Greg Harris
Born: 11/2/1955 in Lynwood, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-05-20 | Final Game: 1995-09-29
Bats: B | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 165 lbs
Full name: Greg Allen Harris
Biography
Greg Harris, born in 1955, had a notable career as a professional baseball pitcher spanning from 1981 to 1995. He made his mark in Major League Baseball during an era defined by both traditional pitching styles and a gradual shift towards more specialized roles within bullpens. Over his 14 seasons in the majors, Harris compiled a record of 74-90, showcasing his durability and ability to contribute to his teams in various capacities. With a career earned run average (ERA) of 3.69, he demonstrated solid performance on the mound, striking out 1,141 batters and securing 54 saves throughout his career.
Harris was known for his versatility, often moving between starting and relief roles, which was a valuable asset during a time when teams began experimenting with their pitching rotations. His career spanned the transition from the late 20th century's emphasis on power hitting to an increasing appreciation for strategic pitching. Harris's contributions to the game were felt across multiple teams, and he left a lasting impression as a reliable pitcher who could navigate the complexities of different game situations. His legacy is one of resilience and adaptability in a changing baseball landscape.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 90 | 703 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 1467.0 | 1329 | 601 | 129 | 652 | 1141 | 3.69 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYN | NL | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 68.7 | 65 | 34 | 28 | 54 | 4.46 | -468.6 |
| 1982 | CIN | NL | 2 | 6 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 91.3 | 96 | 49 | 37 | 67 | 4.83 | -873.6 |
| 1983 | CIN | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 27.00 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | WSN | NL | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17.7 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2.04 | - |
| 1984 | SDP | NL | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36.7 | 28 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 2.70 | - |
| 1985 | TEX | AL | 5 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 113.0 | 74 | 31 | 43 | 111 | 2.47 | 3162.7 |
| 1986 | TEX | AL | 10 | 8 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 111.3 | 103 | 35 | 42 | 95 | 2.83 | 991.3 |
| 1987 | TEX | AL | 5 | 10 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140.7 | 157 | 76 | 56 | 106 | 4.86 | -49.0 |
| 1988 | PHI | NL | 4 | 6 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107.0 | 80 | 28 | 52 | 71 | 2.36 | -352.2 |
| 1989 | BOS | AL | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 2.57 | 465.9 |
| 1989 | PHI | NL | 2 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75.3 | 64 | 30 | 43 | 51 | 3.58 | -1336.0 |
| 1990 | BOS | AL | 13 | 9 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 184.3 | 186 | 82 | 77 | 117 | 4.00 | 262.1 |
| 1991 | BOS | AL | 11 | 12 | 53 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 173.0 | 157 | 74 | 69 | 127 | 3.85 | 1180.6 |
| 1992 | BOS | AL | 4 | 9 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 107.7 | 82 | 30 | 60 | 73 | 2.51 | -521.1 |
| 1993 | BOS | AL | 6 | 7 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 112.3 | 95 | 47 | 60 | 103 | 3.77 | 1024.5 |
| 1994 | BOS | AL | 3 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45.7 | 60 | 42 | 23 | 44 | 8.28 | -629.6 |
| 1994 | NYY | AL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5.40 | - |
| 1995 | WSN | NL | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.3 | 45 | 14 | 16 | 47 | 2.61 | - |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 705 | 68 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0.221 | 0.232 | 0.324 | 0.555 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYN | NL | 17 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.182 | 0.0 |
| 1982 | CIN | NL | 35 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | CIN | NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | WSN | NL | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | SDP | NL | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.375 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | TEX | AL | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | TEX | AL | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | TEX | AL | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1988 | PHI | NL | 66 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
| 1989 | BOS | AL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1989 | PHI | NL | 44 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | BOS | AL | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | BOS | AL | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | BOS | AL | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | BOS | AL | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | BOS | AL | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1994 | NYY | AL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | WSN | NL | 45 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
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
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ALCS | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | WS | SDN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | NLCS | SDN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9.39 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ALCS | BOS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
| 1984 | NLCS | SDN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 31.50 |
| 1984 | WS | SDN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 703 | 98 | 101 | 228 | 32 | 14 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | NYN | P | 16 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 1982 | CIN | P | 34 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | CIN | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | MON | P | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | SDN | P | 19 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | TEX | P | 58 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 1986 | TEX | P | 73 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 1987 | TEX | P | 42 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 1 |
| 1988 | PHI | P | 66 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | BOS | P | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | PHI | P | 44 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | BOS | P | 34 | 30 | 23 | 36 | 4 | 1 |
| 1991 | BOS | P | 53 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | BOS | P | 70 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | BOS | P | 80 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 1994 | BOS | P | 35 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | NYA | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | MON | P | 45 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 703 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MON | NL | $235,000 |
| 1995 | NYA | AL | $200,000 |
| 1994 | BOS | AL | $1,725,000 |
| 1993 | BOS | AL | $1,500,000 |
| 1992 | BOS | AL | $1,400,000 |
| 1991 | BOS | AL | $1,300,000 |
| 1990 | BOS | AL | $590,000 |
| 1989 | PHI | NL | $325,000 |
| 1987 | TEX | AL | $620,000 |
| 1986 | TEX | AL | $310,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $8,205,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | CA | 1975, 1976 |