Gary Varsho was born on Tuesday, June 20, 1961, in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Varsho was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 6, 1988, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Gary Varsho baseball stats page.
"Actually the greatest day I ever had as a player was stepping up in Game 6 in the 1991 playoffs. We were ahead three games to two, ninth inning, and I faced Pena. We were down, 1-0. Steve Avery had thrown eight shutout innings. I lined a single to left field. Merced bunted me. Jay Bell hit a fly ball to right field. And Andy comes up, and I'm at second thinking, 'If he goes deep here, we win. We go to the World Series.' He pulled some balls foul. Everybody held their breath. Andy ended up striking out, but it was pretty thrilling." - Gary Varsho in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Paul Meyer, 07/03/2006, 'Q&A: Gary Varsho', Source)
Gary VarshoGary Varsho Autograph on a 1992 Leaf Baseball Card (#388) |
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Gary VarshoGary Varsho 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 |
Gary VarshoGary Varsho 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 |
1988 | 27 | Cubs | 46 | 73 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .280 | .315 |
1989 | 28 | Cubs | 61 | 87 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .220 | .276 |
1990 | 29 | Cubs | 46 | 48 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .265 | .333 |
1991 | 30 | Pirates | 99 | 187 | 23 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .273 | .344 | .417 |
1992 | 31 | Pirates | 103 | 162 | 22 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .266 | .370 |
1993 | 32 | Reds | 77 | 95 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .232 | .302 | .358 |
1994 | 33 | Pirates | 67 | 82 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .256 | .307 | .402 |
1995 | 34 | Phillies | 72 | 103 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .252 | .310 | .282 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
8 Years | 571 | 837 | 101 | 204 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 84 | 55 | 7 | 146 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | .244 | .294 | .355 |
Gary VarshoGary Varsho Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1988 Cubs | LF | 10 | 6 | 192 | 18 | 1.8 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.39 |
1988 Cubs | RF | 8 | 5 | 132 | 14 | 1.8 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 2.45 |
1989 Cubs | LF | 17 | 9 | 312 | 28 | 1.6 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.25 |
1989 Cubs | RF | 4 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.00 |
1990 Cubs | LF | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1990 Cubs | RF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1991 Pirates | 1B | 3 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 3.7 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.62 |
1991 Pirates | CF | 5 | 4 | 81 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.67 |
1991 Pirates | LF | 5 | 4 | 108 | 11 | 2.2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.75 |
1991 Pirates | RF | 45 | 36 | 873 | 71 | 1.6 | 71 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.20 |
1992 Pirates | CF | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1992 Pirates | LF | 14 | 9 | 249 | 19 | 1.4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.06 |
1992 Pirates | RF | 28 | 18 | 492 | 44 | 1.6 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.36 |
1993 Reds | LF | 13 | 6 | 192 | 13 | 1.0 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.83 |
1993 Reds | RF | 9 | 6 | 174 | 15 | 1.7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.33 |
1994 Pirates | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1994 Pirates | CF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1994 Pirates | LF | 18 | 8 | 261 | 21 | 1.2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.07 |
1994 Pirates | RF | 18 | 1 | 129 | 7 | 0.4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.26 |
1995 Phillies | LF | 9 | 2 | 72 | 6 | 0.7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.88 |
1995 Phillies | RF | 16 | 11 | 309 | 27 | 1.7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.27 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 129 | 80 | 2,187 | 182 | 1.4 | 177 | 176 | 1 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.19 | |
LF Totals | 88 | 44 | 1,392 | 116 | 1.3 | 111 | 108 | 3 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.15 | |
CF Totals | 9 | 4 | 102 | 7 | 0.8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.59 | |
1B Totals | 4 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.07 | |
8 Years | 230 | 130 | 3,723 | 316 | 1.4 | 305 | 300 | 5 | 11 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.21 |
Gary VarshoGary Varsho 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 |
1988 Cubs | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.2 | 14.6 | - | - | - |
1989 Cubs | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 42 | 4 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.7 | 14.5 | - | - | - |
1990 Cubs | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.0 | 48.0 | - | - | - |
1991 Pirates | 9 | 2 | .818 | 43 | 3 | n/a | 46.8 | 5.5 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1992 Pirates | 5 | 2 | .714 | 62 | 9 | n/a | 40.5 | 5.1 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1993 Reds | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 58 | 0 | n/a | 47.5 | 5.0 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
1994 Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 33 | 5 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.3 | 16.4 | - | - | - |
1995 Phillies | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 53 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.1 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
8 Years | 27 | 5 | .844 | 365 | 24 | n/a | 83.7 | 5.7 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
Gary VarshoGary Varsho Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1988 Chicago Cubs | 24 | $62,500.00 | - | - |
1989 Chicago Cubs | 24 | $68,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Chicago Cubs | 24 | $105,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | $155,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | $367,500.00 | - | - |
1993 Cincinnati Reds | 42 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
1994 Pittsburgh Pirates | 22 | $243,750.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Philadelphia Phillies | 5 | $150,000.00 | - | - |
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