What years did Gary Waslewski play?

Gary Waslewski played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1972.

Was Gary Waslewski a pitcher?

Yes. Gary Waslewski pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 229 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Gary Waslewski hit?

Gary Waslewski hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What were Gary Waslewski's career stats?

In 152 games, Gary Waslewski went 11-26 with a 3.44 ERA, 229 strikeouts, 410.1 innings pitched, and 5 saves.

What position did Gary Waslewski play?

Gary Waslewski played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Gary Waslewski and how much did he weigh?

Gary Waslewski was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Gary Waslewski's career ERA?

Gary Waslewski finished with a 3.44 career ERA, going 11-26 with 229 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Gary Waslewski have?

Gary Waslewski recorded 229 career strikeouts.

Is Gary Waslewski in the Hall of Fame?

No. Gary Waslewski has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Gary Waslewski

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1972)

Gary Waslewski was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1972 for 5 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 6 seasons. Across 152 career appearances, he went 11-26 with a 3.44 ERA and 229 strikeouts.

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 15, 2026

W–L 11–26

ERA 3.44

WHIP 1.38

SO 229

Pitcher PIV -5562.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 190 lb
Born: 7/21/1941 in Meriden, CT, USA
MLB Debut: 1967-06-11
Last Game: 1972-09-28

Full name: Gary Lee Waslewski

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Career Pitching Statistics

Gary Waslewski — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	26	152	42	5	1	5	410.1	368	157	32	197	229	3.44	-5562.7

Career ERA 3.44 vs. league average 3.44 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Gary Waslewski Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1967	BOS	AL	2	2	12	8	0	0	0	42.0	34	15	20	20	3.21	3.30 (+3%)	-747.4
1968	BOS	AL	4	7	34	11	2	0	2	105.1	108	43	40	59	3.67	2.98 (-23%)	-1853.1
1969	SLN	NL	0	2	12	0	0	0	1	20.2	19	9	8	16	3.92	3.61 (-8%)	-279.5
1969	MON	NL	3	7	30	14	3	1	1	109.1	102	40	63	63	3.29	3.61 (+9%)	-781.7
1970	MON	NL	0	2	6	4	0	0	0	24.2	23	14	15	19	5.11	3.89 (-31%)	-380.7
1970	NYA	AL	2	2	26	5	0	0	0	55.0	42	19	27	27	3.11	3.89 (+20%)	-559.7
1971	NYA	AL	0	1	24	0	0	0	1	35.2	28	13	16	17	3.28	3.47 (+5%)	-167.7
1972	OAK	AL	0	3	8	0	0	0	0	17.2	12	4	8	8	2.04	3.26 (+38%)	-793.0
Career · 8 seasons			11	26	152	42	5	1	5	410.1	368	157	197	229	3.44	—	-5,563

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 Waslewski — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
157	88	1	4	1	0	0	3	0	3	50	.045	.077	.057	.134	0

Career AVG .045 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 81.5% below league average.

Career OBP .077 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 75.5% below league average.

Career SLG .057 vs. league average .363 across their career seasons — 84.3% below league average.

Career OPS .134 vs. league average .677 across their career seasons — 80.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Gary Waslewski — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1967	BOS	AL	12	11	0	1	0	0	0	7	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	BOS	AL	39	26	1	1	0	0	1	12	.038	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	SLN	NL	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	MON	NL	30	30	0	1	1	2	1	14	.033	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	MON	NL	6	6	0	0	0	0	1	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	NYA	AL	26	10	0	1	0	1	0	9	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	NYA	AL	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	OAK	AL	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			157	88	1	4	1	3	3	50	.045	—	—	—	—	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 Waslewski — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Gary Waslewski — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1967	WS	BOS	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Gary Waslewski — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	1	0	8.1	4	2	2	7	2.16

Playoff Pitching by Year

Gary Waslewski — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1967	WS	BOS	0	0	2	1	0	8.1	4	2	2	7	2.16

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Gary Waslewski — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	67	40	0	1	0	1	.025
Away	90	48	1	3	0	2	.062

Pitching — Home / Away

Gary Waslewski — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	65	178.1	172	74	89	97	3.73
Away	87	232.0	196	83	108	132	3.22

Last 10 Games — Batting

Gary Waslewski — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1972-09-28	OAK	MIN	W	0	0
1972-09-19	OAK	CHW	L	0	0
1972-08-23	OAK	DET	L	0	0
1972-08-19	OAK	CLE	L	1	0
1972-08-10	OAK	CHW	W	0	0
1972-08-08	OAK	KCR	L	1	1
1972-08-05	OAK	MIN	L	0	0
1972-07-21	OAK	BOS	L	1	0
1971-07-06	NYY	DET	L	0	0
1971-07-04	NYY	BOS	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Gary Waslewski — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1972-09-28	OAK	MIN	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0
1972-09-19	OAK	CHW	L	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1972-08-23	OAK	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1972-08-19	OAK	CLE	L	2.1	2	3	3	2	2	2
1972-08-10	OAK	CHW	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972-08-08	OAK	KCR	—	3.1	0	0	0	4	1	0
1972-08-05	OAK	MIN	—	3.0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1972-07-21	OAK	BOS	L	4.2	3	1	0	1	3	0
1971-07-06	NYY	DET	—	2.1	2	2	2	0	2	0
1971-07-04	NYY	BOS	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Gary Waslewski — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	152	42	38	78	2	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Gary Waslewski — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1967	BOS	P	12	8	5	7	0	1
1968	BOS	P	34	11	9	23	0	2
1969	SLN	P	12	0	1	6	0	0
1969	MON	P	30	14	9	18	1	3
1970	MON	P	6	4	2	5	0	1
1970	NYA	P	26	5	7	10	1	0
1971	NYA	P	24	0	3	5	0	0
1972	OAK	P	8	0	2	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Gary Waslewski — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	152

College History

Gary Waslewski — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Connecticut	Storrs	CT	1960

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Gary Waslewski: the record in brief

Between the debut on June 11, 1967 and the final game on September 28, 1972, Gary Waslewski built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Boston Red Sox (1967 through 1968), the St. Louis Cardinals (1969), the Montreal Expos (1969 to 1970), the New York Yankees (1970 to 1971), and the Oakland Athletics (1972). Waslewski, born on July 21, 1941, in Meriden, CT, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Waslewski's listed size is 6-foot-4 and 190 pounds. The given name on file is Gary Lee Waslewski.

Waslewski pitched in 152 games, starting 42, and finished with a 11-26 record and 3.44 ERA. The totals include 229 strikeouts. Waslewski's 3.44 ERA was close to the 3.44 league figure for those seasons. 1969 produced Waslewski's most strikeouts, 63. In 1969, one of the busiest seasons, Waslewski posted a 3.29 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.61.

Waslewski made 2 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 2.16 ERA. Those appearances came in 1967.

Frequently Asked Questions about Gary Waslewski

What years did Gary Waslewski play?: Gary Waslewski played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1972.
Was Gary Waslewski a pitcher?: Yes. Gary Waslewski pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 229 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Gary Waslewski hit?: Gary Waslewski hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What teams did Gary Waslewski play for?: Gary Waslewski played for 5 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1967–1968), the St. Louis Cardinals (1969), the Montreal Expos (1969–1970), the New York Yankees (1970–1971), and the Oakland Athletics (1972).
What were Gary Waslewski's career stats?: In 152 games, Gary Waslewski went 11-26 with a 3.44 ERA, 229 strikeouts, 410.1 innings pitched, and 5 saves.
What position did Gary Waslewski play?: Gary Waslewski played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Gary Waslewski and how much did he weigh?: Gary Waslewski was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Gary Waslewski's career ERA?: Gary Waslewski finished with a 3.44 career ERA, going 11-26 with 229 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Gary Waslewski have?: Gary Waslewski recorded 229 career strikeouts.
Is Gary Waslewski in the Hall of Fame?: No. Gary Waslewski has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.