Ralph Garr Stats

Ralph Garr was born on Wednesday, December 12, 1945, in Monroe, Louisiana. Garr was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 3, 1968, with the Atlanta Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ralph Garr baseball stats page.

"Ralph (Garr) is about as aggressive with a bat as anyone I've ever seen. At first you want to tell him to leave those pitches outside the strike zone alone. That is, until you see how many of them he puts between the outfielders for base hits." - Eddie Mathews in Baseball Digest (November 1974)

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Ralph Garr

Ralph Garr Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#628)

Ralph Garr Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#628)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Ralph Allen Garr
Nickname:   Road Runner
Born On:   12-12-1945
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Monroe, Louisiana
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Grambling State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   197
First Game:   09-03-1968 (Age 22)
Last Game:   06-04-1980
Draft:   1967 : 3rd Round (52nd)
Ralph Garr

Ralph Garr Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Ralph Garr

Ralph Garr Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1968 Braves 11 7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286
1969 Braves 22 27 6 6 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 .222 .276 .259
1970 Braves 37 96 18 27 3 0 0 0 8 5 1 12 0 1 0 3 .281 .314 .313
1971 Braves 154 639 101 219 24 6 9 0 44 30 1 68 18 4 2 7 .343 .372 .441
1972 Braves 134 554 87 180 22 0 12 0 53 25 2 41 6 3 6 9 .325 .359 .430
1973 Braves 148 668 94 200 32 6 11 1 55 22 5 64 4 2 2 12 .299 .323 .415
1974 Braves 143 606 87 214 24 17 11 0 54 28 10 52 8 1 2 6 .353 .383 .503
1975 Braves 151 625 74 174 26 11 6 0 31 44 17 50 3 3 3 8 .278 .327 .384
1976 White Sox 136 527 63 158 22 6 4 0 36 17 2 41 8 4 2 6 .300 .322 .387
1977 White Sox 134 543 78 163 29 7 10 0 54 27 4 44 3 1 0 7 .300 .333 .435
1978 White Sox 118 443 67 122 18 9 3 0 29 24 1 41 10 0 1 9 .275 .314 .377
1979 White Sox 102 307 34 86 10 2 9 0 39 17 0 19 2 2 1 5 .280 .318 .414
1979 Angels 6 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125
1980 Angels 21 42 5 8 1 0 0 0 3 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 .190 .261 .214
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 1,317 5,108 717 1,562 212 64 75 1 408 246 46 445 62 21 19 72 .306 .339 .416
Ralph Garr

Ralph Garr Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1969 Braves LF 7 - - 7 1.0 6 6 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
1970 Braves OF 21 - - 43 2.0 43 43 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1971 Braves LF 153 - - 341 2.2 330 315 15 11 3 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1972 Braves OF 131 - - 264 2.0 254 246 8 10 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1973 Braves OF 148 - - 312 2.1 302 293 9 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1974 Braves OF 139 - - 272 2.0 263 255 8 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1975 Braves LF 148 - - 321 2.2 310 298 12 11 2 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1976 White Sox OF 125 - - 267 2.1 261 254 7 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1977 White Sox OF 126 - - 238 1.9 235 225 10 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1978 White Sox LF 109 - - 219 2.0 210 205 5 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 -
1979 White Sox LF 67 - - 102 1.5 97 94 3 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .951 0.00 -
1980 Angels OF 2 - - 4 2.0 3 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 692 0 0 1,400 2.0 1,361 1,319 42 39 9 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 --
LF Totals 484 0 0 990 2.0 953 918 35 37 8 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 --
12 Years 1,224 - 0 2,390 2.0 2,314 2,237 77 76 17 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 --
Ralph Garr

Ralph Garr Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1968 Braves 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1969 Braves 1 1 .500 - - n/a 0.0 6.8 13.5 - - -
1970 Braves 5 2 .714 - - n/a 0.0 8.0 12.0 - - -
1971 Braves 30 14 .682 - - n/a 71.0 9.4 14.5 - - -
1972 Braves 25 9 .735 - - n/a 46.2 13.5 10.5 - - -
1973 Braves 35 11 .761 - - n/a 60.7 10.4 12.1 - - -
1974 Braves 26 16 .619 - - n/a 55.1 11.7 11.2 - - -
1975 Braves 14 9 .609 - - n/a 104.2 12.5 20.2 - - -
1976 White Sox 14 5 .737 - - 6 131.8 12.9 14.6 - - -
1977 White Sox 12 7 .632 - - 2 54.3 12.3 10.1 - - -
1978 White Sox 7 5 .583 - - 9 147.7 10.8 15.3 - - -
1979 White Sox 2 4 .333 - - 17 34.1 16.2 7.9 - - -
1979 Angels 0 0 .000 - - 6 0.0 8.0 0.0 - - -
1980 Angels 0 0 .000 - - 8 0.0 7.0 14.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 172 83 .675 - - 48 68.1 11.5 12.5 - - -
Ralph Garr

Ralph Garr Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1968 Atlanta Braves 48 Undetermined - -
1969 Atlanta Braves 11, 48 Undetermined - -
1970 Atlanta Braves 48 Undetermined - -
1971 Atlanta Braves 48 Undetermined - -
1972 Atlanta Braves 48 Undetermined - -
1973 Atlanta Braves 48 Undetermined - -
1974 Atlanta Braves 48 Undetermined Stats -
1975 Atlanta Braves 48 Undetermined - -
1976 Chicago White Sox 48 $114,500.00 - -
1977 Chicago White Sox 48 $120,000.00 - -
1978 Chicago White Sox 48 Undetermined - -
1979 Chicago White Sox 48 Undetermined - -
1979 California Angels 28, 48 Undetermined - -
1980 California Angels 48 Undetermined - -


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