Garry Templeton Stats

Garry Templeton was born on Saturday, March 24, 1956, in Lockney, Texas. Templeton was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 9, 1976, with the St. Louis Cardinals. 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 Garry Templeton baseball stats page.

"He (Garry Templeton) doesn't want to play in St. Louis. He doesn't want to play on turf. He doesn't want to play when we go into Montreal. He doesn't want to play in the Astrodome. He doesn't want to play in the rain. The other eighty games he's all right." - St. Louis Cardinals Manager Whitey Herzog (1981)

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Garry Templeton

Garry Templeton Autograph on a 1991 Score (#117)

Garry Templeton Autograph on a 1991 Score (#117)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Garry Lewis Templeton
Nickname:   Jump Steady
Born On:   03-24-1956
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lockney, Texas
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   08-09-1976 (Age 20)
Last Game:   10-05-1991
Draft:   1974 : 1st Round (13th)
Garry Templeton

Garry Templeton 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
Garry Templeton

Garry Templeton Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1976 Cardinals 53 213 32 62 8 2 1 0 17 7 0 33 2 2 1 1 .291 .314 .362
1977 Cardinals 153 621 94 200 19 18 8 0 79 15 3 70 2 5 1 9 .322 .336 .449
1978 Cardinals 155 647 82 181 31 13 2 0 47 22 3 87 2 3 1 7 .280 .303 .377
1979 Cardinals 154 672 105 211 32 19 9 0 62 18 4 91 2 3 1 8 .314 .331 .458
1980 Cardinals 118 504 83 161 19 9 4 0 43 18 6 43 1 1 0 13 .319 .342 .417
1981 Cardinals 80 333 47 96 16 8 1 0 33 14 3 55 1 2 0 4 .288 .315 .393
1982 Padres 141 563 76 139 25 8 6 0 64 26 7 82 6 5 1 19 .247 .279 .352
1983 Padres 126 460 39 121 20 2 3 0 40 21 7 57 7 2 0 16 .263 .294 .335
1984 Padres 148 493 40 127 19 3 2 1 35 39 23 81 0 2 1 10 .258 .312 .320
1985 Padres 148 546 63 154 30 2 6 0 55 41 24 88 5 3 1 5 .282 .332 .377
1986 Padres 147 510 42 126 21 2 2 0 44 35 21 86 1 2 1 12 .247 .296 .308
1987 Padres 148 510 42 113 13 5 5 0 48 42 11 92 5 3 1 15 .222 .281 .296
1988 Padres 110 362 35 90 15 7 3 0 36 20 10 50 7 3 0 6 .249 .286 .354
1989 Padres 142 506 43 129 26 3 6 1 40 23 12 80 4 3 0 15 .255 .286 .354
1990 Padres 144 505 45 125 25 3 9 1 59 24 7 59 8 4 0 17 .248 .280 .362
1991 Padres 32 57 5 11 1 1 1 0 6 1 0 9 0 1 0 3 .193 .203 .298
1991 Mets 80 219 20 50 9 1 2 0 20 9 3 29 4 2 0 7 .228 .257 .306
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 2,079 7,721 893 2,096 329 106 70 3 728 375 144 1,092 57 46 9 167 .271 .304 .369
Garry Templeton

Garry Templeton Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1976 Cardinals SS 53 - - 307 5.8 283 111 172 24 41 n/a n/a n/a .922 0.00 -
1977 Cardinals SS 151 - - 770 5.1 738 285 453 32 98 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1978 Cardinals SS 155 - - 848 5.5 808 285 523 40 108 n/a n/a n/a .953 0.00 -
1979 Cardinals SS 150 - - 851 5.7 817 292 525 34 102 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1980 Cardinals SS 115 - - 703 6.1 674 223 451 29 85 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 -
1981 Cardinals SS 76 - - 450 5.9 432 160 272 18 54 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1982 Padres SS 136 - - 668 4.9 642 220 422 26 70 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1983 Padres SS 123 - - 598 4.9 574 219 355 24 66 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1984 Padres SS 146 - - 658 4.5 632 225 407 26 79 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 -
1985 Padres SS 148 - - 728 4.9 705 245 460 23 96 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1986 Padres SS 144 - - 585 4.1 565 207 358 20 60 n/a n/a n/a .966 0.00 -
1987 Padres SS 146 - - 720 4.9 700 253 447 20 77 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1988 Padres 3B 2 - - 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1988 Padres SS 105 - - 500 4.8 484 168 316 16 62 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1989 Padres SS 140 - - 661 4.7 641 232 409 20 74 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1990 Padres SS 135 - - 607 4.5 581 214 367 26 74 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1991 Padres 3B 15 - - 20 1.3 19 2 17 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1991 Padres SS 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1991 Mets 1B 25 - - 165 6.6 164 152 12 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1991 Mets 3B 2 - - 10 5.0 10 2 8 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1991 Mets RF 2 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1991 Mets SS 40 - - 163 4.1 157 53 104 6 18 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 1,964 0 0 9,818 5.0 9,434 3,393 6,041 384 1,164 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 --
1B Totals 25 0 0 165 6.6 164 152 12 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 --
3B Totals 19 0 0 32 1.7 31 6 25 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 --
RF Totals 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
16 Years 2,010 - - 10,015 5.0 9,629 3,551 6,078 386 1,176 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 --
Garry Templeton

Garry Templeton Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1976 Cardinals 11 7 .611 - - n/a 213.0 6.5 12.5 - - -
1977 Cardinals 28 24 .538 - - n/a 77.6 8.9 7.9 - - -
1978 Cardinals 34 11 .756 - - n/a 323.5 7.4 13.8 - - -
1979 Cardinals 26 10 .722 - - n/a 74.7 7.4 10.8 - - -
1980 Cardinals 31 15 .674 - - n/a 126.0 11.7 11.7 - - -
1981 Cardinals 8 12 .400 - - n/a 333.0 6.1 10.1 - - -
1982 Padres 27 16 .628 - - n/a 93.8 6.9 8.8 - - -
1983 Padres 16 6 .727 - - n/a 153.3 8.1 11.5 - - -
1984 Padres 8 3 .727 - - n/a 246.5 6.1 14.1 - - -
1985 Padres 16 6 .727 - - n/a 91.0 6.2 9.9 - - -
1986 Padres 10 5 .667 - - n/a 255.0 5.9 11.6 - - -
1987 Padres 14 3 .824 - - n/a 102.0 5.5 10.6 - - -
1988 Padres 8 2 .800 - - n/a 120.7 7.2 10.1 - - -
1989 Padres 1 3 .250 - - n/a 84.3 6.3 12.7 - - -
1990 Padres 1 4 .200 - - n/a 56.1 8.6 8.6 - - -
1991 Padres 0 1 .000 - - n/a 57.0 6.3 9.5 - - -
1991 Mets 3 1 .750 - - n/a 109.5 7.6 11.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 242 129 .652 - - n/a 110.3 7.1 10.6 - - -
Garry Templeton

Garry Templeton Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1976 St. Louis Cardinals 19 $19,000.00 - -
1977 St. Louis Cardinals 1 $42,500.00 Stats -
1978 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined - -
1979 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined Stats -
1980 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined - -
1981 St. Louis Cardinals 1 Undetermined - -
1982 San Diego Padres 1 Undetermined - -
1983 San Diego Padres 1 Undetermined - -
1984 San Diego Padres 1 Undetermined - Stats
1985 San Diego Padres 1 $1,137,000.00 Stats -
1986 San Diego Padres 1 $1,103,018.00 - -
1987 San Diego Padres 1 $1,143,225.00 - -
1988 San Diego Padres 1 $1,143,502.00 - -
1989 San Diego Padres 1 $700,000.00 - -
1990 San Diego Padres 1 $550,000.00 - -
1991 San Diego Padres 1 $530,000.00 - -
1991 New York Mets 11 Undetermined - -


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