Gary Pettis
1982–1992 · bats B / throws R · California Angels, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers
1,183G
.236AVG
.332OBP
.310SLG
More career statistics
855H
21HR
259RBI
354SB
12Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 3,630 | 3,629 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 959 | 958 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,238 | 4,237 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,183 | 4,238 | 3,630 | 568 | 855 | 109 | 49 | 21 | 259 | 521 | 959 | 354 | 104 | 9 | 13 | 1,125 | .236 | .332 | .310 | .642 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1983-09-21 to 1983-10-02
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Four-Steal Game | 1988-09-11 | 1 in 894 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1985-04-28 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1985-09-11 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 582 | 2023 | 408 | 12 | 131 | 255 | 447 | .236 | .328 | .313 |
| Away | 601 | 2214 | 447 | 9 | 128 | 266 | 511 | .235 | .322 | .307 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 151 | 601 | 120 | 2 | 33 | 75 | 131 | .233 | .324 | .309 |
| May | 191 | 700 | 136 | 5 | 41 | 72 | 163 | .222 | .297 | .289 |
| June | 214 | 806 | 168 | 5 | 49 | 109 | 188 | .246 | .344 | .322 |
| July | 169 | 612 | 119 | 2 | 41 | 70 | 139 | .225 | .309 | .294 |
| August | 217 | 775 | 146 | 1 | 39 | 105 | 182 | .224 | .324 | .287 |
| September | 220 | 668 | 152 | 4 | 48 | 87 | 132 | .268 | .358 | .357 |
| October | 21 | 75 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 23 | .200 | .227 | .343 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 109 | 386 | 77 | 2 | 23 | 51 | 86 | .234 | .332 | .307 |
| kansas-city-royals | 102 | 381 | 76 | 1 | 17 | 44 | 93 | .229 | .315 | .298 |
| minnesota-twins | 90 | 294 | 63 | 1 | 18 | 38 | 72 | .250 | .344 | .286 |
| seattle-mariners | 90 | 362 | 74 | 2 | 26 | 37 | 66 | .236 | .307 | .307 |
| cleveland-guardians | 90 | 332 | 75 | 1 | 29 | 46 | 53 | .268 | .364 | .343 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 88 | 306 | 67 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 82 | .243 | .307 | .366 |
| new-york-yankees | 88 | 322 | 69 | 0 | 14 | 39 | 80 | .251 | .335 | .309 |
| athletics | 84 | 313 | 67 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 69 | .247 | .329 | .354 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 |  California Angels | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1983 | California Angels | 22 | 85 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 8 | .294 | – | – |
| 1984 | California Angels | 140 | 397 | 90 | 2 | 29 | 48 | .227 | – | – |
| 1985 | California Angels | 125 | 443 | 114 | 1 | 32 | 56 | .257 | – | – |
| 1986 | California Angels | 154 | 539 | 139 | 5 | 58 | 50 | .258 | – | – |
| 1987 | California Angels | 133 | 394 | 82 | 1 | 17 | 24 | .208 | – | – |
| 1988 |  Detroit Tigers | 129 | 458 | 96 | 3 | 36 | 44 | .210 | – | – |
| 1989 | Detroit Tigers | 119 | 444 | 114 | 1 | 18 | 43 | .257 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Texas Rangers | 136 | 423 | 101 | 3 | 31 | 38 | .239 | – | – |
| 1991 | Texas Rangers | 137 | 282 | 61 | – | 19 | 29 | .216 | – | – |
| 1992 | Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres | 78 | 159 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 14 | .201 | – | – |