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Historical player · 1969–1987

Steve Garvey

B/T R/R · HT 70 · WT 192 · Born 12/22/1948 · From Tampa, FL USA · Debut 1969-09-01 · Final 1987-05-23

Career · batting

2,332

8,835

2,599

272

RBI

1,308

479

AVG/OPS

0.294 · 0.775

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Los Angeles Dodgers · 1969–1982

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211

#6 on the Dodgers

↑ 17 R. Cey

↓ 2 M. Muncy

Hits

1,968

#5 on the Dodgers

↑ 27 D. Snider

↓ 42 B. Russell

RBI

992

#5 on the Dodgers

↑ 66 C. Furillo

↓ 16 E. Karros

#54 on the Dodgers

↑ 1 P. Reiser

↓ 2 J. Kelley

Runs

852

#11 on the Dodgers

↑ 24 M. Wills

↓ 56 B. Russell

367

#38 on the Dodgers

↑ 4 J. Johnston

↓ 2 M. Betts

Career with the San Diego Padres · 1983–1987

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#27 on the Padres

↑ 4 K. McReynolds

↓ 2 K. Kouzmanoff

Hits

631

#21 on the Padres

↑ 31 S. Finley

↓ 33 L. Salazar

RBI

316

#19 on the Padres

↑ 12 K. Greene

↓ 7 E. Hosmer

#159 on the Padres

↑ 1 J. Bonilla

↓ 1 T. Ashford

Runs

291

#22 on the Padres

↑ 10 K. Greene

↓ 5 C. Martinez

112

#68 on the Padres

↑ 4 P. Plantier

↓ 1 S. Burroughs

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MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

272

#215 all-time MLB

↑ 1 L. Doby

↓ 1 G. Scott

Hits

2,599

#84 all-time MLB

↑ 6 R. Maranville

↓ 2 E. Delahanty

RBI

1,308

#111 all-time MLB

↑ 1 P. Waner

↓ 1 P. Molitor

#1,120 all-time MLB

↑ 1 E. Allen

↓ 1 M. Ellis

Batting · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
1969	Dodgers	NL	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.333	0.333	0.333
1970	Dodgers	NL	34	93	8	25	5	0	1	6	1	6	17	0.269	0.310	0.355
1971	Dodgers	NL	81	225	27	51	12	1	7	26	1	21	33	0.227	0.290	0.382
1972	Dodgers	NL	96	294	36	79	14	2	9	30	4	19	36	0.269	0.312	0.422
1973	Dodgers	NL	114	349	37	106	17	3	8	50	0	11	42	0.304	0.328	0.438
1974	Dodgers	NL	156	642	95	200	32	3	21	111	5	31	66	0.312	0.342	0.469
1975	Dodgers	NL	160	659	85	210	38	6	18	95	11	33	66	0.319	0.351	0.476
1976	Dodgers	NL	162	631	85	200	37	4	13	80	19	50	69	0.317	0.363	0.450
1977	Dodgers	NL	162	646	91	192	25	3	33	115	9	38	90	0.297	0.335	0.498
1978	Dodgers	NL	162	639	89	202	36	9	21	113	10	40	70	0.316	0.353	0.499
1979	Dodgers	NL	162	648	92	204	32	1	28	110	3	37	59	0.315	0.351	0.497
1980	Dodgers	NL	163	658	78	200	27	1	26	106	6	36	67	0.304	0.341	0.467
1981	Dodgers	NL	110	431	63	122	23	1	10	64	3	25	49	0.283	0.322	0.411
1982	Dodgers	NL	162	625	66	176	35	1	16	86	5	20	86	0.282	0.301	0.418
1983	Padres	NL	100	388	76	114	22	0	14	59	4	29	39	0.294	0.344	0.459
1984	Padres	NL	161	617	72	175	27	2	8	86	1	24	64	0.284	0.307	0.373
1985	Padres	NL	162	654	80	184	34	6	17	81	0	35	67	0.281	0.318	0.430
1986	Padres	NL	155	557	58	142	22	0	21	81	1	23	72	0.255	0.284	0.408
1987	Padres	NL	27	76	5	16	2	0	1	9	0	1	10	0.211	0.231	0.276
Career			2,332	8,835	1,143	2,599	440	43	272	1,308	83	479	1,003	0.294	0.329	0.446

Fielding by position

Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
1B	2,059	2,043	17,965.3	18,844	1,026	81	1,498
3B	191	155	1,433.0	147	407	47	33
OF	10	7	68.0	13	1	2	0
2B	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0

Hall of Fame voting

Year	Body	Votes	Needed	Status
2025	Classic Baseball Era		12	Ballot
2020	Veterans - Modern Baseball Era	6	12	Ballot
2018	Veterans - Modern Baseball Era		12	Ballot
2014	Veterans - Expansion Era		12	Ballot
2011	Veterans - Expansion Era		12	Ballot
2009	Veterans - 1943 and Later			Ballot
2007	BBWAA	115	409	Ballot
2006	BBWAA	135	390	Ballot
2005	BBWAA	106	387	Ballot
2004	BBWAA	123	380	Ballot
2003	BBWAA	138	372	Ballot
2002	BBWAA	134	354	Ballot
2001	BBWAA	176	387	Ballot
2000	BBWAA	160	375	Ballot
1999	BBWAA	150	373	Ballot
1998	BBWAA	195	355	Ballot
1997	BBWAA	167	353	Ballot
1996	BBWAA	175	353	Ballot
1995	BBWAA	196	345	Ballot
1994	BBWAA	166	342	Ballot
1993	BBWAA	176	318	Ballot