Garry Templeton
1976–1991 · bats B / throws R · NLS, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
2,079G
.271AVG
.304OBP
.369SLG
More career statistics
2,096H
70HR
728RBI
242SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,079 | 8,208 | 7,721 | 893 | 2,096 | 329 | 106 | 70 | 728 | 375 | 1,092 | 242 | 129 | 9 | 46 | 2,847 | .271 | .304 | .369 | .673 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1979-05-27 to 1979-06-13
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Four Intentional Walks | 1985-07-05 | 1 in 18,636 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1977-04-27 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1980-06-15 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1045 | 4061 | 1028 | 36 | 367 | 196 | 549 | .271 | .301 | .373 |
| Away | 1034 | 4147 | 1068 | 34 | 361 | 179 | 543 | .272 | .301 | .365 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 284 | 1116 | 263 | 3 | 67 | 55 | 143 | .251 | .285 | .330 |
| May | 347 | 1319 | 305 | 13 | 118 | 45 | 189 | .243 | .265 | .325 |
| June | 349 | 1413 | 399 | 13 | 145 | 78 | 174 | .303 | .338 | .410 |
| July | 345 | 1377 | 361 | 20 | 131 | 68 | 173 | .280 | .312 | .412 |
| August | 372 | 1480 | 376 | 8 | 119 | 68 | 209 | .270 | .300 | .355 |
| September | 351 | 1407 | 372 | 13 | 143 | 56 | 191 | .281 | .304 | .380 |
| October | 31 | 96 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | .220 | .260 | .253 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 204 | 782 | 206 | 11 | 93 | 42 | 81 | .286 | .317 | .395 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 201 | 784 | 209 | 7 | 70 | 41 | 105 | .284 | .319 | .377 |
| cincinnati-reds | 200 | 800 | 214 | 2 | 71 | 41 | 125 | .287 | .319 | .369 |
| san-francisco-giants | 194 | 757 | 187 | 7 | 71 | 32 | 113 | .261 | .289 | .356 |
| montreal-expos | 193 | 764 | 176 | 9 | 60 | 27 | 101 | .241 | .266 | .338 |
| houston-astros | 191 | 736 | 171 | 8 | 69 | 28 | 112 | .247 | .270 | .351 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 191 | 757 | 196 | 6 | 70 | 29 | 91 | .272 | .297 | .386 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 186 | 764 | 195 | 3 | 67 | 38 | 100 | .274 | .305 | .376 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 53 | 213 | 62 | 1 | 17 | 11 | .291 | – | – |
| 1977 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 621 | 200 | 8 | 79 | 28 | .322 | – | – |
| 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals | 155 | 647 | 181 | 2 | 47 | 34 | .280 | – | – |
| 1979 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 672 | 211 | 9 | 62 | 26 | .314 | – | – |
| 1980 | St. Louis Cardinals | 118 | 504 | 161 | 4 | 43 | 31 | .319 | – | – |
| 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals | 80 | 333 | 96 | 1 | 33 | 8 | .288 | – | – |
| 1982 |  San Diego Padres | 141 | 563 | 139 | 6 | 64 | 27 | .247 | – | – |
| 1983 | San Diego Padres | 126 | 460 | 121 | 3 | 40 | 16 | .263 | – | – |
| 1984 | San Diego Padres | 148 | 493 | 127 | 2 | 35 | 8 | .258 | – | – |
| 1985 | San Diego Padres | 148 | 546 | 154 | 6 | 55 | 16 | .282 | – | – |
| 1986 | San Diego Padres | 147 | 510 | 126 | 2 | 44 | 10 | .247 | – | – |
| 1987 | San Diego Padres | 148 | 510 | 113 | 5 | 48 | 14 | .222 | – | – |
| 1988 | San Diego Padres | 110 | 362 | 90 | 3 | 36 | 8 | .249 | – | – |
| 1989 | San Diego Padres | 142 | 506 | 129 | 6 | 40 | 1 | .255 | – | – |
| 1990 | San Diego Padres | 144 | 505 | 125 | 9 | 59 | 1 | .248 | – | – |
| 1991 | New York Mets, San Diego Padres | 112 | 276 | 61 | 3 | 26 | 3 | .221 | – | – |