What years did Ed Giovanola play?

Ed Giovanola played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 1999.

Was Ed Giovanola a pitcher?

No. Ed Giovanola was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Ed Giovanola hit?

Ed Giovanola hit 1 career home runs with 65 hits.

Ed Giovanola

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-1999)

AVG .216

HR 1

RBI 19

H 65

OPS .585

PIV -949

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 3/4/1969 in Los Gatos, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-09-10
Last Game: 1999-08-25

Full name: Edward Thomas Giovanola

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
218	301	41	65	5	4	1	19	4	44	49	.216	.316	.269	.585	-949

Career AVG .216 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 19.5% below league average.

Career OBP .316 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career SLG .269 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 36.5% below league average.

Career OPS .585 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 23.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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	ATL	NL	13	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	ATL	NL	43	82	10	19	2	0	0	7	1	8	13	.232	.269 (-14%)	.340 (-11%)	.426 (-40%)	.767 (-27%)	-354.6
1997	ATL	NL	14	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SDN	NL	92	139	19	32	3	3	1	9	1	22	22	.230	.266 (-14%)	.335 (avg)	.420 (-25%)	.755 (-14%)	-269.8
1999	SDN	NL	56	58	10	11	0	1	0	3	2	9	8	.190	.271 (-30%)	.344 (-15%)	.433 (-48%)	.778 (-33%)	-324.6
Career · 5 seasons			218	301	41	65	5	4	1	19	4	44	49	.216	—	—	—	—	-949

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 Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.3	1	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.71 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	SDN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.3	1	0	2	0	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.1	1	0	2	0	0.00	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	105	127	10	22	1	9	.173
Away	113	174	31	43	0	10	.247

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	1.1	1	0	2	0	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1999-08-25	SDP	PHI	L	1	0	1
1999-08-24	SDP	PHI	L	1	0	0
1999-08-23	SDP	PHI	W	1	1	0
1999-08-22	SDP	ATL	L	0	0	0
1999-08-18	SDP	NYN	L	1	0	0
1999-08-16	SDP	NYN	L	0	0	0
1999-08-13	SDP	MIA	L	3	0	0
1999-08-11	SDP	NYN	L	0	0	0
1999-08-10	SDP	NYN	L	0	0	0
1999-08-06	SDP	WSN	W	0	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1999-08-25	SDP	PHI	—	1.1	1	0	0	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	68	27	85	123	2	24
3B	79	18	16	65	3	3
P	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	35	14	24	50	1	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	ATL	2B	7	1	9	5	0	1
1995	ATL	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0
1995	ATL	SS	1	0	0	2	0	0
1996	ATL	2B	5	1	5	10	0	2
1996	ATL	3B	6	1	1	7	0	1
1996	ATL	SS	25	13	18	39	1	9
1997	ATL	2B	1	0	0	2	0	0
1997	ATL	3B	8	0	0	3	0	0
1997	ATL	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0
1998	SDN	2B	36	17	45	78	1	12
1998	SDN	3B	37	14	11	44	2	2
1998	SDN	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999	SDN	2B	19	8	26	28	1	9
1999	SDN	3B	25	3	4	11	1	0
1999	SDN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999	SDN	SS	7	1	6	8	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Second Base	67
Third Base	78
Shortstop	35

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1998	SDN	NL	$181,000
1996	ATL	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$290,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Santa Clara University	Santa Clara	CA	1988, 1989, 1990

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Giovanola

What years did Ed Giovanola play?: Ed Giovanola played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 1999.
Was Ed Giovanola a pitcher?: No. Ed Giovanola was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Ed Giovanola hit?: Ed Giovanola hit 1 career home runs with 65 hits.