What years did Gary Lavelle play?

Gary Lavelle played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1987.

Was Gary Lavelle a pitcher?

Yes. Gary Lavelle pitched in the major leagues, recording 80 wins and 769 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Gary Lavelle hit?

Gary Lavelle hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

What was Gary Lavelle's career batting average?

Gary Lavelle batted .081 over his career, with 9 hits in 111 at bats.

How many RBI did Gary Lavelle have?

Gary Lavelle drove in 4 runs in his career.

What was Gary Lavelle's career ERA?

Gary Lavelle finished with a 2.93 career ERA, going 80-77 with 769 strikeouts.

Gary Lavelle

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1987)

Gary Lavelle was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1987 for the San Francisco Giants, the Toronto Blue Jays, and the Athletics, a span of 14 seasons. Across 745 career appearances, he went 80-77 with a 2.93 ERA, 769 strikeouts, and 136 saves. Gary Lavelle was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 18453.6.

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 September 10, 2026

W–L 80–77

ERA 2.93

WHIP 1.33

SO 769

Pitcher PIV 18453.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 1/3/1949 in Scranton, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-09-10
Last Game: 1987-10-03
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Gary Robert Lavelle

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Career Pitching Statistics

Gary Lavelle — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
80	77	745	3	0	0	136	1085.0	1,004	353	51	440	769	2.93	18453.6

Career ERA 2.93 vs. league average 3.83 across their career seasons — 23.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Gary Lavelle Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1974	SFN	NL	0	3	10	0	0	16.7	14	4	10	12	2.16	3.63 (+40%)	-37.9
1975	SFN	NL	6	3	65	0	8	82.3	80	27	48	51	2.95	3.71 (+20%)	63.8
1976	SFN	NL	10	6	65	0	12	110.3	102	33	52	71	2.69	3.51 (+23%)	-18.3
1977	SFN	NL	7	7	73	0	20	118.3	106	27	37	93	2.05	4.00 (+49%)	4408.7
1978	SFN	NL	13	10	67	0	14	97.7	96	36	44	63	3.32	3.69 (+10%)	1444.5
1979	SFN	NL	7	9	70	0	20	96.7	86	27	42	80	2.51	4.00 (+37%)	2186.4
1980	SFN	NL	6	8	62	0	9	100.0	106	38	36	66	3.42	3.84 (+11%)	2065.3
1981	SFN	NL	2	6	34	3	4	65.7	58	28	23	45	3.84	3.58 (-7%)	1027.9
1982	SFN	NL	10	7	68	0	8	104.7	97	31	29	76	2.67	3.86 (+31%)	2655.6
1983	SFN	NL	7	4	56	0	20	87.0	73	25	19	68	2.59	3.87 (+33%)	3160.8
1984	SFN	NL	5	4	77	0	12	101.0	92	31	42	71	2.76	3.81 (+28%)	1360.7
1985	TOR	AL	5	7	69	0	8	72.7	54	25	36	50	3.10	3.89 (+20%)	377.2
1987	TOR	AL	2	3	23	0	1	27.7	36	17	19	17	5.53	4.29 (-29%)	-241.1
1987	OAK	AL	0	0	6	0	0	4.3	4	4	3	6	8.31	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			80	77	745	3	136	1,085.0	1,004	353	440	769	2.93	—	18,454

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

Gary Lavelle — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
745	111	5	9	2	0	0	4	0	3	52	.081	.105	.099	.204	0

Career AVG .081 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 68.8% below league average.

Career OBP .105 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 67.6% below league average.

Career SLG .099 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 74.3% below league average.

Career OPS .204 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 71.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Gary Lavelle Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	SFN	NL	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	SFN	NL	65	9	0	1	0	0	1	4	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	SFN	NL	65	13	0	1	0	1	0	3	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	SFN	NL	73	14	0	0	0	0	0	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	SFN	NL	67	15	1	1	0	0	0	8	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	SFN	NL	70	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	SFN	NL	62	11	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	SFN	NL	34	11	1	3	1	1	1	3	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SFN	NL	68	13	1	2	1	2	0	4	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	SFN	NL	56	14	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SFN	NL	77	5	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	TOR	AL	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	TOR	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	OAK	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			745	111	5	9	2	4	3	52	.081	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Gary Lavelle — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1985	ALCS	TOR	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Gary Lavelle — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Gary Lavelle — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1985	ALCS	TOR	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Gary Lavelle — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	361	49	3	7	0	2	.143
Away	384	62	2	2	0	2	.032

Pitching — Home / Away

Gary Lavelle — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	361	551.1	516	166	199	395	2.71
Away	384	533.2	488	187	241	374	3.15

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Gary Lavelle — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1987-10-03	OAK	CHW	—	0.0	1	4	4	3	0
1987-09-26	OAK	CHW	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	1
1987-09-23	OAK	CLE	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1987-09-11	OAK	KCR	—	1.2	2	0	0	0	2
1987-09-09	OAK	TEX	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
1987-09-04	OAK	BAL	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	2
1987-08-23	TOR	LAA	—	0.2	2	0	0	1	0
1987-08-20	TOR	OAK	W	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
1987-08-19	TOR	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0
1987-08-13	TOR	CHW	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Gary Lavelle — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	745	3	48	181	14	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Gary Lavelle — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	SFN	P	10	0	0	2	1	0
1975	SFN	P	65	0	6	11	1	2
1976	SFN	P	65	0	5	11	4	0
1977	SFN	P	73	0	5	20	1	2
1978	SFN	P	67	0	2	19	2	1
1979	SFN	P	70	0	4	13	1	0
1980	SFN	P	62	0	3	16	0	0
1981	SFN	P	34	3	3	16	1	3
1982	SFN	P	68	0	8	26	2	0
1983	SFN	P	56	0	5	20	1	2
1984	SFN	P	77	0	1	13	0	0
1985	TOR	P	69	0	2	9	0	1
1987	TOR	P	23	0	4	5	0	0
1987	OAK	P	6	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Gary Lavelle Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	745

Salary History

Gary Lavelle — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1987	TOR	AL	$62,500
1986	TOR	AL	$533,333
1985	TOR	AL	$475,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,070,833

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Frequently Asked Questions about Gary Lavelle

What years did Gary Lavelle play?: Gary Lavelle played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1987.
Was Gary Lavelle a pitcher?: Yes. Gary Lavelle pitched in the major leagues, recording 80 wins and 769 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gary Lavelle hit?: Gary Lavelle hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.
What was Gary Lavelle's career batting average?: Gary Lavelle batted .081 over his career, with 9 hits in 111 at bats.
How many RBI did Gary Lavelle have?: Gary Lavelle drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Gary Lavelle's career ERA?: Gary Lavelle finished with a 2.93 career ERA, going 80-77 with 769 strikeouts.