Phil Garner
1973–1988 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants
1,860G
.260AVG
.323OBP
.389SLG
More career statistics
1,594H
109HR
738RBI
225SB
5Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,860 | 6,861 | 6,136 | 780 | 1,594 | 299 | 82 | 109 | 738 | 564 | 842 | 225 | 105 | 34 | 59 | 2,384 | .260 | .323 | .389 | .712 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1979-09-19 to 1980-04-12
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1987-09-15 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1979-06-19 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1978-08-20 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 951 | 3416 | 790 | 46 | 366 | 313 | 383 | .262 | .323 | .378 |
| Away | 909 | 3445 | 804 | 63 | 372 | 251 | 459 | .258 | .306 | .399 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 218 | 831 | 188 | 16 | 95 | 71 | 118 | .253 | .312 | .396 |
| May | 332 | 1256 | 283 | 21 | 137 | 97 | 164 | .250 | .303 | .377 |
| June | 302 | 1137 | 261 | 14 | 110 | 100 | 118 | .258 | .318 | .383 |
| July | 289 | 1048 | 240 | 27 | 131 | 71 | 127 | .253 | .297 | .408 |
| August | 339 | 1238 | 288 | 16 | 110 | 107 | 147 | .262 | .319 | .370 |
| September | 357 | 1275 | 317 | 14 | 145 | 110 | 159 | .279 | .335 | .398 |
| October | 23 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 9 | .262 | .329 | .431 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 149 | 562 | 123 | 5 | 50 | 44 | 78 | .244 | .297 | .331 |
| cincinnati-reds | 148 | 554 | 126 | 13 | 70 | 55 | 82 | .260 | .327 | .421 |
| san-francisco-giants | 146 | 542 | 135 | 9 | 67 | 49 | 59 | .282 | .339 | .441 |
| montreal-expos | 139 | 529 | 117 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 53 | .245 | .295 | .375 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 137 | 508 | 114 | 11 | 65 | 43 | 67 | .249 | .309 | .365 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 135 | 548 | 142 | 7 | 61 | 43 | 60 | .286 | .338 | .410 |
| atlanta-braves | 135 | 510 | 117 | 6 | 49 | 51 | 75 | .258 | .329 | .353 |
| chicago-cubs | 135 | 523 | 121 | 10 | 62 | 44 | 61 | .257 | .315 | .406 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  Athletics | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1974 | Athletics | 30 | 28 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | .179 | – | – |
| 1975 | Athletics | 160 | 488 | 120 | 6 | 54 | 4 | .246 | – | – |
| 1976 | Athletics | 159 | 555 | 145 | 8 | 74 | 35 | .261 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 153 | 585 | 152 | 17 | 77 | 32 | .260 | – | – |
| 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 528 | 138 | 10 | 66 | 27 | .261 | – | – |
| 1979 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 150 | 549 | 161 | 11 | 59 | 17 | .293 | – | – |
| 1980 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 548 | 142 | 5 | 58 | 32 | .259 | – | – |
| 1981 | Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 294 | 73 | 1 | 26 | 10 | .248 | – | – |
| 1982 |  Houston Astros | 155 | 588 | 161 | 13 | 83 | 24 | .274 | – | – |
| 1983 | Houston Astros | 154 | 567 | 135 | 14 | 79 | 18 | .238 | – | – |
| 1984 | Houston Astros | 128 | 374 | 104 | 4 | 45 | 3 | .278 | – | – |
| 1985 | Houston Astros | 135 | 463 | 124 | 6 | 51 | 4 | .268 | – | – |
| 1986 | Houston Astros | 107 | 313 | 83 | 9 | 41 | 12 | .265 | – | – |
| 1987 | Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers | 113 | 238 | 49 | 5 | 23 | 6 | .206 | – | – |
| 1988 |  San Francisco Giants | 15 | 13 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .154 | – | – |