Garry Maddox was born on Thursday, September 1, 1949, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Maddox was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 25, 1972, with the San Francisco Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Garry Maddox baseball stats page.
"Two thirds of the Earth are covered by water. The other one third by Garry Maddox." - Sportswriter Ray Didinger in Baseball Digest (September 1978, 'Garry Maddox: The Man With The Golden Glove', Page 50-54)
Garry MaddoxGarry 'The Secretary of Defense' Maddox Autograph on a 1977 Topps Baseball Card (#520 | Checklist) |
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Garry MaddoxGarry Maddox Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Garry MaddoxGarry Maddox Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1972 | 23 | Giants | 125 | 458 | 62 | 122 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 58 | 14 | 3 | 97 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .266 | .293 | .432 |
1973 | 24 | Giants | 144 | 587 | 81 | 187 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 76 | 24 | 2 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | .319 | .350 | .460 |
1974 | 25 | Giants | 135 | 538 | 74 | 153 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 50 | 29 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .284 | .322 | .398 |
1975 | 26 | Giants | 17 | 52 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .135 | .237 | .212 |
1975 | 26 | Phillies | 99 | 374 | 50 | 109 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 36 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | .291 | .359 | .433 |
1976 | 27 | Phillies | 146 | 531 | 75 | 175 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 42 | 8 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | .330 | .377 | .456 |
1977 | 28 | Phillies | 139 | 571 | 85 | 167 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 74 | 24 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | .292 | .323 | .448 |
1978 | 29 | Phillies | 155 | 598 | 62 | 172 | 34 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 68 | 39 | 11 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .288 | .332 | .410 |
1979 | 30 | Phillies | 148 | 548 | 70 | 154 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 61 | 17 | 5 | 71 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | .281 | .304 | .425 |
1980 | 31 | Phillies | 143 | 549 | 59 | 142 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 73 | 18 | 5 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 11 | .259 | .278 | .386 |
1981 | 32 | Phillies | 94 | 323 | 37 | 85 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 17 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .263 | .295 | .337 |
1982 | 33 | Phillies | 119 | 412 | 39 | 117 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .284 | .303 | .417 |
1983 | 34 | Phillies | 97 | 324 | 27 | 89 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .275 | .312 | .367 |
1984 | 35 | Phillies | 77 | 241 | 29 | 68 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .282 | .316 | .390 |
1985 | 36 | Phillies | 105 | 218 | 22 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .239 | .281 | .339 |
1986 | 37 | Phillies | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .556 | .429 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 1,749 | 6,331 | 777 | 1,802 | 337 | 62 | 117 | 4 | 754 | 323 | 60 | 781 | 25 | 60 | 36 | 99 | .285 | .320 | .413 |
Garry MaddoxGarry Maddox Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1972 Giants | CF | 96 | 91 | 2,430 | 239 | 2.5 | 235 | 230 | 5 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.61 |
1972 Giants | LF | 20 | 19 | 489 | 35 | 1.8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 1.82 |
1972 Giants | RF | 6 | 6 | 162 | 17 | 2.8 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.83 |
1973 Giants | CF | 140 | 140 | 3,708 | 383 | 2.7 | 371 | 367 | 4 | 12 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.70 |
1974 Giants | CF | 131 | 127 | 3,372 | 355 | 2.7 | 350 | 347 | 3 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.80 |
1975 Giants | CF | 13 | 13 | 366 | 40 | 3.1 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.95 |
1975 Phillies | CF | 97 | 97 | 2,520 | 302 | 3.1 | 297 | 287 | 10 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 3.18 |
1976 Phillies | CF | 144 | 141 | 3,720 | 455 | 3.2 | 449 | 439 | 10 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 3.26 |
1977 Phillies | CF | 138 | 138 | 3,612 | 401 | 2.9 | 392 | 385 | 7 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.93 |
1978 Phillies | CF | 154 | 154 | 4,143 | 451 | 2.9 | 443 | 436 | 7 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.89 |
1979 Phillies | CF | 140 | 140 | 3,582 | 440 | 3.1 | 437 | 425 | 12 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 3.29 |
1980 Phillies | CF | 143 | 137 | 3,738 | 419 | 2.9 | 409 | 402 | 7 | 10 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.95 |
1981 Phillies | CF | 94 | 85 | 2,250 | 266 | 2.8 | 260 | 252 | 8 | 6 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 3.12 |
1982 Phillies | CF | 111 | 100 | 2,709 | 263 | 2.4 | 261 | 254 | 7 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 2.60 |
1982 Phillies | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1983 Phillies | CF | 95 | 80 | 2,208 | 227 | 2.4 | 222 | 220 | 2 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.71 |
1984 Phillies | CF | 69 | 53 | 1,488 | 162 | 2.3 | 162 | 159 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.94 |
1985 Phillies | CF | 94 | 44 | 1,476 | 152 | 1.6 | 149 | 146 | 3 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.73 |
1986 Phillies | CF | 3 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.64 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
CF Totals | 1,662 | 1,541 | 41,364 | 4,556 | 2.7 | 4,478 | 4,387 | 91 | 78 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.92 | |
LF Totals | 21 | 19 | 492 | 35 | 1.7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 1.81 | |
RF Totals | 6 | 6 | 162 | 17 | 2.8 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.83 | |
15 Years | 1,689 | 1,566 | 42,018 | 4,608 | 2.7 | 4,528 | 4,435 | 93 | 80 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.91 |
Garry MaddoxGarry Maddox Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1972 Giants | 13 | 6 | .684 | 2 | 3 | n/a | 38.2 | 4.7 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1973 Giants | 24 | 10 | .706 | 2 | 2 | n/a | 53.4 | 8.0 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1974 Giants | 21 | 9 | .700 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 67.3 | 8.4 | 10.8 | - | - | - |
1975 Giants | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 1 | n/a | 52.0 | 17.3 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
1975 Phillies | 24 | 3 | .889 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 93.5 | 6.9 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1976 Phillies | 29 | 12 | .707 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 88.5 | 9.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1977 Phillies | 22 | 6 | .786 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 40.8 | 9.8 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1978 Phillies | 33 | 7 | .825 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 54.4 | 6.7 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1979 Phillies | 26 | 13 | .667 | 7 | 1 | n/a | 42.2 | 7.7 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1980 Phillies | 25 | 5 | .833 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 49.9 | 10.6 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1981 Phillies | 9 | 4 | .692 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 64.6 | 7.7 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1982 Phillies | 7 | 5 | .583 | 10 | 2 | n/a | 51.5 | 12.9 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1983 Phillies | 7 | 6 | .538 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 81.0 | 10.5 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
1984 Phillies | 3 | 2 | .600 | 15 | 1 | n/a | 48.2 | 8.3 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
1985 Phillies | 4 | 2 | .667 | 28 | 3 | n/a | 54.5 | 8.4 | 9.5 | - | - | - |
1986 Phillies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 248 | 92 | .729 | 97 | 14 | n/a | 54.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
Garry MaddoxGarry Maddox Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1972 San Francisco Giants | 31 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1973 San Francisco Giants | 31 | $25,750.00 | - | - |
1974 San Francisco Giants | 31 | $46,000.00 | - | - |
1975 San Francisco Giants | 31 | $59,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Philadelphia Phillies | 29, 31 | " " | - | - |
1976 Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | $125,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | $325,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | $375,000.00 | - | Stats |
1981 Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | $633,500.00 | - | - |
1982 Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | $633,500.00 | - | - |
1983 Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | $820,333.00 | - | Stats |
1984 Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | $820,333.00 | - | - |
1985 Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | $820,333.00 | - | - |
1986 Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | $820,333.00 | - | - |
Garry Maddox Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Garry Maddox served during the Vietnam War? He is one of fifty-four former Major League baseball players who are also veterans of the Vietnam War. A complete list of those who served their country in the armed forces during the Vietnam War appears below:
Garry Maddox | The Secretary of Defense | 2006 Fleer | Baseball Almanac Collection
The eight consecutive Gold Glove Awards in the Outfield (1975 through 1982) easily illustrate just how great The Secretary of Defense was, but here are some other noteworthy opinions:
In The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (Page 760), historian Bill James said, "I've seen Garry Maddox do it all. In my estimation, he's the best defensive centerfield ever to play the game."
In Sports Illustrated (July 3, 1978), sportswriter Larry Keith said, "In an era when players who bat .260 and can catch a lazy fly ball act as if they are all-world, it is, to say the least, rare to find an athlete with a career .296 batting average and three Gold Gloves who is humble, kind, unfailingly courteous, God-fearing and a lot of other good things. Philadelphia's Garry Maddox, who after six major league seasons has ever so quietly became the best centerfield in baseball, is just such a man. The trouble is that hardly anyone known it, because Maddox labors in the shadows of more famous Phillies -- Greg Luzinski, Mike Schmidt, Steve Carlton, to name several -- and never says a word about this misfortune." Additional quotes in that same SI:
Tim McCarver said of Maddox, "Garry is a beautiful person and also the best centerfield I've ever seen. If I didn't believe that, I'd hedge. Remember, I played with Curt Flood, too. He was best at going back to the wall, but overall Garry is better."
Richie Hebner said of Maddox, "Not only do I think Garry's the best, but I've also had umpires tell me that he is, right in the middle of games."
Jim Kaat [who knew defense, winning sixteen Gold Gloves as a pitcher] said of Maddox, "Only Paul Blair comes close to Garry."
In Few and Chosen Phillies: Defining Phillies Greatness Across the Eras, Gary Matthews said, "I also was in the room a few years later, in 1975, when they told Maddox he was being traded to the Phillies for Willie Montanez. The word around the team was that Maddox was being traded because he wasn't very good defensively. What a joke! Maddox went to Philadelphia and won eight consecutive Gold Gloves from 1975 to 1982, as many as Barry Bonds, Paul Blair, and Dwight Evans and more than Curt Flood, Kirby Puckett and Bobby Bonds... Despite that, in my mind Maddox doesn't get enough credit for saving runs. When you talk about defense, one of the first players you think of is Ozzie Smith. He made the Hall of Fame for his defense. But Garry Maddox was every bit as good defensively as his position as Ozzie was at his."
Phillies Centennial Team Plaque | Philadelphia Phillies | Citizens Bank Ballpark
The Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame is a collection of plaques, mounted on a brick wall in the Ashburn Alley section of Citizens Bank Park. From 1978 to 2003, the Phillies inducted one figure from their franchise history and one notable person from the Philadelphia Athletics (A's) organization each year, with the exception of 1983, when the Phillies inducted their Centennial Team. Their Centennial Team commemorates the best players of the first 100 years in franchise history and Mcgraw made the team which includes: Richie Ashburn (OF), Bob Boone (C), Larry Bowa (SS), Steve Carlton (LHP), Del Ennis (OF), Dallas Green (MGR), Jim Konstanty (RHP), Garry Maddox (OF), Tug McGraw (LHP), Robin Roberts (RHP), Pete Rose (1B), Mike Schmidt (3B) and Manny Trillo (2B).