Gene Garber stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1988

Relief Pitcher

Age 78 · 5' 10"

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Gene Garber played 19 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1988.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
931
W
96
L
113
ERA
3.34
IP
1,510.0
K
940
BB
445
WHIP
1.26

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.
1969PIT2005.405.0311.40
1970PIT14035.2422.17101.43
1972PIT4007.116.1331.58
1973KC48994.24152.260491.40
1974KC/PHI51523.0876.041441.55
1975PHI7110123.60110.069271.19
1976PHI59932.8292.292301.17
1977PHI64862.35103.178231.02
1978PHI/ATL65652.15117.085240.92
1979ATL686164.33106.056241.37
1980ATL68553.8382.151241.45
1981ATL35462.6158.234201.18
1982ATL698102.34119.168321.11
1983ATL43454.6060.245231.57
1984ATL62363.06106.055241.20
1985ATL59663.6197.166251.26
1986ATL61552.5478.056201.23
1987ATL/KC628104.0983.251291.54
1988KC26043.5832.220131.29

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

Career Postseason

GP
7
W
1
L
3
ERA
9.00
IP
8.0
K
6
BB
2
WHIP
1.50

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
4
SHO
0
K/9
5.6
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.
1969PIT0005.40000
1970PIT0002.80000
1972PIT0004.30000
1973KC0403.50000
1974KC/PHI0004.90000
1975PHI0005.60000
1976PHI0008.90000
1977PHI0006.80000
1978PHI/ATL0006.50000
1979ATL0004.80000
1980ATL0005.60000
1981ATL0005.20000
1982ATL0005.10000
1983ATL0006.70000
1984ATL0004.70000
1985ATL0006.10000
1986ATL0006.50000
1987ATL/KC0005.50000
1988KC0005.50000

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

Bio

Age
78 yearsNov 13, 1947
Height
5' 10"
Debut
1969
Birthplace
Lancaster, United States
College
Elizabethtown

What were Gene Garber's career stats?

Gene Garber played 19 seasons for the Pirates, the Royals, the Phillies and the Braves. He had 96 wins and 940 strikeouts with a 3.34 ERA over 1,510.0 innings. His best season was 1975: 10 wins, a 3.60 ERA and 69 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1969 to 1988

Gene Garber led MLB in WHIP (1978); finished top 10 in a stat 11 times.

All-time career rank

  • 48th in saves (218)

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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