Gary Lavelle stats

Relief Pitcher

Age 77 · 6' 2"

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Gary Lavelle played 13 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1987.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
745
W
80
L
77
ERA
2.93
IP
1,085.0
K
769
BB
440
WHIP
1.33

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.

Standard by season
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.
1974SF10032.1616.212101.44
1975SF65632.9582.151481.55
1976SF651062.69110.171521.40
1977SF73772.05118.193371.21
1978SF6713103.3297.263441.43
1979SF70792.5196.280421.32
1980SF62683.42100.066361.42
1981SF34263.8465.245231.23
1982SF681072.67104.276291.20
1983SF56742.5987.068191.06
1984SF77542.76101.071421.33
1985TOR69573.1072.250361.24
1987TOR/ATH29235.9132.023221.94

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
0
IP
0.0
K
0
BB
1

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
6.4
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; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
1974SF0006.50000
1975SF0005.60000
1976SF0005.80000
1977SF0007.10000
1978SF0005.80000
1979SF0007.40000
1980SF0005.90000
1981SF0006.20000
1982SF0006.50000
1983SF0007.00000
1984SF0006.30000
1985TOR0006.20000
1987TOR/ATH0006.50000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
77 yearsJan 3, 1949
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Scranton, United States

What were Gary Lavelle's career stats?

Gary Lavelle played 13 seasons for the Giants and the Blue Jays. He had 80 wins and 769 strikeouts with a 2.93 ERA over 1,085.0 innings. His best season was 1978: 13 wins, a 3.32 ERA and 63 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 1 postseason, 1974 to 1987

Gary Lavelle finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

All-time career rank

  • 107th in saves (136)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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