What years did Dave Goltz play?

Dave Goltz played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1983.

Was Dave Goltz a pitcher?

Yes. Dave Goltz pitched in the major leagues, recording 113 wins and 1105 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dave Goltz hit?

Dave Goltz hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

What was Dave Goltz's career batting average?

Dave Goltz batted .106 over his career, with 10 hits in 94 at bats.

How many RBI did Dave Goltz have?

Dave Goltz drove in 7 runs in his career.

What was Dave Goltz's career ERA?

Dave Goltz finished with a 3.69 career ERA, going 113-109 with 1,105 strikeouts.

Dave Goltz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1983)

Dave Goltz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1983 for the Minnesota Twins, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the California Angels, a span of 12 seasons. Across 353 career appearances, he went 113-109 with a 3.69 ERA and 1,105 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 13366.4.

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 12, 2026

W–L 113–109

ERA 3.69

WHIP 1.35

SO 1,105

Pitcher PIV 13366.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 200 lb
Born: 6/23/1949 in Pelican Rapids, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1972-07-18
Last Game: 1983-06-22

Full name: David Allan Goltz

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dave Goltz — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
113	109	353	264	83	13	8	2039.2	2,104	836	149	646	1,105	3.69	13366.4

Career ERA 3.69 vs. league average 3.74 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Dave Goltz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1972	MIN	AL	3	3	15	11	2	0	1	91.0	75	27	26	38	2.67	3.26 (+18%)	298.3
1973	MIN	AL	6	4	32	10	1	0	1	106.1	138	62	32	65	5.25	3.75 (-40%)	268.5
1974	MIN	AL	10	10	28	24	5	1	1	174.1	192	63	45	89	3.25	3.63 (+10%)	592.9
1975	MIN	AL	14	14	32	32	15	1	0	243.0	235	99	72	128	3.67	3.71 (+1%)	1602.2
1976	MIN	AL	14	14	36	35	13	4	0	249.1	239	93	91	133	3.36	3.51 (+4%)	415.5
1977	MIN	AL	20	11	39	39	19	2	0	303.0	284	113	91	186	3.36	4.00 (+16%)	4672.3
1978	MIN	AL	15	10	29	29	13	2	0	220.1	209	61	67	116	2.49	3.69 (+32%)	3001.0
1979	MIN	AL	14	13	36	35	12	1	0	250.2	282	116	69	132	4.16	4.00 (-4%)	2269.0
1980	LAN	NL	7	11	35	27	2	2	1	171.1	198	82	59	91	4.31	3.84 (-12%)	922.9
1981	LAN	NL	2	7	26	8	0	0	1	77.0	83	35	25	48	4.09	3.58 (-14%)	1135.5
1982	LAN	NL	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	3.2	6	2	0	3	4.91	—	0.0
1982	CAL	AL	8	5	28	7	1	0	3	86.0	82	39	32	49	4.08	3.86 (-6%)	1159.8
1983	CAL	AL	0	6	15	6	0	0	0	63.2	81	44	37	27	6.22	3.87 (-61%)	-2971.6
Career · 13 seasons			113	109	353	264	83	13	8	2,039.2	2,104	836	646	1,105	3.69	—	13,366

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 Goltz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
356	94	1	10	0	0	0	7	0	10	49	.106	.200	.106	.306	-340

Career AVG .106 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 58.9% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 38.3% below league average.

Career SLG .106 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 72.0% below league average.

Career OPS .306 vs. league average .704 across their career seasons — 56.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dave Goltz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1972	MIN	AL	15	29	0	3	1	2	17	.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	MIN	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	MIN	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	MIN	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	MIN	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	MIN	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	MIN	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	MIN	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	LAN	NL	35	47	1	6	4	7	23	.128	—	—	—	—	-339.6
1981	LAN	NL	26	17	0	1	2	1	9	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	LAN	NL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CAL	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CAL	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			356	94	1	10	7	10	49	.106	—	—	—	—	-340

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Dave Goltz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1982	ALCS	CAL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1981	WS	LAN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dave Goltz — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	7.0	8	5	3	4	6.43

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dave Goltz — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1982	ALCS	CAL	0	0	1	0	0	3.2	4	3	2	2	7.36
1981	WS	LAN	0	0	2	0	0	3.1	4	2	1	2	5.40

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dave Goltz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	177	37	1	3	0	1	.081
Away	178	57	0	7	0	6	.123

Pitching — Home / Away

Dave Goltz — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	175	1042.1	1000	387	322	628	3.34
Away	177	994.1	1096	447	324	475	4.05

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dave Goltz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1983-06-22	LAA	TEX	—	3.2	5	3	1	1	1	1
1983-06-19	LAA	TOR	L	6.1	7	5	5	3	3	2
1983-06-11	LAA	TOR	L	7.1	7	3	3	4	4	0
1983-06-06	LAA	MIL	L	5.0	11	6	6	3	2	0
1983-06-01	LAA	NYY	L	6.1	4	3	3	3	2	2
1983-05-21	LAA	CLE	—	2.1	4	4	4	2	0	0
1983-05-15	LAA	MIN	L	0.1	4	1	1	0	0	0
1983-05-09	LAA	BOS	—	6.0	6	1	1	4	3	1
1983-05-04	LAA	BAL	—	1.2	2	2	2	2	1	0
1983-05-01	LAA	BOS	—	5.2	9	7	7	4	2	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dave Goltz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	353	264	152	287	21	26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dave Goltz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1972	MIN	P	15	11	8	14	1	0
1973	MIN	P	32	10	7	17	1	4
1974	MIN	P	28	24	14	27	2	3
1975	MIN	P	32	32	20	38	3	4
1976	MIN	P	36	35	18	35	3	3
1977	MIN	P	39	39	20	41	5	4
1978	MIN	P	29	29	24	28	2	2
1979	MIN	P	36	35	16	34	2	3
1980	LAN	P	35	27	11	24	1	1
1981	LAN	P	26	8	6	14	0	1
1982	LAN	P	2	1	0	2	0	0
1982	CAL	P	28	7	4	5	0	0
1983	CAL	P	15	6	4	8	1	1

Career Games by Position

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Dave Goltz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	353
Designated Hitter	1

Salary History

Dave Goltz — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1985	LAN	NL	$500,000
Total Career Earnings			$500,000

Award Voting History

Dave Goltz — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1977	Cy Young Award	AL	6th	19.0	140	1

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Dave Goltz: the record in brief

According to the bio, Dave Goltz debuted on July 18, 1972 and played a final game on June 22, 1983. The season rows list, in order, the Minnesota Twins (1972 through 1979), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1980 through 1982), and the California Angels (1982 through 1983). Goltz played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on June 23, 1949, in Pelican Rapids, MN, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 4 inches and 200 pounds. Goltz's full given name, per the bio, is David Allan Goltz.

Goltz's career pitching line is 113 wins, 109 losses and a 3.69 ERA over 353 appearances. Also on Goltz's record: 1,105 strikeouts, 83 complete games, and 13 shutouts. Goltz's 3.69 ERA was close to the 3.74 league figure for those seasons. 1977 brought Goltz a season-high 20 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.49 in 1978, when the league's was 3.69.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Goltz

What years did Dave Goltz play?: Dave Goltz played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1983.
Was Dave Goltz a pitcher?: Yes. Dave Goltz pitched in the major leagues, recording 113 wins and 1105 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Goltz hit?: Dave Goltz hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.
What was Dave Goltz's career batting average?: Dave Goltz batted .106 over his career, with 10 hits in 94 at bats.
How many RBI did Dave Goltz have?: Dave Goltz drove in 7 runs in his career.
What was Dave Goltz's career ERA?: Dave Goltz finished with a 3.69 career ERA, going 113-109 with 1,105 strikeouts.