Debs Garms

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1932-1945)

Debs Garms was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1932 to 1945 for 4 teams, including the St. Louis Browns, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,010 career games, he hit .293 with 910 hits, 17 home runs, and 328 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,840.

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

AVG .293
HR 17
RBI 328
H 910
OPS .735
PIV 1,840
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'8" / 165 lb
Born
6/26/1907 in Bangs, TX, USA
Died
12/16/1984 in Glen Rose, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1932-08-10
Last Game
1945-09-25

Full name: Debs C. Garms

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Career Batting Statistics

Debs Garms — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,010 3,111 438 910 141 39 17 328 18 288 161 .293 .355 .379 .735 1,840

Career AVG .293 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — +8.5% above league average.

Career OBP .355 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.

Career SLG .379 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .735 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Debs Garms 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
1932 SLA AL 34 134 20 38 7 1 1 8 4 17 7 .284 .275 (+3%) .335 (+9%) .391 (-5%) .726 (+1%) 75.6
1933 SLA AL 78 189 35 60 10 2 4 24 2 30 21 .317 .270 (+18%) .329 (+26%) .377 (+21%) .707 (+23%) 917.0
1934 SLA AL 91 232 25 68 14 4 0 31 0 27 19 .293 .278 (+5%) .340 (+9%) .392 (-1%) .733 (+4%) 209.6
1935 SLA AL 10 15 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .267 — — — — 0.0
1937 BSN NL 125 478 60 124 15 8 2 37 2 37 33 .259 .276 (-6%) .342 (-8%) .398 (-15%) .740 (-12%) -921.8
1938 BSN NL 117 428 62 135 19 1 0 47 4 34 22 .315 .272 (+16%) .341 (+9%) .392 (-7%) .734 (avg) 123.9
1939 BSN NL 132 513 68 153 24 9 2 37 2 39 20 .298 .274 (+9%) .342 (+2%) .393 (avg) .735 (+1%) 57.7
1940 PIT NL 103 358 76 127 23 7 5 57 3 23 6 .355 .267 (+33%) .335 (+18%) .387 (+29%) .722 (+24%) 1547.8
1941 PIT NL 83 220 25 58 9 3 3 42 0 22 12 .264 .262 (+1%) .332 (-1%) .373 (avg) .705 (avg) -20.1
1943 SLN NL 90 249 26 64 10 2 0 22 1 13 8 .257 .255 (avg) .324 (-8%) .346 (-10%) .671 (-9%) -358.2
1944 SLN NL 73 149 17 30 3 0 0 5 0 13 8 .201 .261 (-23%) .325 (-19%) .357 (-38%) .683 (-29%) -630.0
1945 SLN NL 74 146 23 49 7 2 0 18 0 31 3 .336 .260 (+29%) .328 (+37%) .354 (+16%) .683 (+26%) 838.6
Career · 12 seasons 1,010 3,111 438 910 141 39 17 328 18 288 161 .293 — — — — 1,840

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

Debs Garms — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Debs Garms — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1944 WS SLN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1943 WS SLN 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Debs Garms — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home52216202234866178.300
Away488149221542411154.284

Last 10 Games — Batting

Debs Garms — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-09-25 STLCHCL 111010100
1945-09-19 STLCHCL 100000000
1945-09-14 STLBROL 100000001
1945-09-11 STLNY1W 100000100
1945-09-06 STLBSNL 000000010
1945-09-03 STLPITL 100000001
1945-09-03 STLPITL 100000000
1945-09-02 STLCHCL 000000010
1945-08-29 STLCINL 100000000
1945-08-28 STLCINL 101000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Debs Garms — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
3B 296 0 259 496 42 39
OF 501 0 973 30 35 6
SS 1 0 1 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Debs Garms — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 SLA OF 33 0 79 3 4 1
1933 SLA OF 47 0 91 5 4 1
1934 SLA OF 56 0 111 2 7 0
1935 SLA OF 2 0 4 0 1 0
1937 BSN 3B 36 0 32 68 3 2
1937 BSN OF 81 0 168 1 4 0
1938 BSN 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1938 BSN 3B 54 0 48 98 9 6
1938 BSN OF 63 0 126 6 2 2
1939 BSN 3B 37 0 31 83 5 5
1939 BSN OF 96 0 183 6 7 2
1940 PIT 3B 64 0 65 123 7 15
1940 PIT OF 19 0 32 3 2 0
1941 PIT 3B 29 0 28 44 7 1
1941 PIT OF 24 0 45 0 2 0
1943 SLN 3B 23 0 18 22 7 5
1943 SLN OF 47 0 93 3 2 0
1943 SLN SS 1 0 1 0 0 0
1944 SLN 3B 21 0 14 16 1 1
1944 SLN OF 23 0 34 0 0 0
1945 SLN 3B 32 0 23 42 3 4
1945 SLN OF 10 0 7 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Debs Garms Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Second Base 1
Third Base 295
Shortstop 1
Left Field 268
Center Field 66
Right Field 172

College History

Debs Garms — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Howard Payne University Brownwood TX 1928

Award Voting History

Debs Garms — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1940 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 28.0 336 0
1938 Most Valuable Player NL 21th 5.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Debs Garms (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Harry Walker
    .296 avg, 10 HR
  2. 89
    Frank Baumholtz
    .290 avg, 25 HR
  3. 84
    Dion James
    .288 avg, 32 HR
  4. 80
    Homer Summa
    .302 avg, 18 HR
  5. 77
    Nori Aoki
    .285 avg, 33 HR
  6. 75
    Gene Benson
    .291 avg, 17 HR

Debs Garms: the record in brief

Debs Garms's major league career runs from a debut on August 10, 1932 to a final game on September 25, 1945. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Browns (1932 to 1935), the Boston Bees (1937 to 1939), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1940 through 1941), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1943 to 1945). Listed as an outfielder, Garms batted left-handed and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 5-foot-8 and 165 pounds. Garms was born on June 26, 1907, in Bangs, TX, USA. Garms's death is recorded on December 16, 1984, in Glen Rose, TX, USA. The bio lists the given name Debs C.

Garms's career batting table shows 1,010 games, 3,111 at bats and 910 hits, a .293 average, plus 17 home runs and 328 runs batted in. Garms got on base at a .355 rate and slugged .379 (.735 OPS). Garms's .293 average ran 8.5% above the .270 that the league posted over the same seasons. 1939 produced Garms's most hits, 153 of them for the Boston Bees.

Frequently Asked Questions about Debs Garms

What years did Debs Garms play?
Debs Garms played in Major League Baseball from 1932 to 1945.
Was Debs Garms a pitcher?
No. Debs Garms was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Debs Garms hit?
Debs Garms hit 17 career home runs with 910 hits.
What was Debs Garms's career batting average?
Debs Garms batted .293 over his career, with 910 hits in 3,111 at bats.
How many RBI did Debs Garms have?
Debs Garms drove in 328 runs in his career.
Is Debs Garms in the Hall of Fame?
No. Debs Garms has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.