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Rich Gossage

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1972–1994 BORN: COLORADO SPRINGS, USA
All-Star ×9 Hall of Fame
Career
124 W · 3.01 ERA · 1502 K
1809.1 IP · 1.23 WHIP · 1002 G
1994 Season
3-0 · 4.18 ERA
47.1 IP · 29 K · 1.25 WHIP
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Rich Gossage was a pitcher in MLB. Across 1002 career appearances, with a 3.01 ERA and 1502 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
1972 CWS 7 1 4.28 36 1 2 80.0 72 38 44 57 1.45
1973 CWS 0 4 7.43 20 4 0 49.2 57 41 37 33 1.89
1974 CWS 4 6 4.13 39 3 1 89.1 92 41 47 64 1.56
1975 CWS 9 8 1.84 62 0 26 141.2 99 29 70 130 1.19
1976 CWS 9 17 3.94 31 29 1 224.0 214 98 90 135 1.36
1977 PIT 11 9 1.62 72 0 26 133.0 78 24 49 151 0.95
1978 NYY 10 11 2.01 63 0 27 134.1 87 30 59 122 1.09
1979 NYY 5 3 2.62 36 0 18 58.1 48 17 19 41 1.15
1980 NYY 6 2 2.27 64 0 33 99.0 74 25 37 103 1.12
1981 NYY 3 2 0.77 32 0 20 46.2 22 4 14 48 0.77
1982 NYY 4 5 2.23 56 0 30 93.0 63 23 28 102 0.98
1983 NYY 13 5 2.27 57 0 22 87.1 82 22 25 90 1.23
1984 SD 10 6 2.90 62 0 25 102.1 75 33 36 84 1.08
1985 SD 5 3 1.82 50 0 26 79.0 64 16 17 52 1.03
1986 SD 5 7 4.45 45 0 21 64.2 69 32 20 63 1.38
1987 SD 5 4 3.12 40 0 11 52.0 47 18 19 44 1.27
1988 CHC 4 4 4.33 46 0 13 43.2 50 21 15 30 1.49
1989 NYY 1 0 3.77 11 0 1 14.1 14 6 3 6 1.19
1989 SF 2 1 2.68 31 0 4 43.2 32 13 27 24 1.35
1991 TEX 4 2 3.57 44 0 1 40.1 33 16 16 28 1.21
1992 OAK 0 2 2.84 30 0 0 38.0 32 12 19 26 1.34
1993 OAK 4 5 4.53 39 0 1 47.2 49 24 26 40 1.57
1994 SEA 3 0 4.18 36 0 1 47.1 44 22 15 29 1.25
Career Totals — 124 107 3.01 1002 37 310 1809.1 1497 605 732 1502 1.23
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1972 CWS 36 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .000 .000 .000 .000
1973 CWS 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 CWS 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 CWS 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 CWS 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 PIT 72 23 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 8 .217 .250 .261 .511
1978 NYY 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 NYY 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 NYY 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 NYY 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 NYY 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 NYY 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 SD 62 22 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .182 .217 .182 .399
1985 SD 50 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000 .154 .000 .154
1986 SD 45 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1987 SD 40 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1988 CHC 46 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1989 NYY 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 SF 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1991 TEX 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 OAK 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 OAK 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 SEA 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals — 1003 85 1 9 1 0 0 2 0 4 37 .106 .146 .118 .264
Awards & Achievements
  • Pitcher of the Month (1): 1979
  • Player of the Week (1): 1978
  • Reliever of the Year Award (1): 1978
  • TSN Fireman of the Year (2): 1975, 1978
All-Star Selections

1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1985$1,713,333
1986$1,046,761
1987$1,273,904
1988$1,331,532
1989$68,000
1992$300,000
1993$325,000

Career Total: $6,058,530 (7 seasons)

Average: $865,504

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.