What years did Greg Minton play?

Greg Minton played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1990.

Was Greg Minton a pitcher?

Yes. Greg Minton pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 479 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Greg Minton hit?

Greg Minton hit 1 career home runs with 15 hits.

What was Greg Minton's career batting average?

Greg Minton batted .146 over his career, with 15 hits in 103 at bats.

How many RBI did Greg Minton have?

Greg Minton drove in 6 runs in his career.

What was Greg Minton's career ERA?

Greg Minton finished with a 3.10 career ERA, going 59-65 with 479 strikeouts.

Greg Minton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1990)

Greg Minton was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1990 for the San Francisco Giants and the California Angels, a span of 16 seasons. Across 710 career appearances, he went 59-65 with a 3.10 ERA, 479 strikeouts, and 150 saves. Greg Minton was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4416.2.

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 59–65

ERA 3.10

WHIP 1.38

SO 479

Pitcher PIV 4416.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 7/29/1951 in Lubbock, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1975-09-07
Last Game: 1990-09-29
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Gregory Brian Minton

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Career Pitching Statistics

Greg Minton — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
59	65	710	7	0	0	150	1130.2	1,082	389	43	483	479	3.10	4416.2

Career ERA 3.10 vs. league average 3.84 across their career seasons — 19.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Greg Minton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1975	SFN	NL	1	1	4	2	0	17.0	19	13	11	6	6.88	3.71 (-85%)	-447.5
1976	SFN	NL	0	3	10	2	0	25.2	32	14	12	7	4.91	3.51 (-40%)	-59.3
1977	SFN	NL	1	1	2	2	0	14.0	14	7	4	5	4.50	4.00 (-13%)	392.3
1978	SFN	NL	0	1	11	0	0	15.2	22	14	8	6	8.04	3.69 (-118%)	-918.3
1979	SFN	NL	4	3	46	0	4	79.2	59	16	27	33	1.81	4.00 (+55%)	2037.0
1980	SFN	NL	4	6	68	0	19	91.1	81	25	34	42	2.46	3.84 (+36%)	2075.9
1981	SFN	NL	4	5	55	0	21	84.1	84	27	36	29	2.88	3.58 (+20%)	837.3
1982	SFN	NL	10	4	78	0	30	123.0	108	25	42	58	1.83	3.86 (+53%)	1538.0
1983	SFN	NL	7	11	73	0	22	106.2	117	42	47	38	3.54	3.87 (+8%)	-595.5
1984	SFN	NL	4	9	74	1	19	124.1	130	52	57	48	3.76	3.81 (+1%)	-583.7
1985	SFN	NL	5	4	68	0	4	96.2	98	38	54	37	3.54	3.89 (+9%)	-1227.9
1986	SFN	NL	4	4	48	0	5	68.2	63	30	34	34	3.93	3.97 (+1%)	-162.5
1987	SFN	NL	1	0	15	0	1	23.1	30	9	10	9	3.47	4.29 (+19%)	-195.2
1987	CAL	AL	5	4	41	0	10	76.0	71	26	29	35	3.08	4.29 (+28%)	916.8
1988	CAL	AL	4	5	44	0	7	79.0	67	25	34	46	2.85	3.73 (+24%)	1123.1
1989	CAL	AL	4	3	62	0	8	90.0	76	22	37	42	2.20	3.71 (+41%)	6.9
1990	CAL	AL	1	1	11	0	0	15.1	11	4	7	4	2.35	3.86 (+39%)	-321.4
Career · 17 seasons			59	65	710	7	150	1,130.2	1,082	389	483	479	3.10	—	4,416

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

Greg Minton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
712	103	10	15	3	0	1	6	0	8	40	.146	.212	.204	.416	0

Career AVG .146 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 43.8% below league average.

Career OBP .212 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 34.6% below league average.

Career SLG .204 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 47.2% below league average.

Career OPS .416 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 41.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Greg Minton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1975	SFN	NL	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	SFN	NL	11	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	SFN	NL	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	SFN	NL	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	SFN	NL	46	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	SFN	NL	68	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	SFN	NL	55	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SFN	NL	78	17	2	3	1	0	1	0	7	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	SFN	NL	73	11	4	6	1	1	3	2	2	.545	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SFN	NL	74	21	0	1	0	0	0	1	7	.048	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SFN	NL	68	8	1	0	0	0	1	1	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SFN	NL	48	5	2	2	1	0	0	2	3	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	SFN	NL	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	CAL	AL	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	CAL	AL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CAL	AL	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CAL	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			712	103	10	15	3	1	6	8	40	.146	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Greg Minton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	336	39	1	4	0	1	.103
Away	376	64	9	11	1	5	.172

Pitching — Home / Away

Greg Minton — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	335	543.0	496	166	205	242	2.75
Away	375	587.2	586	223	278	237	3.42

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Greg Minton — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1990-09-29	LAA	KCR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-26	LAA	TEX	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1990-09-15	LAA	SEA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-06	LAA	NYY	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	1
1990-09-01	LAA	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990-07-08	LAA	MIL	L	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	0
1990-07-06	LAA	MIL	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1990-04-17	LAA	OAK	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1990-04-14	LAA	MIN	—	3.0	3	0	0	2	2	0
1990-04-12	LAA	MIN	—	0.2	2	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Greg Minton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	710	7	95	261	13	17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Greg Minton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1975	SFN	P	4	2	2	4	0	1
1976	SFN	P	10	2	3	4	2	0
1977	SFN	P	2	2	2	4	0	0
1978	SFN	P	11	0	2	2	0	1
1979	SFN	P	46	0	3	23	1	2
1980	SFN	P	68	0	8	21	1	2
1981	SFN	P	55	0	11	25	0	1
1982	SFN	P	78	0	11	22	3	2
1983	SFN	P	73	0	5	18	1	0
1984	SFN	P	74	1	8	31	2	1
1985	SFN	P	68	0	7	27	1	1
1986	SFN	P	48	0	7	19	2	1
1987	SFN	P	15	0	2	4	0	1
1987	CAL	P	41	0	5	19	0	1
1988	CAL	P	44	0	11	15	0	3
1989	CAL	P	62	0	8	20	0	0
1990	CAL	P	11	0	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Greg Minton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	710

Awards & Honors

Greg Minton — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1982	Player of the Week	Week of 1982-07-09

Salary History

Greg Minton — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	CAL	AL	$850,000
1989	CAL	AL	$830,000
1988	CAL	AL	$500,000
1987	SFN	NL	$750,000
1986	SFN	NL	$765,000
1985	SFN	NL	$865,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,560,000

College History

Greg Minton — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
San Diego Mesa College	San Diego	CA	1970

Award Voting History

Greg Minton — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1982	Cy Young Award	NL	6th	4.0	120
1982	Most Valuable Player	NL	8th	44.0	336
1981	Most Valuable Player	NL	23th	4.0	336

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Greg Minton: the record in brief

According to the bio, Greg Minton debuted on September 7, 1975 and played a final game on September 29, 1990. Minton played for the San Francisco Giants (1975 to 1987) and the California Angels (1987 through 1990). Minton played primarily as a pitcher and switch-hit and threw right-handed. Born on July 29, 1951, in Lubbock, TX, USA, Minton was listed at 6 feet, 2 inches and 180 pounds. The given name on file is Gregory Brian Minton.

Minton went 59-65 with a 3.10 ERA in 710 games, 7 of them starts. Also on Minton's record: 479 strikeouts and 150 saves. That 3.10 ERA compares with a 3.84 league average across the same seasons, 19.4% better. The best win total was 10, in 1982. Minton saved 30 games in 1982, the season high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.81 in 1979, when the league's was 4.00. Minton's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 4,416.2.

Frequently Asked Questions about Greg Minton

What years did Greg Minton play?: Greg Minton played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1990.
Was Greg Minton a pitcher?: Yes. Greg Minton pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 479 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Greg Minton hit?: Greg Minton hit 1 career home runs with 15 hits.
What was Greg Minton's career batting average?: Greg Minton batted .146 over his career, with 15 hits in 103 at bats.
How many RBI did Greg Minton have?: Greg Minton drove in 6 runs in his career.
What was Greg Minton's career ERA?: Greg Minton finished with a 3.10 career ERA, going 59-65 with 479 strikeouts.