What years did Karim Garcia play?

Karim Garcia played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2004.

Was Karim Garcia a pitcher?

No. Karim Garcia was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Karim Garcia hit?

Karim Garcia hit 66 career home runs with 352 hits.

What teams did Karim Garcia play for?

Karim Garcia played for 7 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995–1997), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), the Detroit Tigers (1999–2000), the Baltimore Orioles (2000, 2004), the Cleveland Indians (2001–2003), the New York Yankees (2002–2003), and the New York Mets (2004).

What were Karim Garcia's career stats?

In 488 games, Karim Garcia had 352 hits, 66 home runs, 212 RBI, 180 runs, and 10 stolen bases, with a .241 batting average.

What was Karim Garcia's salary?

Karim Garcia's last recorded salary was $800,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $900,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2004.

What position did Karim Garcia play?

Karim Garcia played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Karim Garcia and how much did he weigh?

Karim Garcia was listed at 6 feet and 210 pounds.

How many home runs did Karim Garcia hit each season?

Karim Garcia's home runs by season: 0 in 1995, 0 in 1996, 1 in 1997, 9 in 1998, 14 in 1999, 0 in 2000, 5 in 2001, 16 in 2002, 11 in 2003, and 10 in 2004. His most in one season was 16, in 2002.

What was Karim Garcia's career batting average?

Karim Garcia batted .241 over his career, with 352 hits in 1,463 at bats.

How many RBI did Karim Garcia have?

Karim Garcia drove in 212 runs in his career.

Is Karim Garcia in the Hall of Fame?

No. Karim Garcia has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Karim Garcia

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2004)

Karim Garcia was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2004 for 7 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 10 seasons. In 488 career games, he hit .241 with 352 hits, 66 home runs, and 212 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .241

HR 66

RBI 212

H 352

OPS .703

PIV -1,336

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 210 lb
Born: 10/29/1975 in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, México
MLB Debut: 1995-09-02
Last Game: 2004-08-24

Full name: Gustavo Karim Garcia

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Career Batting Statistics

Karim Garcia — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
488	1,463	180	352	44	13	66	212	10	81	330	.241	.279	.424	.703	-1,336

Career AVG .241 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 9.8% below league average.

Career OBP .279 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 17.3% below league average.

Career SLG .424 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .703 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 7.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Karim Garcia Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	LAN	NL	13	20	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	LAN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	LAN	NL	15	39	5	5	0	0	1	8	0	6	14	.128	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ARI	NL	113	333	39	74	10	8	9	43	5	18	78	.222	.266 (-17%)	.335 (-22%)	.420 (-9%)	.755 (-15%)	-963.9
1999	DET	AL	96	288	38	69	10	3	14	32	2	20	67	.240	.271 (-12%)	.344 (-16%)	.433 (+2%)	.778 (-6%)	-391.7
2000	DET	AL	8	17	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	BAL	AL	8	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CLE	AL	20	45	8	14	3	0	5	9	0	3	13	.311	—	—	—	—	294.1
2002	NYA	AL	2	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CLE	AL	51	197	29	59	8	0	16	52	0	6	40	.299	.261 (+15%)	.331 (-4%)	.416 (+40%)	.747 (+20%)	0.0
2003	CLE	AL	24	93	8	18	1	0	5	14	0	5	20	.194	.264 (-27%)	.332 (-29%)	.422 (-13%)	.754 (-20%)	-342.8
2003	NYA	AL	52	151	17	46	5	0	6	21	0	9	32	.305	.264 (+15%)	.332 (+3%)	.422 (+8%)	.754 (+6%)	-342.8
2004	NYN	NL	62	192	24	45	7	2	7	22	3	10	35	.234	.266 (-12%)	.335 (-19%)	.427 (-6%)	.762 (-12%)	-417.1
2004	BAL	AL	23	66	9	14	0	0	3	11	0	4	15	.212	.266 (-20%)	.335 (-26%)	.427 (-19%)	.762 (-22%)	-417.1
Career · 14 seasons			488	1,463	180	352	44	13	66	212	10	81	330	.241	—	—	—	—	-2,581

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

Karim Garcia — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	30	2	8	0	0	0	3	2	7	.267

Playoff Batting by Year

Karim Garcia — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2003	ALCS	NYA	5	16	1	4	0	0	0	3	2	4	.250
2003	WS	NYA	5	14	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.286

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Karim Garcia — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	239	714	89	160	24	74	.224
Away	249	749	91	192	42	138	.256

Last 10 Games — Batting

Karim Garcia — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2004-08-24	BAL	OAK	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004-08-23	BAL	OAK	L	3	0	0	0	1	0	2
2004-08-22	BAL	TOR	L	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
2004-08-21	BAL	TOR	L	4	1	1	1	2	0	1
2004-08-20	BAL	TOR	L	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
2004-08-17	BAL	OAK	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004-08-15	BAL	TOR	W	4	1	2	0	1	0	0
2004-08-12	BAL	LAA	W	4	0	1	0	0	1	2
2004-08-04	BAL	SEA	W	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
2004-08-03	BAL	SEA	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Karim Garcia — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	1	13	1	0	1
OF	424	367	744	28	24	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Karim Garcia — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	LAN	OF	5	3	5	2	0	1
1997	LAN	OF	12	10	13	0	0	0
1998	ARI	OF	103	84	191	6	5	1
1999	DET	OF	81	75	152	7	7	1
2000	DET	OF	7	5	8	0	0	0
2000	BAL	OF	2	0	2	0	0	0
2001	CLE	1B	2	0	3	0	0	1
2001	CLE	OF	18	12	15	4	2	0
2002	NYA	OF	2	1	1	0	0	0
2002	CLE	OF	51	49	98	2	1	0
2003	CLE	OF	23	22	36	2	4	0
2003	NYA	OF	50	46	99	5	2	0
2004	NYN	OF	51	44	91	0	3	0
2004	BAL	1B	1	1	10	1	0	0
2004	BAL	OF	19	16	33	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Karim Garcia Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	3
Left Field	72
Center Field	36
Right Field	341
Designated Hitter	14

Awards & Honors

Karim Garcia — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-09-07

Salary History

Karim Garcia's recorded salaries total $2,966,500 over 6 seasons, 1995 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garcia's career ran from 1995 to 2004. No salary is recorded for 1996, 1997, 2001, and 2002.

Karim Garcia — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	NYN	NL	$800,000
2003	CLE	AL	$900,000
2000	DET	AL	$700,000
1999	DET	AL	$270,000
1998	ARI	NL	$187,500
1995	LAN	NL	$109,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,966,500

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Career Spans

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Karim Garcia: the record in brief

September 2, 1995 and August 24, 2004 bracket Karim Garcia's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995 to 1997), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), the Detroit Tigers (1999 through 2000), the Baltimore Orioles (2000 through 2004), the Cleveland Indians (2001 through 2003), the New York Yankees (2002 to 2003), and the New York Mets (2004). Listed as an outfielder, Garcia both batted and threw left-handed. Garcia is listed at 6'0" and 210 pounds. The birth record reads October 29, 1975, in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, México. The given name on file is Gustavo Karim Garcia.

Garcia collected 352 hits in 1,463 at bats across 488 games, good for a .241 batting average, along with 66 home runs and 212 RBI. Garcia's career OPS of .703 combines a .279 on-base mark with .424 slugging. Over the seasons Garcia played, league hitters batted .267; the .241 career figure is 9.8% below that. The home run peak was 16 in 2002 with the Cleveland Indians. No season topped the 74 hits of 1998.

Frequently Asked Questions about Karim Garcia

What years did Karim Garcia play?: Karim Garcia played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2004.
Was Karim Garcia a pitcher?: No. Karim Garcia was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Karim Garcia hit?: Karim Garcia hit 66 career home runs with 352 hits.
What teams did Karim Garcia play for?: Karim Garcia played for 7 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995–1997), the Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), the Detroit Tigers (1999–2000), the Baltimore Orioles (2000, 2004), the Cleveland Indians (2001–2003), the New York Yankees (2002–2003), and the New York Mets (2004).
What were Karim Garcia's career stats?: In 488 games, Karim Garcia had 352 hits, 66 home runs, 212 RBI, 180 runs, and 10 stolen bases, with a .241 batting average.
How much did Karim Garcia earn in his career?: Karim Garcia's recorded salaries total $2,966,500 over 6 seasons, 1995 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garcia's career ran from 1995 to 2004. No salary is recorded for 1996, 1997, 2001, and 2002.
What was Karim Garcia's salary?: Karim Garcia's last recorded salary was $800,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $900,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2004.
What position did Karim Garcia play?: Karim Garcia played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Karim Garcia and how much did he weigh?: Karim Garcia was listed at 6 feet and 210 pounds.
How many home runs did Karim Garcia hit each season?: Karim Garcia's home runs by season: 0 in 1995, 0 in 1996, 1 in 1997, 9 in 1998, 14 in 1999, 0 in 2000, 5 in 2001, 16 in 2002, 11 in 2003, and 10 in 2004. His most in one season was 16, in 2002.
What was Karim Garcia's career batting average?: Karim Garcia batted .241 over his career, with 352 hits in 1,463 at bats.
How many RBI did Karim Garcia have?: Karim Garcia drove in 212 runs in his career.
Is Karim Garcia in the Hall of Fame?: No. Karim Garcia has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.