Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1973
- College
- Tennessee
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1973
- College
- Tennessee
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,860
- AB
- 6,136
- R
- 780
- H
- 1,594
- HR
- 109
- RBI
- 738
- SB
- 225
- AVG
- .260
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | ATH | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | ATH | 30 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .179 |
| 1975 | ATH | 160 | 488 | 46 | 120 | 6 | 54 | 4 | .246 |
| 1976 | ATH | 159 | 555 | 54 | 145 | 8 | 74 | 35 | .261 |
| 1977 | PIT | 153 | 585 | 99 | 152 | 17 | 77 | 32 | .260 |
| 1978 | PIT | 154 | 528 | 66 | 138 | 10 | 66 | 27 | .261 |
| 1979 | PIT | 150 | 549 | 76 | 161 | 11 | 59 | 17 | .293 |
| 1980 | PIT | 151 | 548 | 62 | 142 | 5 | 58 | 32 | .259 |
| 1981 |  PIT/HOU | 87 | 294 | 35 | 73 | 1 | 26 | 10 | .248 |
| 1982 | HOU | 155 | 588 | 65 | 161 | 13 | 83 | 24 | .274 |
| 1983 | HOU | 154 | 567 | 76 | 135 | 14 | 79 | 18 | .238 |
| 1984 | HOU | 128 | 374 | 60 | 104 | 4 | 45 | 3 | .278 |
| 1985 | HOU | 135 | 463 | 65 | 124 | 6 | 51 | 4 | .268 |
| 1986 | HOU | 107 | 313 | 43 | 83 | 9 | 41 | 12 | .265 |
| 1987 |  HOU/LAD | 113 | 238 | 29 | 49 | 5 | 23 | 6 | .206 |
| 1988 | SF | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 21
- AB
- 68
- R
- 10
- H
- 21
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 8
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .309
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,860
- TB
- 2,384
- XBH
- 490
- HBP
- 34
- IBB
- 74
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | ATH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | ATH | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATH | 547 | 169 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATH | 603 | 222 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | 651 | 258 | 62 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | PIT | 609 | 211 | 44 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT | 612 | 242 | 51 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | 610 | 196 | 38 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT/HOU | 340 | 91 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | HOU | 638 | 249 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | HOU | 644 | 205 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | HOU | 430 | 145 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | HOU | 505 | 185 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | HOU | 347 | 130 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | HOU/LAD | 275 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 26.5
- RC
- 828.4
- RC/27
- 4.70
- ISOP
- .129
- SECA
- .240
- BB/K
- 0.67
- AB/HR
- 56.3
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | ATH | -0.2 | -0.5 | -2.8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | ATH | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .036 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATH | 1.7 | 51.8 | 3.5 | .100 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 81.3 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATH | 2.4 | 73.1 | 4.6 | .139 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 69.4 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | 3.5 | 90.6 | 5.4 | .181 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 34.4 | 0 |
| 1978 | PIT | 2.0 | 79.6 | 5.2 | .138 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 52.8 | 0 |
| 1979 | PIT | 3.8 | 91 | 6.1 | .148 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 49.9 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | 3.5 | 70.4 | 4.5 | .099 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 109.6 | 0 |
| 1981 | PIT/HOU | 0.3 | 33 | 3.7 | .061 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 294 | 0 |
| 1982 | HOU | 3.2 | 82.8 | 5 | .150 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 45.2 | 0 |
| 1983 | HOU | 1.7 | 70.1 | 4.2 | .123 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 40.5 | 0 |
| 1984 | HOU | 3.1 | 56.1 | 5.4 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 93.5 | 0 |
| 1985 | HOU | 0.7 | 61.1 | 4.7 | .132 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 77.2 | 0 |
| 1986 | HOU | 1.3 | 45.3 | 5.1 | .150 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 34.8 | 0 |
| 1987 | HOU/LAD | -0.3 | 23.9 | 3.2 | .101 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 47.6 | 0 |
| 1988 | SF | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | .000 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Phil Garner's career stats?
Phil Garner played 16 seasons for the Athletics, the Pirates, the Astros and the Giants. He was a career .260 hitter with 1,594 hits, 109 home runs and 738 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .293 batting average, 11 home runs and 59 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1973 to 1988
Championships ×3
- 1973 World Series with the Athletics
- 1974 World Series with the Athletics
- 1979 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates
All-time career rank
- 291st in stolen bases (225)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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