What years did Gene Garber play?

Gene Garber played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1988.

Was Gene Garber a pitcher?

Yes. Gene Garber pitched in the major leagues, recording 96 wins and 940 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Gene Garber hit?

Gene Garber hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.

What teams did Gene Garber play for?

Gene Garber played for 4 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1969–1970, 1972), the Kansas City Royals (1973–1974, 1987–1988), the Philadelphia Phillies (1974–1978), and the Atlanta Braves (1978–1987).

What were Gene Garber's career stats?

In 931 games, Gene Garber went 96-113 with a 3.34 ERA, 940 strikeouts, 1,510.0 innings pitched, and 218 saves.

What was Gene Garber's salary?

Gene Garber's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $786,667, in 1986, and his lowest was $500,000, in 1988. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1988.

What position did Gene Garber play?

Gene Garber played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Gene Garber and how much did he weigh?

Gene Garber was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 175 pounds.

What was Gene Garber's career ERA?

Gene Garber finished with a 3.34 career ERA, going 96-113 with 940 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Gene Garber have?

Gene Garber recorded 940 career strikeouts.

Is Gene Garber in the Hall of Fame?

No. Gene Garber has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Gene Garber

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1969-1988)

Gene Garber was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1988 for 4 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 20 seasons. Across 931 career appearances, he went 96-113 with a 3.34 ERA, 940 strikeouts, and 218 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 15977.7.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 96–113

ERA 3.34

WHIP 1.26

SO 940

Pitcher PIV 15977.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 11/13/1947 in Lancaster, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1969-06-17
Last Game: 1988-07-01

Full name: Henry Eugene Garber

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Career Pitching Statistics

Gene Garber — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
96	113	931	9	4	0	218	1510.0	1,464	560	123	445	940	3.34	15977.7

Career ERA 3.34 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — 12.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Gene Garber Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1969	PIT	NL	0	0	2	1	0	0	5.0	6	3	1	3	5.40	—	0.0
1970	PIT	NL	0	3	14	0	0	0	22.1	22	13	10	7	5.24	3.89 (-35%)	-1153.5
1972	PIT	NL	0	0	4	0	0	0	6.1	7	5	3	3	7.11	—	0.0
1973	KCA	AL	9	9	48	8	4	11	152.2	164	72	49	60	4.24	3.75 (-13%)	-870.0
1974	KCA	AL	1	2	17	0	0	1	28.0	35	15	13	14	4.82	3.63 (-33%)	-590.6
1974	PHI	NL	4	0	34	0	0	4	48.0	39	11	31	27	2.06	3.63 (+43%)	-116.1
1975	PHI	NL	10	12	71	0	0	14	110.0	104	44	27	69	3.60	3.71 (+3%)	143.1
1976	PHI	NL	9	3	59	0	0	11	92.2	78	29	30	92	2.82	3.51 (+20%)	2845.6
1977	PHI	NL	8	6	64	0	0	19	103.1	82	27	23	78	2.35	4.00 (+41%)	3402.1
1978	PHI	NL	2	1	22	0	0	3	38.2	26	6	11	24	1.40	3.69 (+62%)	897.5
1978	ATL	NL	4	4	43	0	0	22	78.1	58	22	13	61	2.53	3.69 (+31%)	516.5
1979	ATL	NL	6	16	68	0	0	25	106.0	121	51	24	56	4.33	4.00 (-8%)	756.2
1980	ATL	NL	5	5	68	0	0	7	82.1	95	35	24	51	3.83	3.84 (avg)	1060.1
1981	ATL	NL	4	6	35	0	0	2	58.2	49	17	20	34	2.61	3.58 (+27%)	1004.1
1982	ATL	NL	8	10	69	0	0	30	119.1	100	31	32	68	2.34	3.86 (+39%)	3042.9
1983	ATL	NL	4	5	43	0	0	9	60.2	72	31	23	45	4.60	3.87 (-19%)	-530.4
1984	ATL	NL	3	6	62	0	0	11	106.0	103	36	24	55	3.06	3.81 (+20%)	1316.5
1985	ATL	NL	6	6	59	0	0	1	97.1	98	39	25	66	3.61	3.89 (+7%)	1649.7
1986	ATL	NL	5	5	61	0	0	24	78.0	76	22	20	56	2.54	3.97 (+36%)	2634.5
1987	ATL	NL	8	10	49	0	0	10	69.1	87	34	28	48	4.41	4.29 (-3%)	421.6
1987	KCA	AL	0	0	13	0	0	8	14.1	13	4	1	3	2.51	4.29 (+42%)	185.3
1988	KCA	AL	0	4	26	0	0	6	32.2	29	13	13	20	3.58	3.73 (+4%)	-637.2
Career · 22 seasons			96	113	931	9	4	218	1,510.0	1,464	560	445	940	3.34	—	15,978

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Gene Garber — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
933	115	7	17	0	0	0	4	0	12	41	.148	.228	.148	.376	0

Career AVG .148 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 42.7% below league average.

Career OBP .228 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 29.5% below league average.

Career SLG .148 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 61.4% below league average.

Career OPS .376 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 46.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Gene Garber Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1969	PIT	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	PIT	NL	14	3	1	2	0	0	0	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	PIT	NL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	KCA	AL	49	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	KCA	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	PHI	NL	34	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	PHI	NL	71	12	0	2	1	0	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	PHI	NL	59	7	0	2	0	2	3	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	PHI	NL	64	10	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	PHI	NL	22	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	ATL	NL	44	11	1	1	0	1	5	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	ATL	NL	68	10	0	3	1	3	4	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	ATL	NL	68	2	0	1	1	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	ATL	NL	35	5	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	ATL	NL	69	15	1	2	0	2	6	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	ATL	NL	43	3	1	0	0	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	ATL	NL	62	14	1	2	0	0	5	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	ATL	NL	59	5	1	1	1	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	ATL	NL	61	6	0	1	0	1	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	ATL	NL	49	4	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	KCA	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	KCA	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 22 seasons			933	115	7	17	4	12	41	.148	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Gene Garber — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Gene Garber — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
1982	NLCS	ATL	2	1	.000
1977	NLCS	PHI	3	0	.000
1976	NLCS	PHI	2	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Gene Garber — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	3	7	0	0	9.1	10	6	2	6	5.79

Playoff Pitching by Year

Gene Garber — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1982	NLCS	ATL	0	1	2	3.1	4	3	1	3	8.10
1977	NLCS	PHI	1	1	3	5.1	4	2	0	3	3.38
1976	NLCS	PHI	0	1	2	0.2	2	1	1	0	13.50

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Gene Garber — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	470	56	5	12	0	2	.214
Away	463	59	2	5	0	2	.085

Pitching — Home / Away

Gene Garber — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	469	778.0	778	318	208	470	3.68
Away	462	732.0	686	242	237	470	2.98

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Gene Garber — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1988-07-01	KCR	BOS	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1988-06-28	KCR	CHW	L	3.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1988-06-24	KCR	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1988-06-19	KCR	LAA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1988-06-17	KCR	LAA	L	1.1	5	2	2	1	0	1
1988-06-14	KCR	OAK	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988-06-12	KCR	LAA	—	1.0	1	2	1	0	2	1
1988-06-05	KCR	SEA	—	2.0	4	1	1	0	2	0
1988-06-01	KCR	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988-05-27	KCR	TEX	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Gene Garber — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	931	9	159	280	15	23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Gene Garber — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1969	PIT	P	2	1	0	0	0	0
1970	PIT	P	14	0	2	7	0	2
1972	PIT	P	4	0	1	1	0	0
1973	KCA	P	48	8	14	26	2	3
1974	KCA	P	17	0	2	4	2	0
1974	PHI	P	34	0	6	8	1	0
1975	PHI	P	71	0	13	12	0	0
1976	PHI	P	59	0	13	14	1	0
1977	PHI	P	64	0	12	20	1	3
1978	PHI	P	22	0	5	4	0	0
1978	ATL	P	43	0	11	11	0	0
1979	ATL	P	68	0	14	16	1	1
1980	ATL	P	68	0	8	18	0	1
1981	ATL	P	35	0	8	17	1	1
1982	ATL	P	69	0	13	27	4	5
1983	ATL	P	43	0	4	17	0	1
1984	ATL	P	62	0	6	19	0	1
1985	ATL	P	59	0	11	17	0	1
1986	ATL	P	61	0	7	14	0	1
1987	ATL	P	49	0	4	19	1	2
1987	KCA	P	13	0	2	3	0	0
1988	KCA	P	26	0	3	6	1	1

Career Games by Position

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Gene Garber Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	931

Salary History

Gene Garber's recorded salaries total $2,845,334 over 4 seasons, 1985 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garber's career ran from 1969 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Gene Garber — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1988	KCA	AL	$500,000
1987	ATL	NL	$786,667
1986	ATL	NL	$786,667
1985	ATL	NL	$772,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,845,334

Award Voting History

Gene Garber — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1982	Cy Young Award	NL	7th	1.0	120	0
1982	Most Valuable Player	NL	19th	6.0	336	0

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Gene Garber: the record in brief

Gene Garber played a first major league game on June 17, 1969 and a last one on July 1, 1988. Garber played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1969 to 1972), the Kansas City Royals (1973 through 1988), the Philadelphia Phillies (1974 through 1978), and the Atlanta Braves (1978 to 1987). Listed as a pitcher, Garber threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 5'10" and 175 pounds. Garber was born on November 13, 1947, in Lancaster, PA, USA. The bio lists the given name Henry Eugene.

Garber's career pitching line is 96 wins, 113 losses and a 3.34 ERA over 931 appearances. Garber had 940 strikeouts and 218 saves. Against a 3.79 league ERA for the same years, Garber was 12.0% better. No season topped the 10 wins of 1975. The strikeout high was 92 in 1976. Garber saved 30 games in 1982, the season high. 1982 was Garber's sharpest full season, a 2.34 ERA against the league's 3.86.

Frequently Asked Questions about Gene Garber

What years did Gene Garber play?: Gene Garber played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1988.
Was Gene Garber a pitcher?: Yes. Gene Garber pitched in the major leagues, recording 96 wins and 940 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gene Garber hit?: Gene Garber hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.
What teams did Gene Garber play for?: Gene Garber played for 4 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1969–1970, 1972), the Kansas City Royals (1973–1974, 1987–1988), the Philadelphia Phillies (1974–1978), and the Atlanta Braves (1978–1987).
What were Gene Garber's career stats?: In 931 games, Gene Garber went 96-113 with a 3.34 ERA, 940 strikeouts, 1,510.0 innings pitched, and 218 saves.
How much did Gene Garber earn in his career?: Gene Garber's recorded salaries total $2,845,334 over 4 seasons, 1985 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garber's career ran from 1969 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Gene Garber's salary?: Gene Garber's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $786,667, in 1986, and his lowest was $500,000, in 1988. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1988.
What position did Gene Garber play?: Gene Garber played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Gene Garber and how much did he weigh?: Gene Garber was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 175 pounds.
What was Gene Garber's career ERA?: Gene Garber finished with a 3.34 career ERA, going 96-113 with 940 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Gene Garber have?: Gene Garber recorded 940 career strikeouts.
Is Gene Garber in the Hall of Fame?: No. Gene Garber has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.