Goose Gossage stats

Last played for the Seattle Mariners, 1994

Relief Pitcher · #54

Age 75 · 6' 0"

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Goose Gossage played 22 MLB seasons, 1972 to 1994.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,002
W
124
L
107
ERA
3.01
IP
1,809.1
K
1,502
BB
732
WHIP
1.23

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.
1972CHW36714.2880.057441.45
1973CHW20047.3850.033371.88
1974CHW39464.1589.064471.56
1975CHW62981.84142.0130701.19
1976CHW319173.94224.0135901.36
1977PIT721191.62133.0151490.95
1978NYY6310112.01134.0122591.09
1979NYY36532.6458.041191.16
1980NYY64622.2799.0103371.12
1981NYY32320.7747.048140.77
1982NYY56452.2393.0102280.98
1983NYY571352.2787.190251.23
1984SD621062.90102.184361.08
1985SD50531.8279.052171.03
1986SD45574.4564.263201.38
1987SD40543.1252.044191.27
1988CHC46444.3343.230151.49
1989NYY/SF42312.9558.030301.31
1991TEX44423.5740.128161.21
1992ATH30022.8438.026191.34
1993ATH39454.5347.240261.57
1994SEA36304.1847.129151.25

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

Career Postseason

GP
19
W
2
L
1
ERA
3.10
IP
29.0
K
29
BB
7
WHIP
0.97

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
17
CG
16
SHO
0
K/9
7.5
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
62

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.
1972CHW0006.40006
1973CHW1105.90006
1974CHW0006.50002
1975CHW0008.20003
1976CHW161505.40006
1977PIT00010.20002
1978NYY0008.20005
1979NYY0006.40003
1980NYY0009.40004
1981NYY0009.20001
1982NYY0009.90001
1983NYY0009.30000
1984SD0007.40002
1985SD0005.90000
1986SD0008.80004
1987SD0007.60002
1988CHC0006.20003
1989NYY/SF0004.70003
1991TEX0006.20003
1992ATH0006.20000
1993ATH0007.60004
1994SEA0005.50002

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

Bio

Age
75 yearsJul 5, 1951
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1972
Birthplace
Colorado Springs, CO
College
CSU Pueblo

What were Goose Gossage's career stats?

Goose Gossage played 22 seasons for the White Sox, the Pirates, the Yankees, the Padres, the Cubs, the Rangers, the Athletics and the Mariners. He had 124 wins and 1,502 strikeouts with a 3.01 ERA over 1,809.1 innings. His best season was 1983: 13 wins, a 2.27 ERA and 90 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

22 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1972 to 1994

Goose Gossage led MLB in ERA (1975) and saves (1975, 1980); finished top 10 in a stat 13 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 234th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,502)
  • 26th in saves (310)

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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