Garvey accumulated a batting average of .294 for his career in baseball in addition to 1,143 runs scored and an OPS of .775. He went down on strikes 1,003 times and was walked on 479 occasions, which has contributed to a .329 OBP. In his career, Garvey slapped 272 balls out of the park while knocking in 1,308 runs. His slugging percentage was .446 in addition to having tallied 3,941 bases. During his time in professional baseball, he approached the plate 9,466 times and delivered with a hit 2,599 times.
Steve Garvey Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .294 | 272 | 2,599 | 479 | 1,143 | 1,308 | .329 | 9,466 | 8,835 | .775 | 117 | 440 | 43 | 2,332 | .446 | 83 | 62 | 3,941 | 1,003 | |
| 1987 | SDP | .211 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 9 | .231 | 78 | 76 | .507 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 27 | .276 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 |
| 1986 | SDP | .255 | 21 | 142 | 23 | 58 | 81 | .284 | 584 | 557 | .692 | 91 | 22 | 0 | 155 | .408 | 1 | 2 | 227 | 72 |
| 1985 | SDP | .281 | 17 | 184 | 35 | 80 | 81 | .318 | 699 | 654 | .748 | 109 | 34 | 6 | 162 | .430 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 67 |
| 1984 | SDP | .284 | 8 | 175 | 24 | 72 | 86 | .307 | 653 | 617 | .680 | 91 | 27 | 2 | 161 | .373 | 1 | 2 | 230 | 64 |
| 1983 | SDP | .294 | 14 | 114 | 29 | 76 | 59 | .344 | 425 | 388 | .802 | 124 | 22 | 0 | 100 | .459 | 4 | 1 | 178 | 39 |
| 1982 | LAD | .282 | 16 | 176 | 20 | 66 | 86 | .301 | 660 | 625 | .718 | 101 | 35 | 1 | 162 | .418 | 5 | 3 | 261 | 86 |
| 1981 | LAD | .283 | 10 | 122 | 25 | 63 | 64 | .322 | 461 | 431 | .732 | 110 | 23 | 1 | 110 | .411 | 3 | 5 | 177 | 49 |
| 1980 | LAD | .304 | 26 | 200 | 36 | 78 | 106 | .341 | 704 | 658 | .808 | 125 | 27 | 1 | 163 | .467 | 6 | 11 | 307 | 67 |
| 1979 | LAD | .315 | 28 | 204 | 37 | 92 | 110 | .351 | 697 | 648 | .848 | 130 | 32 | 1 | 162 | .497 | 3 | 6 | 322 | 59 |
| 1978 | LAD | .316 | 21 | 202 | 40 | 89 | 113 | .353 | 689 | 639 | .852 | 138 | 36 | 9 | 162 | .499 | 10 | 5 | 319 | 70 |
| 1977 | LAD | .297 | 33 | 192 | 38 | 91 | 115 | .335 | 696 | 646 | .834 | 122 | 25 | 3 | 162 | .498 | 9 | 6 | 322 | 90 |
| 1976 | LAD | .317 | 13 | 200 | 50 | 85 | 80 | .363 | 696 | 631 | .813 | 133 | 37 | 4 | 162 | .450 | 19 | 8 | 284 | 69 |
| 1975 | LAD | .319 | 18 | 210 | 33 | 85 | 95 | .351 | 704 | 659 | .827 | 134 | 38 | 6 | 160 | .476 | 11 | 2 | 314 | 66 |
| 1974 | LAD | .312 | 21 | 200 | 31 | 95 | 111 | .342 | 685 | 642 | .811 | 130 | 32 | 3 | 156 | .469 | 5 | 4 | 301 | 66 |
| 1973 | LAD | .304 | 8 | 106 | 11 | 37 | 50 | .328 | 366 | 349 | .766 | 115 | 17 | 3 | 114 | .438 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 42 |
| 1972 | LAD | .269 | 9 | 79 | 19 | 36 | 30 | .312 | 317 | 294 | .734 | 109 | 14 | 2 | 96 | .422 | 4 | 2 | 124 | 36 |
| 1971 | LAD | .227 | 7 | 51 | 21 | 27 | 26 | .290 | 249 | 225 | .673 | 95 | 12 | 1 | 81 | .382 | 1 | 2 | 86 | 33 |
| 1970 | LAD | .269 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 6 | .310 | 100 | 93 | .665 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 34 | .355 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 17 |
| 1969 | LAD | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 3 | 3 | .667 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1987 Stats for Steve Garvey
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 27 | 566th |
| Plate Appearances | 78 | 446th |
| At-Bats | 76 | 436th |
| Runs Scored | 5 | 478th |
| Hits | 16 | 434th |
| Doubles | 2 | 463rd |
| Triples | 0 | 480th |
| Home Runs | 1 | 406th |
| Runs Batted In | 9 | 416th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 536th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 533rd |
| Walks | 1 | 581st |
| Strikeouts | 10 | 528th |
| Batting Average | .211 | 498th |
| On-Base Percentage | .231 | 567th |
| Slugging Percentage | .276 | 532nd |
| OPS | .507 | 557th |
| OPS+ | 36 | 561st |
| Total Bases | 21 | 440th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 3 | 340th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 242nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 595th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 527th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 492nd |
1986 Stats for Steve Garvey
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 155 | 35th |
| Plate Appearances | 584 | 80th |
| At-Bats | 557 | 55th |
| Runs Scored | 58 | 122nd |
| Hits | 142 | 70th |
| Doubles | 22 | 102nd |
| Triples | 0 | 486th |
| Home Runs | 21 | 46th |
| Runs Batted In | 81 | 45th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 338th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 239th |
| Walks | 23 | 253rd |
| Strikeouts | 72 | 117th |
| Batting Average | .255 | 281st |
| On-Base Percentage | .284 | 462nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .408 | 235th |
| OPS | .692 | 312th |
| OPS+ | 91 | 303rd |
| Total Bases | 227 | 71st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 18 | 16th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 221st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 583rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 146th |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 79th |
1985 Stats for Steve Garvey
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 162 | 3rd |
| Plate Appearances | 699 | 12th |
| At-Bats | 654 | 4th |
| Runs Scored | 80 | 43rd |
| Hits | 184 | 15th |
| Doubles | 34 | 18th |
| Triples | 6 | 33rd |
| Home Runs | 17 | 72nd |
| Runs Batted In | 81 | 48th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 515th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 514th |
| Walks | 35 | 159th |
| Strikeouts | 67 | 116th |
| Batting Average | .281 | 127th |
| On-Base Percentage | .318 | 289th |
| Slugging Percentage | .430 | 138th |
| OPS | .748 | 183rd |
| OPS+ | 109 | 160th |
| Total Bases | 281 | 22nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 25 | 6th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 72nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 366th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 39th |
| Intentional Walks | 7 | 58th |
1984 Stats for Steve Garvey
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 161 | 6th |
| Plate Appearances | 653 | 32nd |
| At-Bats | 617 | 13th |
| Runs Scored | 72 | 66th |
| Hits | 175 | 22nd |
| Doubles | 27 | 46th |
| Triples | 2 | 160th |
| Home Runs | 8 | 146th |
| Runs Batted In | 86 | 33rd |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 307th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 233rd |
| Walks | 24 | 237th |
| Strikeouts | 64 | 120th |
| Batting Average | .284 | 162nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .307 | 355th |
| Slugging Percentage | .373 | 271st |
| OPS | .680 | 300th |
| OPS+ | 91 | 295th |
| Total Bases | 230 | 61st |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 25 | 2nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 195th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 335th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 10 | 7th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 140th |
1983 Stats for Steve Garvey
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 100 | 238th |
| Plate Appearances | 425 | 174th |
| At-Bats | 388 | 169th |
| Runs Scored | 76 | 55th |
| Hits | 114 | 147th |
| Doubles | 22 | 106th |
| Triples | 0 | 506th |
| Home Runs | 14 | 84th |
| Runs Batted In | 59 | 97th |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 190th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 329th |
| Walks | 29 | 196th |
| Strikeouts | 39 | 229th |
| Batting Average | .294 | 106th |
| On-Base Percentage | .344 | 188th |
| Slugging Percentage | .459 | 97th |
| OPS | .802 | 118th |
| OPS+ | 124 | 110th |
| Total Bases | 178 | 130th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 16 | 32nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 65th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 594th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 5 | 84th |
| Intentional Walks | 11 | 28th |
1982 Stats for Steve Garvey
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 162 | 2nd |
| Plate Appearances | 660 | 35th |
| At-Bats | 625 | 14th |
| Runs Scored | 66 | 95th |
| Hits | 176 | 22nd |
| Doubles | 35 | 16th |
| Triples | 1 | 256th |
| Home Runs | 16 | 73rd |
| Runs Batted In | 86 | 44th |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 158th |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 172nd |
| Walks | 20 | 259th |
| Strikeouts | 86 | 49th |
| Batting Average | .282 | 146th |
| On-Base Percentage | .301 | 388th |
| Slugging Percentage | .418 | 173rd |
| OPS | .718 | 241st |
| OPS+ | 101 | 219th |
| Total Bases | 261 | 39th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 10 | 115th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 205th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 5 | 106th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 9 | 13th |
| Intentional Walks | 10 | 30th |
1981 Stats for Steve Garvey
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 110 | 1st |
| Plate Appearances | 461 | 15th |
| At-Bats | 431 | 6th |
| Runs Scored | 63 | 13th |
| Hits | 122 | 16th |
| Doubles | 23 | 16th |
| Triples | 1 | 196th |
| Home Runs | 10 | 47th |
| Runs Batted In | 64 | 17th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 170th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 68th |
| Walks | 25 | 128th |
| Strikeouts | 49 | 59th |
| Batting Average | .283 | 141st |
| On-Base Percentage | .322 | 254th |
| Slugging Percentage | .411 | 137th |
| OPS | .732 | 180th |
| OPS+ | 110 | 178th |
| Total Bases | 177 | 19th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 8 | 84th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 148th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 323rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 3 | 83rd |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 38th |
1980 Stats for Steve Garvey
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 163 | 1st |
| Plate Appearances | 704 | 11th |
| At-Bats | 658 | 3rd |
| Runs Scored | 78 | 54th |
| Hits | 200 | 6th |
| Doubles | 27 | 51st |
| Triples | 1 | 273rd |
| Home Runs | 26 | 13th |
| Runs Batted In | 106 | 10th |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 138th |
| Caught Stealing | 11 | 31st |
| Walks | 36 | 136th |
| Strikeouts | 67 | 80th |
| Batting Average | .304 | 73rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .341 | 191st |
| Slugging Percentage | .467 | 83rd |
| OPS | .808 | 107th |
| OPS+ | 125 | 97th |
| Total Bases | 307 | 8th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 17 | 21st |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 62nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 3 | 225th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 117th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 75th |
1979 Stats for Steve Garvey
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 162 | 6th |
| Plate Appearances | 697 | 14th |
| At-Bats | 648 | 7th |
| Runs Scored | 92 | 31st |
| Hits | 204 | 5th |
| Doubles | 32 | 27th |
| Triples | 1 | 279th |
| Home Runs | 28 | 18th |
| Runs Batted In | 110 | 10th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 198th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 87th |
| Walks | 37 | 142nd |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 115th |
| Batting Average | .315 | 68th |
| On-Base Percentage | .351 | 179th |
| Slugging Percentage | .497 | 70th |
| OPS | .848 | 78th |
| OPS+ | 130 | 80th |
| Total Bases | 322 | 8th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 25 | 2nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 143rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 4 | 175th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 6 | 58th |
| Intentional Walks | 16 | 5th |
1978 Stats for Steve Garvey
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 162 | 4th |
| Plate Appearances | 689 | 13th |
| At-Bats | 639 | 10th |
| Runs Scored | 89 | 21st |
| Hits | 202 | 2nd |
| Doubles | 36 | 11th |
| Triples | 9 | 10th |
| Home Runs | 21 | 39th |
| Runs Batted In | 113 | 6th |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 95th |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 127th |
| Walks | 40 | 127th |
| Strikeouts | 70 | 77th |
| Batting Average | .316 | 39th |
| On-Base Percentage | .353 | 142nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .499 | 52nd |
| OPS | .852 | 57th |
| OPS+ | 138 | 58th |
| Total Bases | 319 | 4th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 17 | 16th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 229th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 417th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 8 | 19th |
| Intentional Walks | 9 | 37th |
1977 Stats for Steve Garvey
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 162 | 2nd |
| Plate Appearances | 696 | 8th |
| At-Bats | 646 | 5th |
| Runs Scored | 91 | 35th |
| Hits | 192 | 11th |
| Doubles | 25 | 82nd |
| Triples | 3 | 140th |
| Home Runs | 33 | 8th |
| Runs Batted In | 115 | 5th |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 106th |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 98th |
| Walks | 38 | 147th |
| Strikeouts | 90 | 44th |
| Batting Average | .297 | 115th |
| On-Base Percentage | .335 | 239th |
| Slugging Percentage | .498 | 85th |
| OPS | .834 | 104th |
| OPS+ | 122 | 114th |
| Total Bases | 322 | 7th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 15 | 40th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 234th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 7 | 68th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 111th |
| Intentional Walks | 10 | 24th |
1976 Stats for Steve Garvey
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 162 | 2nd |
| Plate Appearances | 696 | 6th |
| At-Bats | 631 | 10th |
| Runs Scored | 85 | 22nd |
| Hits | 200 | 5th |
| Doubles | 37 | 4th |
| Triples | 4 | 83rd |
| Home Runs | 13 | 55th |
| Runs Batted In | 80 | 35th |
| Stolen Bases | 19 | 48th |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 59th |
| Walks | 50 | 78th |
| Strikeouts | 69 | 70th |
| Batting Average | .317 | 39th |
| On-Base Percentage | .363 | 86th |
| Slugging Percentage | .450 | 58th |
| OPS | .813 | 52nd |
| OPS+ | 133 | 54th |
| Total Bases | 284 | 5th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 20 | 6th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 210th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 5 | 135th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 9 | 12th |
| Intentional Walks | 11 | 14th |