Scott Garrelts

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-1991)

Scott Garrelts was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1991 for the San Francisco Giants, a span of 10 seasons. Across 352 career appearances, he went 69-53 with a 3.29 ERA, 703 strikeouts, and 48 saves. He also batted .125 with 1 home runs. Scott Garrelts was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 5983.7.

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

W–L 69–53
ERA 3.29
WHIP 1.28
SO 703
Pitcher PIV 5983.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 195 lb
Born
10/30/1961 in Champaign, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1982-10-02
Last Game
1991-06-10
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Scott William Garrelts

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Career Pitching Statistics

Scott Garrelts — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
69 53 352 89 9 4 48 959.1 815 351 74 413 703 3.29 5983.7

Career ERA 3.29 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 15.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Scott Garrelts Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1982 SFN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 3 2 4 13.50 — 0.0
1983 SFN NL 2 2 5 5 1 1 0 35.2 33 10 19 16 2.52 3.87 (+35%) -1078.7
1984 SFN NL 2 3 21 3 0 0 0 43.0 45 27 34 32 5.65 3.81 (-48%) -1854.0
1985 SFN NL 9 6 74 0 0 0 13 105.2 76 27 58 106 2.30 3.89 (+41%) 3340.2
1986 SFN NL 13 9 53 18 2 0 10 173.2 144 60 74 125 3.11 3.97 (+22%) 250.1
1987 SFN NL 11 7 64 0 0 0 12 106.1 70 38 55 127 3.22 4.29 (+25%) 2816.7
1988 SFN NL 5 9 65 0 0 0 13 98.0 80 39 46 86 3.58 3.73 (+4%) 2130.5
1989 SFN NL 14 5 30 29 2 1 0 193.1 149 49 46 119 2.28 3.71 (+39%) 3643.9
1990 SFN NL 12 11 31 31 4 2 0 182.0 190 84 70 80 4.15 3.86 (-8%) -1883.9
1991 SFN NL 1 1 8 3 0 0 0 19.2 25 14 9 8 6.41 3.91 (-64%) -1381.0
Career · 10 seasons 69 53 352 89 9 4 48 959.1 815 351 413 703 3.29 — 5,984

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

Scott Garrelts — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
370 232 18 29 4 2 1 10 3 6 105 .125 .151 .172 .323 -1,283

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 51.6% below league average.

Career OBP .151 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Career SLG .172 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 55.6% below league average.

Career OPS .323 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 54.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Scott Garrelts 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
1982 SFN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 SFN NL 5 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 — — — — 0.0
1984 SFN NL 21 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 — — — — 0.0
1985 SFN NL 74 9 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 .222 — — — — 0.0
1986 SFN NL 54 45 6 8 1 0 1 4 1 1 25 .178 — — — — 0.0
1987 SFN NL 65 10 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 .200 — — — — 0.0
1988 SFN NL 65 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .077 — — — — 0.0
1989 SFN NL 32 66 3 9 0 2 0 2 1 3 30 .136 .254 (-46%) .319 (-46%) .375 (-48%) .694 (-47%) -486.9
1990 SFN NL 42 66 5 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 28 .061 .257 (-76%) .324 (-73%) .385 (-80%) .710 (-77%) -795.6
1991 SFN NL 11 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 370 232 18 29 4 2 1 10 3 6 105 .125 — — — — -1,283

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

Scott Garrelts — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Scott Garrelts — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1989 NLCS SFN 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
1989 WS SFN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1987 NLCS SFN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Scott Garrelts — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 2 6 4 0 21.2 31 17 7 20 7.06

Playoff Pitching by Year

Scott Garrelts — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1989 NLCS SFN 1 0 2 2 0 11.2 16 7 2 8 5.40
1989 WS SFN 0 2 2 2 0 7.1 13 8 1 8 9.82
1987 NLCS SFN 0 0 2 0 0 2.2 2 2 4 4 6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Scott Garrelts — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home18510891103.102
Away18512491817.145

Pitching — Home / Away

Scott Garrelts — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home175497.13981652043692.99
Away177462.04171862093343.62

Last 10 Games — Batting

Scott Garrelts — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1991-06-10 SFGSTLL 000000000
1991-06-08 SFGSTLL 010000000
1991-06-06 SFGPITW 000000000
1991-05-30 SFGATLL 000000000
1991-05-26 SFGATLW 000000000
1991-05-23 SFGCINL 000000000
1991-05-22 SFGCINL 000000000
1991-05-18 SFGWSNL 000000000
1991-04-23 SFGSDPL 100000001
1991-04-15 SFGLADL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Scott Garrelts — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1991-06-10 SFGSTL — 3.1300230
1991-05-30 SFGATL — 1.2333112
1991-05-26 SFGATL — 2.0533000
1991-05-23 SFGCIN — 1.0100000
1991-05-22 SFGCIN — 1.1333202
1991-05-18 SFGWSN — 2.0100100
1991-04-23 SFGSDP L 2.1755111
1991-04-13 SFGHOU W 6.0200230
1990-09-17 SFGCIN L 2.0544301
1990-09-11 SFGATL W 8.0400580

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Scott Garrelts — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 352 89 56 143 11 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Scott Garrelts — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1982 SFN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1983 SFN P 5 5 1 7 0 1
1984 SFN P 21 3 2 4 0 0
1985 SFN P 74 0 7 22 2 0
1986 SFN P 53 18 9 37 2 2
1987 SFN P 64 0 5 10 1 1
1988 SFN P 65 0 5 12 2 0
1989 SFN P 30 29 18 24 1 0
1990 SFN P 31 31 5 26 3 0
1991 SFN P 8 3 4 1 0 1

Career Games by Position

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Scott Garrelts Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 352

Awards & Honors

Scott Garrelts — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1990 Player of the Week Week of 1990-07-28
1985 Player of the Week Week of 1985-05-10
1985 Player of the Week Week of 1985-07-05

Salary History

Scott Garrelts's recorded salaries total $8,111,000 over 8 seasons, 1985 to 1992. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garrelts's career ran from 1982 to 1991. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Scott Garrelts — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1992 SFN NL $2,400,000
1991 SFN NL $2,400,000
1990 SFN NL $1,400,000
1989 SFN NL $706,000
1988 SFN NL $625,000
1987 SFN NL $290,000
1986 SFN NL $205,000
1985 SFN NL $85,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $8,111,000

Award Voting History

Scott Garrelts — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1989 Cy Young Award NL 6th 4.0 120 0
1989 Most Valuable Player NL 20th 2.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Scott Garrelts (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Joe Gibbon
    61-65, 3.52 ERA
  2. 95
    Dick Selma
    42-54, 3.62 ERA
  3. 93
    Tom Sturdivant
    59-51, 3.74 ERA
  4. 92
    Joe Price
    45-49, 3.65 ERA
  5. 91
    Tom Hall
    52-33, 3.27 ERA
  6. 89
    Aurelio Lopez
    62-36, 3.56 ERA

Scott Garrelts: the record in brief

According to the bio, Scott Garrelts debuted on October 2, 1982 and played a final game on June 10, 1991. The team column never changes: it is the San Francisco Giants from 1982 to 1991. Garrelts, born on October 30, 1961, in Champaign, IL, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 4 inches and 195 pounds. The given name on file is Scott William Garrelts.

Garrelts went 69-53 with a 3.29 ERA in 352 games, 89 of them starts. Also on Garrelts's record: 703 strikeouts and 48 saves. The leagues Garrelts pitched in allowed 3.89 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 15.4% better than average. No season topped the 14 wins of 1989. 1987 produced Garrelts's most strikeouts, 127. Garrelts saved 13 games in 1985, the season high. 1989 was Garrelts's sharpest full season, a 2.28 ERA against the league's 3.71. Garrelts's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 5,983.7.

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Garrelts

What years did Scott Garrelts play?
Scott Garrelts played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1991.
Was Scott Garrelts a pitcher?
Yes. Scott Garrelts pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 703 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scott Garrelts hit?
Scott Garrelts hit 1 career home run with 29 hits.
What teams did Scott Garrelts play for?
Scott Garrelts played for one team, the San Francisco Giants (1982–1991).
Did Scott Garrelts win a Cy Young Award?
No. Scott Garrelts did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Scott Garrelts win?
Scott Garrelts was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Scott Garrelts's career stats?
In 352 games, Scott Garrelts went 69-53 with a 3.29 ERA, 703 strikeouts, 959.1 innings pitched, and 48 saves. At the plate he had 29 hits and 1 home runs.
How much did Scott Garrelts earn in his career?
Scott Garrelts's recorded salaries total $8,111,000 over 8 seasons, 1985 to 1992. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Garrelts's career ran from 1982 to 1991. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Scott Garrelts's salary?
Scott Garrelts's last recorded salary was $2,400,000, in 1992. His highest recorded salary was $2,400,000, in 1991, and his lowest was $85,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1992.
What position did Scott Garrelts play?
Scott Garrelts played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Scott Garrelts and how much did he weigh?
Scott Garrelts was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Scott Garrelts's career ERA?
Scott Garrelts finished with a 3.29 career ERA, going 69-53 with 703 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Scott Garrelts have?
Scott Garrelts recorded 703 career strikeouts.
Is Scott Garrelts in the Hall of Fame?
No. Scott Garrelts has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.