Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1972
- College
- Morehead State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1972
- College
- Morehead State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 353
- W
- 113
- L
- 109
- ERA
- 3.69
- IP
- 2039.2
- K
- 1,105
- BB
- 646
- WHIP
- 1.35
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | MIN | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2.67 | 91.0 | 38 | 26 | 1.11 |
| 1973 | MIN | 32 | 6 | 4 | 5.25 | 106.1 | 65 | 32 | 1.60 |
| 1974 | MIN | 28 | 10 | 10 | 3.25 | 174.1 | 89 | 45 | 1.36 |
| 1975 | MIN | 32 | 14 | 14 | 3.67 | 243.0 | 128 | 72 | 1.26 |
| 1976 | MIN | 36 | 14 | 14 | 3.36 | 249.1 | 133 | 91 | 1.32 |
| 1977 | MIN | 39 | 20 | 11 | 3.36 | 303.0 | 186 | 91 | 1.24 |
| 1978 | MIN | 29 | 15 | 10 | 2.49 | 220.1 | 116 | 67 | 1.25 |
| 1979 | MIN | 36 | 14 | 13 | 4.16 | 250.2 | 132 | 69 | 1.40 |
| 1980 | LAD | 35 | 7 | 11 | 4.31 | 171.1 | 91 | 59 | 1.50 |
| 1981 | LAD | 26 | 2 | 7 | 4.09 | 77.0 | 48 | 25 | 1.40 |
| 1982 |  LAD/LAA | 30 | 8 | 6 | 4.12 | 89.2 | 52 | 32 | 1.34 |
| 1983 | LAA | 15 | 0 | 6 | 6.22 | 63.2 | 27 | 37 | 1.85 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 7.50
- IP
- 6.0
- K
- 4
- BB
- 3
- WHIP
- 1.83
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 83
- SHO
- 13
- K/9
- 4.9
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 0
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | MIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | MIN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | MIN | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | MIN | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | MIN | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | MIN | 0 | 19 | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | MIN | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | MIN | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | LAD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | LAD/LAA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Dave Goltz's career stats?
Dave Goltz played 12 seasons for the Twins, the Dodgers and the Angels. He had 113 wins and 1,105 strikeouts with a 3.69 ERA over 2,039.2 innings. His best season was 1977: 20 wins, a 3.36 ERA and 186 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1972 to 1983
Dave Goltz finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships
- 1981 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Dave Goltz
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