Steve Garvey - First Baseman

 

Los Angeles Dodgers 1969-1982

San Diego Padres 1983-1987

 

Final year on the ballot

 

Past HOF Voting Results

1993: 41.61%

1994: 36.48%

1995: 42.61%

1996: 37.23%

1997: 35.31%

1998: 41.23%

1999: 30.18%

2000: 32.06%

2001: 34.17%

2002: 28.39%

2003: 27.82%

2004: 24.31%

2005: 20.54%

2006: 25.96%

 

Awards

1974 NL MVP

1974 NL Gold Glove - 1B

1975 NL Gold Glove - 1B

1976 NL Gold Glove - 1B

1977 NL Gold Glove - 1B

1978 NLCS MVP

1984 NLCS MVP

 

All-Star Selections: 10 (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985)

 

League Leader

1978: Hits

1980: Hits

 

Career Ranks

Games: 86th

Hits: 70th

Doubles: 91st

RBI: 89th

Total Bases: 78th

 

Hall of Fame Stats

 

Black Ink: Batting - 12 (189) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)

Gray Ink: Batting - 142 (107) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)

HOF Standards: Batting - 31.5 (254) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)

HOF Monitor: Batting - 130.5 (101) (Likely HOFer > 100)

 

Similar Batters in the HOF: 1 (Orlando Cepeda)

Other Similar Batters: Al Oliver, Ruben Sierra, John Olerud, Bill Buckner, Mickey Vernon, Cecil Cooper, Chili Davis, Will Clark, Mark Grace

 

Year-by-Year Win Shares & Wins Above Replacement Level (WARP3)

 

1969: 0/0.0

1970: 2/1.0

1971: 6/1.9

1972: 8/2.4

1973: 11/2.4

1974: 27/7.1

1975: 25/9.1

1976: 26/9.2

1977: 21/6.1

1978: 25/7.6

1979: 22/8.0

1980: 22/6.9

1981: 13/3.9

1982: 15/3.4

1983: 14/3.9

1984: 15/4.4

1985: 17/5.7

1986: 10/1.3

1987: 0/-0.3

 

Career Win Shares: 279

Career WARP3: 84.1

 

Would he get my vote?

 

No. Was a good player for a long time but he's purely a career case as his peak was unimpressive especially for a first baseman. Had he been a slick fielding, middle infielder then he'd probably be a HOF. One could argue in his favor that his numbers were hurt playing the majority of his career in Dodger Stadium but he had only a 116 OPS+ for his career and never finished in the league's Top 10 in that category which simply isn't going to cut it for a first baseman.