| 162
| 1418.1
| 1442
| 92
| 5
| 138
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1986
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 148
| 138
| 1190
| 1160
| 53
| 7
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1987
| SD
| N
| 1B
| 20
| 19
| 143.2
| 138
| 11
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 9
| 7
| 68
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 191
| 155
| 1433
| 147
| 407
| 47
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 2057
| 2039
| 17965.1
| 18844
| 1026
| 81
| 1498
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 8
| 7
| 67
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1966).
- Selected by Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1st round (13th pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Granted free agency (November 10, 1982).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (December 21, 1982).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
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- 10 Time All-Star: 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985
- 1 Time World Series Champion: 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers
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