Joe Garagiola was a catcher in MLB history. Across 676 career games, with a .257 batting average and 42 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | STL | 74 | 211 | 21 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 25 | .237 | .312 | .308 | .620 |
| 1947 | STL | 77 | 183 | 20 | 47 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 40 | 14 | .257 | .398 | .415 | .814 |
| 1948 | STL | 24 | 56 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 9 | .107 | .275 | .232 | .508 |
| 1949 | STL | 81 | 241 | 25 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 31 | 19 | .261 | .348 | .357 | .705 |
| 1950 | STL | 34 | 88 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 7 | .318 | .388 | .477 | .865 |
| 1951 | PIT | 72 | 212 | 24 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 4 | 32 | 20 | .255 | .358 | .439 | .796 |
| 1951 | STL | 27 | 72 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .194 | .284 | .375 | .659 |
| 1952 | PIT | 118 | 344 | 35 | 94 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 50 | 24 | .273 | .369 | .410 | .779 |
| 1953 | CHC | 74 | 228 | 21 | 62 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 23 | .272 | .336 | .360 | .696 |
| 1953 | PIT | 27 | 73 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 11 | .233 | .341 | .384 | .725 |
| 1954 | CHC | 63 | 153 | 16 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 12 | .281 | .403 | .412 | .815 |
| 1954 | NY1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .308 | .455 | .762 |
| Career Totals | — | 676 | 1872 | 198 | 481 | 82 | 16 | 42 | 255 | 5 | 267 | 173 | .257 | .354 | .385 | .739 |