Garry
Templeton
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 24, 1956 in Lockney, TX, USA
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1982 26 STL NL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 2 1 0 1 0 27.27 .667 .750 1.000 1.750 0.0
1 Years Sim 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 2 1 0 1 0 27.27 .667 .750 1.000 1.750 0.0
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1977 21 STL NL 159 591 89 195 30 14 10 86 12 16 24 44 .330 .356 .479 .835 85.5 16.9
1978 22 STL NL 147 538 53 134 22 14 3 50 2 1 18 50 .249 .276 .359 .635 48.7 6.5
1979 23 STL NL 79 296 19 52 7 5 2 21 0 1 8 31 .176 .199 .253 .453 9.0 0.0
1981 25 STL NL 72 174 28 43 6 3 2 14 0 0 4 22 .247 .264 .351 .615 13.9 0.5
1982 26 STL NL 31 24 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .167 .192 .167 .359 0.9 0.0
1983 27 LAD NL 132 409 40 117 32 7 0 29 0 0 19 56 .286 .321 .399 .719 48.7 12.7
1984 28 LAD NL 72 202 28 55 16 2 0 17 0 2 12 27 .272 .312 .371 .683 20.8 4.3
7 Years Sim 692 2234 261 600 113 45 17 219 14 20 86 234 .269 .297 .382 .679 227.6 40.9
162 Game Average 522 61 140 26 10 3 51 3 4 20 54 .269 .297 .382 .679 53.3  
Career Highs 159 591 89 195 32 14 10 86 12 16 24 56 .330 .356 .479 .835 85.5  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1977 21 STL NL SS 157 153 1345.7 178 607 35 107 .957 5.25   10.5
1978 22 STL NL SS 147 143 1235.7 178 482 38 77 .946 4.81   4.3
1979 23 STL NL SS 79 79 696.7 93 320 10 47 .976 5.34   5.3
1981 25 STL NL SS 55 43 371.0 62 180 9 33 .964 5.87   2.3
    3B 2 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1982 26 STL NL SS 10 1 33.3 4 23 0 2 1.000 7.29   0.3
    1B 1 0 3.7 6 0 0 2 1.000 14.75   0.0
1983 27 LAD NL SS 112 99 807.7 144 333 12 56 .975 5.32   8.6
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1984 28 LAD NL SS 66 57 480.7 86 170 6 36 .977 4.79   3.7
    RF 1 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 5.42   0.0
  SS 626 575 4970.6 745 2115 110 358 .963 5.18   34.9
  1B 1 0 3.7 6 0 0 2 1.000 14.75   0.0
  3B 2 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  RF 1 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 5.42   0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   631 575 4979.0 752 2116 110 360 .963 5.18   35.0
Career Highs   157 153 1345.7 178 607 38 107 1.000 8.03    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1977-5-.330
Hits
1977-7-195
Singles
1977-9-141
Triples
1977-1-14
1978-1-14
Caught Stealing
1977-9-16
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 18)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 104)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 44)
 
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  1. John Castino (961)
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  3. Liu Rodriguez (956)
  4. Kim Batiste (944)
  5. Pat Meares (938)
  6. Abraham Nunez (930)
  7. Rafael Bournigal (928)
  8. Pat Listach (927)
  9. Jack Wilson (926)
  10. Royce Clayton (924)
History
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Injured on 8/24/1978 with a Inflamed Medial Collateral Ligament, out for 2-3 weeks
Injured on 6/27/1979 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for full season
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/23/1983 to a 1-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Released by Los Angeles on 2/14/1985
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 3/1/1985 to a minor league contract
Injured on 5/6/1988 with a Strained Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 5/10/1989 with a Strained Achilles Tendon, out for one week