Dave Giusti

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1977)

Dave Giusti was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1977 for 5 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 16 seasons. Across 668 career appearances, he went 100-93 with a 3.60 ERA, 1,103 strikeouts, and 145 saves. He also batted .187 with 4 home runs. Dave Giusti was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 12066.7.

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 100–93
ERA 3.60
WHIP 1.30
SO 1,103
Pitcher PIV 12066.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 190 lb
Born
11/27/1939 in Seneca Falls, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1962-04-13
Last Game
1977-09-27
Awards
All-Star

Full name: David John Giusti

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dave Giusti — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
100 93 668 133 35 9 145 1716.2 1,654 687 126 570 1,103 3.60 12066.7

Career ERA 3.60 vs. league average 3.59 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dave Giusti Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1962 HOU NL 2 3 22 5 0 0 0 73.2 82 46 30 43 5.62 3.96 (-42%) 90.7
1964 HOU NL 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 25.2 24 9 8 16 3.16 3.58 (+12%) 503.6
1965 HOU NL 8 7 38 13 4 1 3 131.1 132 63 46 92 4.32 3.50 (-23%) 75.0
1966 HOU NL 15 14 34 33 9 4 0 210.0 215 98 54 131 4.20 3.52 (-19%) -278.6
1967 HOU NL 11 15 37 33 8 1 1 221.2 231 103 58 157 4.18 3.30 (-27%) 1057.3
1968 HOU NL 11 14 37 34 12 2 1 251.0 226 89 67 186 3.19 2.98 (-7%) 2992.7
1969 SLN NL 3 7 22 12 2 1 0 99.2 96 40 37 62 3.61 3.61 (avg) 741.3
1970 PIT NL 9 3 66 1 0 0 26 103.0 98 35 39 85 3.06 3.89 (+21%) 2310.2
1971 PIT NL 5 6 58 0 0 0 30 86.0 79 28 31 55 2.93 3.47 (+16%) 928.9
1972 PIT NL 7 4 54 0 0 0 22 74.2 59 16 20 54 1.93 3.26 (+41%) 1867.9
1973 PIT NL 9 2 67 0 0 0 20 98.2 89 26 37 64 2.37 3.75 (+37%) 419.9
1974 PIT NL 7 5 64 2 0 0 12 105.2 101 39 40 53 3.32 3.63 (+8%) 1809.9
1975 PIT NL 5 4 61 0 0 0 17 91.2 79 30 42 38 2.95 3.71 (+21%) 356.5
1976 PIT NL 5 4 40 0 0 0 6 58.1 59 28 27 24 4.32 3.51 (-23%) -1164.3
1977 OAK AL 3 3 40 0 0 0 6 60.1 54 20 20 28 2.98 4.00 (+25%) 507.4
1977 CHN NL 0 2 20 0 0 0 1 25.1 30 17 14 15 6.04 4.00 (-51%) -151.7
Career · 16 seasons 100 93 668 133 35 9 145 1,716.2 1,654 687 570 1,103 3.60 — 12,067

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

Dave Giusti — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
686 412 29 77 10 2 4 46 0 23 99 .187 .235 .250 .485 -1,002

Career AVG .187 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 25.7% below league average.

Career OBP .235 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 26.1% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Career OPS .485 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — 29.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dave Giusti 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
1962 HOU NL 26 24 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 .292 — — — — 0.0
1964 HOU NL 8 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
1965 HOU NL 38 35 2 6 1 0 1 7 0 2 8 .171 — — — — 0.0
1966 HOU NL 41 74 5 17 6 0 0 9 0 3 24 .230 .248 (-8%) .309 (-16%) .376 (-17%) .685 (-17%) -199.9
1967 HOU NL 43 84 8 13 0 1 3 10 0 2 18 .155 .242 (-36%) .306 (-40%) .357 (-20%) .663 (-29%) -383.5
1968 HOU NL 38 82 4 15 1 0 0 9 0 1 17 .183 .236 (-23%) .298 (-29%) .340 (-43%) .638 (-36%) -418.2
1969 SLN NL 22 25 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 6 .200 — — — — 0.0
1970 PIT NL 66 16 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 3 6 .188 — — — — 0.0
1971 PIT NL 58 17 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 .059 — — — — 0.0
1972 PIT NL 54 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1973 PIT NL 67 13 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .308 — — — — 0.0
1974 PIT NL 64 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .111 — — — — 0.0
1975 PIT NL 61 10 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .300 — — — — 0.0
1976 PIT NL 40 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 OAK AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 CHN NL 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 686 412 29 77 10 2 4 46 0 23 99 .187 — — — — -1,002

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

Dave Giusti — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dave Giusti — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1975 NLCS PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 NLCS PIT 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 NLCS PIT 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 NLCS PIT 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1971 WS PIT 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1970 NLCS PIT 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dave Giusti — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 16 0 4 20.1 25 11 10 13 4.87

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dave Giusti — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1975 NLCS PIT 0 0 1 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 1 0.00
1974 NLCS PIT 0 1 3 0 0 3.1 13 8 5 1 21.60
1972 NLCS PIT 0 1 3 0 1 2.2 5 2 0 3 6.75
1971 NLCS PIT 0 0 4 0 2 5.1 1 0 2 3 0.00
1971 WS PIT 0 0 3 0 1 5.1 3 0 2 4 0.00
1970 NLCS PIT 0 0 2 0 0 2.1 3 1 1 1 3.86

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dave Giusti — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3611941239121.201
Away3252181738325.174

Pitching — Home / Away

Dave Giusti — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home352893.08403262765903.29
Away316823.28143612945133.94

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dave Giusti — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1977-09-27 CHCPHIL 000000000
1977-09-24 CHCPITL 000000000
1977-09-18 CHCNYNL 000000000
1977-09-14 CHCWSNL 000000000
1977-09-10 CHCNYNL 000000000
1977-09-09 CHCNYNW 100000000
1977-09-02 CHCSDPL 000000000
1977-08-29 CHCLADL 000000000
1977-08-27 CHCSFGL 000000000
1977-08-25 CHCATLL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dave Giusti — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1977-09-27 CHCPHI — 0.1433100
1977-09-24 CHCPIT — 0.2121200
1977-09-18 CHCNYN — 0.0332000
1977-09-14 CHCWSN L 1.1311120
1977-09-10 CHCNYN — 0.2100010
1977-09-09 CHCNYN — 3.0433110
1977-09-02 CHCSDP — 2.0333311
1977-08-29 CHCLAD — 1.0200010
1977-08-27 CHCSFG — 0.1200000
1977-08-25 CHCATL — 1.0000010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dave Giusti — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 668 133 134 264 15 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave Giusti — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1962 HOU P 22 5 8 13 1 2
1964 HOU P 8 0 6 7 1 0
1965 HOU P 38 13 17 24 1 0
1966 HOU P 34 33 18 24 1 0
1967 HOU P 37 33 14 26 1 0
1968 HOU P 37 34 20 51 2 3
1969 SLN P 22 12 5 20 1 1
1970 PIT P 66 1 5 14 0 1
1971 PIT P 58 0 6 7 1 1
1972 PIT P 54 0 1 15 1 0
1973 PIT P 67 0 10 4 1 0
1974 PIT P 64 2 8 21 0 1
1975 PIT P 61 0 4 17 3 0
1976 PIT P 40 0 4 11 1 0
1977 OAK P 40 0 7 8 0 0
1977 CHN P 20 0 1 2 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dave Giusti Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 668

Awards & Honors

Dave Giusti — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1971 TSN Fireman of the Year

College History

Dave Giusti — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Syracuse University Syracuse NY 1959, 1960, 1961

Award Voting History

Dave Giusti — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1974 Cy Young Award NL 9th 1.0 120 0
1973 Cy Young Award NL 7th 1.0 120 0
1971 Most Valuable Player NL 14th 16.0 336 0
1970 Cy Young Award NL 4th 8.0 120 0
1970 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 72.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Dave Giusti (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Stu Miller
    105-103, 3.24 ERA
  2. 91
    Dick Tidrow
    100-94, 3.68 ERA
  3. 87
    Turk Farrell
    106-111, 3.45 ERA
  4. 83
    Grant Jackson
    86-75, 3.46 ERA
  5. 78
    Dick Drago
    108-117, 3.62 ERA
  6. 78
    Bobby Shantz
    119-99, 3.38 ERA

Dave Giusti: the record in brief

Dave Giusti's major league career runs from a debut on April 13, 1962 to a final game on September 27, 1977. Club by club, the record runs the Houston Colt .45's (1962 to 1964), the Houston Astros (1965 through 1968), the St. Louis Cardinals (1969), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1970 through 1976), the Oakland Athletics (1977), and the Chicago Cubs (1977). At 190 pounds on a 5-foot-11 frame, Giusti is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Giusti threw and hit right-handed. Giusti was born on November 27, 1939, in Seneca Falls, NY, USA. Giusti's full given name, per the bio, is David John Giusti.

Giusti pitched in 668 games, starting 133, and finished with a 100-93 record and 3.60 ERA. The totals include 1,103 strikeouts, 35 complete games, 9 shutouts, and 145 saves. Giusti's 3.60 ERA was close to the 3.59 league figure for those seasons. 1966 brought Giusti a season-high 15 wins. Giusti struck out 186 batters in 1968, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Giusti

What years did Dave Giusti play?
Dave Giusti played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1977.
Was Dave Giusti a pitcher?
Yes. Dave Giusti pitched in the major leagues, recording 100 wins and 1103 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Giusti hit?
Dave Giusti hit 4 career home runs with 77 hits.
What was Dave Giusti's career batting average?
Dave Giusti batted .187 over his career, with 77 hits in 412 at bats.
How many RBI did Dave Giusti have?
Dave Giusti drove in 46 runs in his career.
What was Dave Giusti's career ERA?
Dave Giusti finished with a 3.60 career ERA, going 100-93 with 1,103 strikeouts.