Steve Garvey
1969–1987 · bats R / throws R · Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS, San Diego Padres
2,331G
.294AVG
.330OBP
.446SLG
2,599H
272HR
1,308RBI
83SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,331 | 9,462 | 8,831 | 1,143 | 2,599 | 440 | 43 | 272 | 1,308 | 479 | 1,002 | 83 | 62 | 29 | 90 | 3,941 | .294 | .330 | .446 | .776 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1978-04-07 to 1978-05-02
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Five Extra-Base Hits | 1977-08-28 | 1 in 13,955 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1975-09-24 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1976-09-13 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1172 | 4668 | 1300 | 151 | 672 | 245 | 507 | .299 | .331 | .459 |
| Away | 1159 | 4794 | 1299 | 121 | 636 | 234 | 495 | .290 | .320 | .434 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 354 | 1453 | 375 | 42 | 207 | 64 | 159 | .274 | .302 | .426 |
| May | 401 | 1646 | 454 | 56 | 240 | 82 | 153 | .295 | .326 | .463 |
| June | 397 | 1631 | 432 | 59 | 214 | 91 | 170 | .284 | .321 | .453 |
| July | 378 | 1533 | 431 | 29 | 196 | 71 | 158 | .299 | .327 | .425 |
| August | 393 | 1619 | 434 | 44 | 220 | 76 | 178 | .288 | .315 | .436 |
| September | 379 | 1475 | 441 | 40 | 219 | 88 | 169 | .324 | .359 | .472 |
| October | 29 | 105 | 32 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 15 | .337 | .371 | .484 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 266 | 1060 | 308 | 41 | 154 | 57 | 123 | .312 | .344 | .494 |
| san-francisco-giants | 264 | 1070 | 307 | 30 | 159 | 50 | 118 | .307 | .334 | .462 |
| houston-astros | 259 | 1054 | 290 | 19 | 148 | 51 | 108 | .294 | .324 | .409 |
| atlanta-braves | 244 | 984 | 289 | 26 | 134 | 49 | 95 | .313 | .343 | .443 |
| san-diego-padres | 193 | 797 | 215 | 26 | 116 | 37 | 99 | .289 | .316 | .456 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 179 | 738 | 192 | 20 | 101 | 45 | 67 | .284 | .321 | .446 |
| chicago-cubs | 173 | 723 | 192 | 21 | 101 | 43 | 70 | .287 | .325 | .442 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 173 | 699 | 181 | 20 | 90 | 34 | 74 | .278 | .308 | .423 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 34 | 93 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .269 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 81 | 225 | 51 | 7 | 26 | 1 | .227 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 96 | 294 | 79 | 9 | 30 | 4 | .269 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 114 | 349 | 106 | 8 | 50 | – | .304 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 156 | 642 | 200 | 21 | 111 | 5 | .312 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 160 | 659 | 210 | 18 | 95 | 11 | .319 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 162 | 631 | 200 | 13 | 80 | 19 | .317 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 162 | 646 | 192 | 33 | 115 | 9 | .297 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 162 | 639 | 202 | 21 | 113 | 10 | .316 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 162 | 648 | 204 | 28 | 110 | 3 | .315 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 162 | 654 | 200 | 26 | 106 | 6 | .306 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 110 | 431 | 122 | 10 | 64 | 3 | .283 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 162 | 625 | 176 | 16 | 86 | 5 | .282 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 100 | 388 | 114 | 14 | 59 | 4 | .294 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 161 | 617 | 175 | 8 | 86 | 1 | .284 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 162 | 654 | 184 | 17 | 81 | – | .281 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 155 | 557 | 142 | 21 | 81 | 1 | .255 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 27 | 76 | 16 | 1 | 9 | – | .211 | – | – |