What years did Sam Gaviglio play?

Sam Gaviglio played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2020.

Was Sam Gaviglio a pitcher?

Yes. Sam Gaviglio pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 243 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Sam Gaviglio hit?

Sam Gaviglio hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What were Sam Gaviglio's career stats?

In 98 games, Sam Gaviglio went 11-18 with a 4.88 ERA, 243 strikeouts, and 296.2 innings pitched.

What position did Sam Gaviglio play?

Sam Gaviglio played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Sam Gaviglio and how much did he weigh?

Sam Gaviglio was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 215 pounds.

What was Sam Gaviglio's career ERA?

Sam Gaviglio finished with a 4.88 career ERA, going 11-18 with 243 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Sam Gaviglio have?

Sam Gaviglio recorded 243 career strikeouts.

Is Sam Gaviglio in the Hall of Fame?

No. Sam Gaviglio has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Sam Gaviglio

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2017-2020)

Sam Gaviglio was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2020 for the Seattle Mariners, the Kansas City Royals, and the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 4 seasons. Across 98 career appearances, he went 11-18 with a 4.88 ERA and 243 strikeouts.

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 11–18

ERA 4.88

WHIP 1.33

SO 243

Pitcher PIV -4676.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 215 lb
Born: 5/22/1990 in Ashland, OR, USA
MLB Debut: 2017-05-11
Last Game: 2020-08-25

Full name: Samuel Joseph Gaviglio

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Career Pitching Statistics

Sam Gaviglio — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	18	98	37	0	0	0	296.2	304	161	55	91	243	4.88	-4676.4

Career ERA 4.88 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 12.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Sam Gaviglio — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2017	SEA	AL	3	5	12	11	62.1	63	32	21	40	4.62	4.36 (-6%)	-2729.4
2017	KCA	AL	1	0	4	2	12.0	13	4	5	9	3.00	4.36 (+31%)	35.2
2018	TOR	AL	3	10	26	24	123.2	140	73	38	105	5.31	4.15 (-28%)	-1669.7
2019	TOR	AL	4	2	52	0	95.2	85	49	22	88	4.61	4.51 (-2%)	-312.4
2020	TOR	AL	0	1	4	0	3.0	3	3	5	1	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			11	18	98	37	296.2	304	161	91	243	4.88	—	-4,676

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

Sam Gaviglio — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
98	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.375	.625	0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 22.3% below league average.

Career SLG .375 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Career OPS .625 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — 16.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Sam Gaviglio — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2017	SEA	AL	12	5	1	1	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	KCA	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	TOR	AL	26	3	0	1	1	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	TOR	AL	52	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	TOR	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			98	8	1	2	1	3	.250	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sam Gaviglio — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	52	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	46	8	1	2	0	0	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Sam Gaviglio — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	52	169.0	154	69	53	152	3.67
Away	46	127.2	150	92	38	91	6.49

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Sam Gaviglio — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2020-08-25	TOR	BOS	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
2020-08-23	TOR	TBR	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2020-07-29	TOR	WAS	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
2020-07-25	TOR	TBR	L	0.1	2	3	3	2	1	0
2019-09-28	TOR	TBR	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	1
2019-09-24	TOR	BAL	—	0.2	3	3	3	1	2	0
2019-09-23	TOR	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-09-20	TOR	NYY	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2019-09-18	TOR	BAL	—	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
2019-09-15	TOR	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sam Gaviglio — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	98	37	17	22	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sam Gaviglio — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2017	SEA	P	12	11	6	3	1	1
2017	KCA	P	4	2	1	1	0	0
2018	TOR	P	26	24	6	13	2	0
2019	TOR	P	52	0	4	5	0	1
2020	TOR	P	4	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Sam Gaviglio — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	98

Sam Gaviglio: the record in brief

Sam Gaviglio's major league career runs from a debut on May 11, 2017 to a final game on August 25, 2020. The team column moves through the Seattle Mariners (2017), the Kansas City Royals (2017), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2018 through 2020). Gaviglio played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on May 22, 1990, in Ashland, OR, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 1 inch and 215 pounds. Gaviglio's full given name, per the bio, is Samuel Joseph Gaviglio.

Gaviglio went 11-18 with a 4.88 ERA in 98 games, 37 of them starts. The same table counts 243 strikeouts. Against a 4.35 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.88 mark was 12.3% worse. 2018 produced Gaviglio's most strikeouts, 105. In 2019, one of the busiest seasons, Gaviglio posted a 4.61 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.51.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sam Gaviglio

What years did Sam Gaviglio play?: Sam Gaviglio played in Major League Baseball from 2017 to 2020.
Was Sam Gaviglio a pitcher?: Yes. Sam Gaviglio pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 243 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sam Gaviglio hit?: Sam Gaviglio hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Sam Gaviglio play for?: Sam Gaviglio played for 3 teams: the Seattle Mariners (2017), the Kansas City Royals (2017), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2018–2020).
What were Sam Gaviglio's career stats?: In 98 games, Sam Gaviglio went 11-18 with a 4.88 ERA, 243 strikeouts, and 296.2 innings pitched.
What position did Sam Gaviglio play?: Sam Gaviglio played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Sam Gaviglio and how much did he weigh?: Sam Gaviglio was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 215 pounds.
What was Sam Gaviglio's career ERA?: Sam Gaviglio finished with a 4.88 career ERA, going 11-18 with 243 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Sam Gaviglio have?: Sam Gaviglio recorded 243 career strikeouts.
Is Sam Gaviglio in the Hall of Fame?: No. Sam Gaviglio has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.