What years did Rich Garces play?

Rich Garces played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2002.

Was Rich Garces a pitcher?

Yes. Rich Garces pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 296 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rich Garces hit?

Rich Garces hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Rich Garces play for?

Rich Garces played for 4 teams: the Minnesota Twins (1990, 1993), the Chicago Cubs (1995), the Florida Marlins (1995), and the Boston Red Sox (1996–2002).

What were Rich Garces's career stats?

In 287 games, Rich Garces went 23-10 with a 3.74 ERA, 296 strikeouts, 341.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves.

What was Rich Garces's salary?

Rich Garces's last recorded salary was $2,200,000, in 2002. His highest recorded salary was $2,200,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2002.

What position did Rich Garces play?

Rich Garces played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Rich Garces and how much did he weigh?

Rich Garces was listed at 6 feet and 250 pounds.

What was Rich Garces's career ERA?

Rich Garces finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 23-10 with 296 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Rich Garces have?

Rich Garces recorded 296 career strikeouts.

Is Rich Garces in the Hall of Fame?

No. Rich Garces has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Rich Garces

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2002)

Rich Garces was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2002 for 4 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 13 seasons. Across 287 career appearances, he went 23-10 with a 3.74 ERA and 296 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3563.7.

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 17, 2026

W–L 23–10

ERA 3.74

WHIP 1.33

SO 296

Pitcher PIV 3563.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 250 lb
Born: 5/18/1971 in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
MLB Debut: 1990-09-18
Last Game: 2002-07-20

Full name: Richard Aron Garces

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rich Garces — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
23	10	287	0	0	0	7	341.1	290	142	32	164	296	3.74	3563.7

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 15.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Rich Garces Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1990	MIN	AL	0	0	5	2	5.2	4	1	4	1	1.59	—	0.0
1993	MIN	AL	0	0	3	0	4.0	4	0	2	3	0.00	—	0.0
1995	CHN	NL	0	0	7	0	11.0	11	4	3	6	3.27	4.45 (+26%)	446.6
1995	FLO	NL	0	2	11	0	13.1	14	8	8	16	5.40	4.45 (-21%)	325.2
1996	BOS	AL	3	2	37	0	44.0	42	24	33	55	4.91	4.61 (-6%)	235.4
1997	BOS	AL	0	1	12	0	13.2	14	7	9	12	4.61	4.39 (-5%)	-362.6
1998	BOS	AL	1	1	30	1	46.0	36	17	27	34	3.33	4.43 (+25%)	-938.6
1999	BOS	AL	5	1	30	2	40.2	25	7	18	33	1.55	4.71 (+67%)	1588.9
2000	BOS	AL	8	1	64	1	74.2	64	27	23	69	3.25	4.77 (+32%)	2465.0
2001	BOS	AL	6	1	62	1	67.0	55	29	25	51	3.90	4.42 (+12%)	726.9
2002	BOS	AL	0	1	26	0	21.1	21	18	12	16	7.59	4.28 (-77%)	-923.1
Career · 11 seasons			23	10	287	7	341.1	290	142	164	296	3.74	—	3,564

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

Rich Garces — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
287	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Rich Garces Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1990	MIN	AL	5	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	MIN	AL	3	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CHN	NL	7	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	FLO	NL	11	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	BOS	AL	37	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	BOS	AL	12	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	BOS	AL	30	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	BOS	AL	30	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	BOS	AL	64	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	BOS	AL	62	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	BOS	AL	26	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			287	3	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Rich Garces — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rich Garces — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1999	ALCS	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1999	ALDS1	BOS	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rich Garces — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	4	0	0	5.1	5	5	4	4	8.44

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rich Garces — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1999	ALCS	BOS	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	3	4	1	2	12.00
1999	ALDS1	BOS	1	0	2	0	0	2.1	2	1	3	2	3.86

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rich Garces — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	156	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	131	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Rich Garces — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	156	190.1	155	69	92	185	3.26
Away	131	151.0	135	73	72	111	4.35

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rich Garces — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2002-07-20	BOS	NYY	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	0
2002-07-17	BOS	TBR	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
2002-07-15	BOS	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2002-07-11	BOS	TOR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2002-07-07	BOS	DET	L	1.2	0	1	1	3	2
2002-07-05	BOS	DET	—	0.1	1	2	0	0	1
2002-07-02	BOS	TOR	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	1
2002-06-30	BOS	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
2002-06-28	BOS	ATL	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0
2002-06-25	BOS	CLE	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rich Garces — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	287	0	23	45	1	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rich Garces — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1990	MIN	P	5	0	1	0	0
1993	MIN	P	3	0	0	0	0
1995	CHN	P	7	1	1	0	0
1995	FLO	P	11	1	0	0	0
1996	BOS	P	37	1	8	1	2
1997	BOS	P	12	1	2	0	0
1998	BOS	P	30	2	5	0	0
1999	BOS	P	30	5	6	0	0
2000	BOS	P	64	5	6	0	0
2001	BOS	P	62	7	11	0	2
2002	BOS	P	26	0	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rich Garces Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	287

Salary History

Rich Garces's recorded salaries total $5,197,500 over 9 seasons, 1993 to 2002. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garces's career ran from 1990 to 2002. No salary is recorded for 1990.

Rich Garces — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2002	BOS	AL	$2,200,000
2001	BOS	AL	$1,375,000
2000	BOS	AL	$610,000
1999	BOS	AL	$300,000
1998	BOS	AL	$190,000
1997	BOS	AL	$172,000
1996	BOS	AL	$132,500
1995	CHN	NL	$109,000
1993	MIN	AL	$109,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,197,500

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Rich Garces: the record in brief

According to the bio, Rich Garces debuted on September 18, 1990 and played a final game on July 20, 2002. By club, Garces's seasons break down as the Minnesota Twins (1990 through 1993), the Chicago Cubs (1995), the Florida Marlins (1995), and the Boston Red Sox (1996 to 2002). Born on May 18, 1971, in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela, Garces is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6'0" and 250 pounds. Rich Garces was the playing name; the full given name is Richard Aron.

Garces pitched in 287 games, starting 0, and finished with a 23-10 record and 3.74 ERA. The same table counts 296 strikeouts. The leagues Garces pitched in allowed 4.42 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 15.3% better than average. Garces won 8 games in 2000, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.25 in 2000, when the league's was 4.77.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rich Garces

What years did Rich Garces play?: Rich Garces played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2002.
Was Rich Garces a pitcher?: Yes. Rich Garces pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 296 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rich Garces hit?: Rich Garces hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Rich Garces play for?: Rich Garces played for 4 teams: the Minnesota Twins (1990, 1993), the Chicago Cubs (1995), the Florida Marlins (1995), and the Boston Red Sox (1996–2002).
What were Rich Garces's career stats?: In 287 games, Rich Garces went 23-10 with a 3.74 ERA, 296 strikeouts, 341.1 innings pitched, and 7 saves.
How much did Rich Garces earn in his career?: Rich Garces's recorded salaries total $5,197,500 over 9 seasons, 1993 to 2002. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garces's career ran from 1990 to 2002. No salary is recorded for 1990.
What was Rich Garces's salary?: Rich Garces's last recorded salary was $2,200,000, in 2002. His highest recorded salary was $2,200,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2002.
What position did Rich Garces play?: Rich Garces played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rich Garces and how much did he weigh?: Rich Garces was listed at 6 feet and 250 pounds.
What was Rich Garces's career ERA?: Rich Garces finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 23-10 with 296 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rich Garces have?: Rich Garces recorded 296 career strikeouts.
Is Rich Garces in the Hall of Fame?: No. Rich Garces has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.