Pat Jarvis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1966-1973)

Pat Jarvis was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1973 for the Atlanta Braves and the Montreal Expos, a span of 8 seasons. Across 249 career appearances, he went 85-73 with a 3.58 ERA and 755 strikeouts. He also batted .121 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4686.9.

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 85–73
ERA 3.58
WHIP 1.21
SO 755
Pitcher PIV 4686.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 180 lb
Born
3/18/1941 in Carlyle, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1966-08-04
Last Game
1973-09-23

Full name: Robert Patrick Jarvis

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Career Pitching Statistics

Pat Jarvis — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
85 73 249 169 42 8 3 1284.0 1,180 511 106 380 755 3.58 4686.9

Career ERA 3.58 vs. league average 3.49 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Pat Jarvis Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1966 ATL NL 6 2 10 9 3 1 0 62.1 46 16 12 41 2.31 3.52 (+34%) 2284.2
1967 ATL NL 15 10 32 30 7 1 0 194.0 195 79 62 118 3.66 3.30 (-11%) -217.6
1968 ATL NL 16 12 34 34 14 1 0 256.0 202 74 50 157 2.60 2.98 (+13%) 3047.9
1969 ATL NL 13 11 37 33 4 1 0 217.1 204 107 73 123 4.43 3.61 (-23%) -1525.2
1970 ATL NL 16 16 36 34 11 1 0 254.0 240 102 72 173 3.61 3.89 (+7%) 4573.6
1971 ATL NL 6 14 35 23 3 3 1 162.1 162 74 51 68 4.10 3.47 (-18%) -1720.3
1972 ATL NL 11 7 37 6 0 0 2 98.2 94 45 44 56 4.10 3.26 (-26%) -641.4
1973 MON NL 2 1 28 0 0 0 0 39.1 37 14 16 19 3.20 3.75 (+14%) -1114.3
Career · 8 seasons 85 73 249 169 42 8 3 1,284.0 1,180 511 380 755 3.58 — 4,687

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

Pat Jarvis — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
249 405 20 49 6 0 0 20 0 15 163 .121 .152 .136 .288 -2,530

Career AVG .121 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 51.2% below league average.

Career OBP .152 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 51.7% below league average.

Career SLG .136 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 62.9% below league average.

Career OPS .288 vs. league average .681 across their career seasons — 57.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Pat Jarvis — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1966 ATL NL 10 22 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 .000 — — — — 0.0
1967 ATL NL 32 71 2 6 0 0 0 4 0 3 32 .085 .242 (-65%) .306 (-60%) .357 (-76%) .663 (-69%) -716.6
1968 ATL NL 34 85 4 12 2 0 0 5 0 4 36 .141 .236 (-40%) .298 (-40%) .340 (-52%) .638 (-46%) -557.3
1969 ATL NL 37 71 3 8 0 0 0 4 0 2 28 .113 .248 (-55%) .320 (-58%) .369 (-69%) .689 (-64%) -706.2
1970 ATL NL 36 82 6 15 2 0 0 2 0 2 28 .183 .253 (-28%) .325 (-38%) .385 (-46%) .711 (-42%) -549.6
1971 ATL NL 35 47 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 12 .106 — — — — 0.0
1972 ATL NL 37 24 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 10 .125 — — — — 0.0
1973 MON NL 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 249 405 20 49 6 0 0 20 0 15 163 .121 — — — — -2,530

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

Pat Jarvis — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Pat Jarvis — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1969 NLCS ATL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Pat Jarvis — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 4.1 10 6 0 6 12.46

Playoff Pitching by Year

Pat Jarvis — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1969 NLCS ATL 0 1 1 1 0 4.1 10 6 0 6 12.46

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Pat Jarvis — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1302111424013.114
Away11919462507.129

Pitching — Home / Away

Pat Jarvis — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home130700.16222621954023.37
Away119583.25582491863533.84

Last 10 Games — Batting

Pat Jarvis — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1973-09-23 WSNPITL 000000000
1973-09-01 WSNPHIW 100000001
1973-08-30 WSNPHIL 000000000
1973-08-24 WSNSDPL 000000000
1973-08-20 WSNSFGL 000000000
1973-08-13 WSNLADL 000000000
1973-08-10 WSNSDPL 000000000
1973-08-03 WSNCHCL 000000000
1973-07-29 WSNNYNW 000000000
1973-07-28 WSNNYNL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Pat Jarvis — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1973-09-23 WSNPIT — 1.0100000
1973-09-01 WSNPHI — 2.1333012
1973-08-30 WSNPHI — 0.1000000
1973-08-24 WSNSDP — 1.0000110
1973-08-20 WSNSFG — 0.2100000
1973-08-13 WSNLAD L 2.0322011
1973-08-10 WSNSDP — 2.0300020
1973-08-03 WSNCHC — 0.2000010
1973-07-29 WSNNYN — 1.1100100
1973-07-28 WSNNYN — 2.0220010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Pat Jarvis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 249 169 103 180 11 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Pat Jarvis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1966 ATL P 10 9 1 7 0 0
1967 ATL P 32 30 11 24 4 1
1968 ATL P 34 34 18 29 2 2
1969 ATL P 37 33 19 31 0 1
1970 ATL P 36 34 29 38 1 0
1971 ATL P 35 23 16 27 1 1
1972 ATL P 37 6 5 19 1 1
1973 MON P 28 0 4 5 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Pat Jarvis — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 249

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Pat Jarvis (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dicta Johnson
    76-62, 3.57 ERA
  2. 94
    Pascual Perez
    67-68, 3.44 ERA
  3. 90
    Atlee Hammaker
    59-67, 3.66 ERA
  4. 88
    Craig Swan
    59-72, 3.74 ERA
  5. 87
    Wally Bunker
    60-52, 3.51 ERA
  6. 86
    Jim McGlothlin
    67-77, 3.61 ERA

Pat Jarvis: the record in brief

August 4, 1966 and September 23, 1973 bracket Pat Jarvis's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Jarvis's seasons break down as the Atlanta Braves (1966 through 1972) and the Montreal Expos (1973). Jarvis played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 18, 1941, in Carlyle, IL, USA and a listed size of 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds. Jarvis's full given name, per the bio, is Robert Patrick Jarvis.

The pitching table credits Jarvis with a 85-73 record and a 3.58 ERA in 249 games. The totals include 755 strikeouts, 42 complete games, and 8 shutouts. Jarvis's 3.58 ERA was close to the 3.49 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 16, in 1968. 1970 produced Jarvis's most strikeouts, 173. In 1968, one of the busiest seasons, Jarvis posted a 2.60 ERA; the league figure that year was 2.98.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pat Jarvis

What years did Pat Jarvis play?
Pat Jarvis played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1973.
Was Pat Jarvis a pitcher?
Yes. Pat Jarvis pitched in the major leagues, recording 85 wins and 755 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Pat Jarvis hit?
Pat Jarvis hit 0 career home runs with 49 hits.
What teams did Pat Jarvis play for?
Pat Jarvis played for 2 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1966–1972) and the Montreal Expos (1973).
What were Pat Jarvis's career stats?
In 249 games, Pat Jarvis went 85-73 with a 3.58 ERA, 755 strikeouts, 1,284.0 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 49 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Pat Jarvis play?
Pat Jarvis played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Pat Jarvis and how much did he weigh?
Pat Jarvis was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Pat Jarvis's career ERA?
Pat Jarvis finished with a 3.58 career ERA, going 85-73 with 755 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Pat Jarvis have?
Pat Jarvis recorded 755 career strikeouts.
Is Pat Jarvis in the Hall of Fame?
No. Pat Jarvis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.