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Gary Varsho
Gary Andrew Varsho

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Debut July 6, 1988
  vs. SFG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 1, 1995
Born June 20, 1961 in Marshfield, WI

Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1982. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1988 27 CHC NL  46   73    6   20   3  0   0    5   5  0   1   6  .274  .280  .315   68   23   0   1   0   0   0
 1989 28 CHC NL  61   87   10   16   4  2   0    6   3  0   4  13  .184  .220  .276   37   24   0   0   1   0   0
 1990 29 CHC NL  46   48   10   12   4  0   0    1   2  0   1   6  .250  .265  .333   59   16   0   0   1   0   1
 1991 30 PIT NL  99  187   23   51  11  2   4   23   9  2  19  34  .273  .344  .417  115   78   1   1   2   2   2
 1992 31 PIT NL 103  162   22   36   6  3   4   22   5  2  10  32  .222  .266  .370   80   60   0   1   1   0   2
 1993 32 CIN NL  77   95    8   22   6  0   2   11   1  0   9  19  .232  .302  .358   76   34   3   1   0   1   1
 1994 33 PIT NL  67   82   15   21   6  3   0    5   0  1   4  19  .256  .307  .402   83   33   2   0   1   2   1
 1995 34 PHI NL  72  103    7   26   1  1   0   11   2  0   7  17  .252  .310  .282   58   29   0   1   1   2   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      571  837  101  204  41 11  10   84  27  5  55 146  .244  .294  .355   78  297   6   5   7   7   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        237   29   58  12  3   3   24   8  1  16  41  .244  .294  .355   78   84   2   1   2   2   2
 Career High    103  187   23   51  11  3   4   23   9  2  19  34                          78   3   1   2   2   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1988 27 CHC NL   75   54    7   3.5    94| .274  .262| .280  .326| .315  .384| .595  .711|  68  .440  -3.2  -0.3 100%
 1989 28 CHC NL   91   71    6   2.3    97| .184  .263| .220  .331| .276  .391| .496  .723|  37  .258  -7.8  -0.8 100%
 1990 29 CHC NL   49   37    4   2.9   104| .250  .273| .265  .341| .333  .411| .598  .752|  59  .318  -2.8  -0.3 100%
 1991 30 PIT NL  210  142   29   5.5    93| .273  .257| .344  .324| .417  .384| .761  .708| 115  .621   3.9   0.4  81%
 1992 31 PIT NL  173  131   16   3.3    91| .222  .258| .266  .323| .370  .380| .636  .703|  80  .399  -5.2  -0.5  71%
 1993 32 CIN NL  109   78   11   3.8   104| .232  .272| .302  .337| .358  .415| .660  .752|  76  .407  -3.2  -0.3 100%
 1994 33 PIT NL   90   65   10   4.1   110| .256  .275| .307  .343| .402  .431| .709  .774|  83  .420  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1995 34 PHI NL  113   79   10   3.4   107| .252  .271| .310  .340| .282  .421| .592  .761|  58  .343  -6.4  -0.6 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       910  657   93   3.8    98| .244  .264| .294  .331| .355  .398| .649  .729|  78  .438 -27.3  -2.6  84%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1988 27 CHC NL OF 18 29 0 3 0 .906 .983 1.61 1.98 2.40 2.28 11 108.7 LF 10 17 0 1 0 .944 .983 1.70 1.75 2.36 2.13 6 64.7 RF 8 12 0 2 0 .857 .976 1.50 1.75 2.45 2.05 5 44.0 1989 28 CHC NL OF 21 25 1 2 0 .929 .981 1.24 1.96 1.92 2.32 11 122.0 LF 17 25 1 2 0 .929 .981 1.53 1.72 2.25 2.15 9 104.0 RF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.00 2.10 2 18.0 1990 29 CHC NL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.00 1.80 2.43 1 10.0 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.25 2.25 1 8.0 1991 30 PIT NL OF 54 84 2 1 1 .989 .983 1.59 1.88 2.19 2.28 44 354.0 RF 45 70 1 0 1 1.000 .981 1.58 1.65 2.20 2.06 36 291.0 LF 5 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.20 1.68 2.75 2.17 4 36.0 CF 5 4 1 1 0 .833 .980 1.00 2.12 1.67 2.60 4 27.0 1B 3 11 0 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 8.43 7.62 9.76 2 13.0 1992 31 PIT NL OF 44 62 1 1 0 .984 .983 1.43 1.96 2.25 2.34 27 251.7 RF 28 43 0 1 0 .977 .979 1.54 1.66 2.35 2.08 18 164.7 LF 14 18 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.36 1.65 2.06 2.16 9 83.0 CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.45 2.25 2.70 0 4.0 1993 32 CIN NL OF 22 27 1 0 1 1.000 .979 1.27 2.00 2.06 2.34 12 122.3 LF 13 12 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.00 1.69 1.82 2.11 6 64.3 RF 9 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1.67 1.78 2.33 2.17 6 58.0 1994 33 PIT NL OF 36 25 0 2 0 .926 .980 0.69 1.90 1.68 2.24 9 133.7 LF 18 20 0 1 0 .952 .980 1.11 1.44 2.05 1.91 8 87.7 RF 18 6 0 1 0 .857 .968 0.33 1.82 1.26 2.18 1 43.0 CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.10 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 1995 34 PHI NL OF 25 31 0 2 0 .939 .978 1.24 1.82 2.20 2.15 13 127.0 RF 16 26 0 1 0 .963 .977 1.62 1.76 2.27 2.08 11 103.0 LF 9 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 0.56 1.43 1.88 1.88 2 24.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1991 30 PIT NL 1B 3 11 0 0 0 1.000 .991 3.67 8.43 7.62 9.76 2 13.0 1994 33 PIT NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.10 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 1991 30 PIT NL CF 5 4 1 1 0 .833 .980 1.00 2.12 1.67 2.60 4 27.0 1992 31 PIT NL CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.45 2.25 2.70 0 4.0 1994 33 PIT NL CF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 3.0 1988 27 CHC NL LF 10 17 0 1 0 .944 .983 1.70 1.75 2.36 2.13 6 64.7 1989 28 CHC NL LF 17 25 1 2 0 .929 .981 1.53 1.72 2.25 2.15 9 104.0 1990 29 CHC NL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1991 30 PIT NL LF 5 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.20 1.68 2.75 2.17 4 36.0 1992 31 PIT NL LF 14 18 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.36 1.65 2.06 2.16 9 83.0 1993 32 CIN NL LF 13 12 1 0 1 1.000 .977 1.00 1.69 1.82 2.11 6 64.3 1994 33 PIT NL LF 18 20 0 1 0 .952 .980 1.11 1.44 2.05 1.91 8 87.7 1995 34 PHI NL LF 9 5 0 1 0 .833 .980 0.56 1.43 1.88 1.88 2 24.0 1988 27 CHC NL OF 18 29 0 3 0 .906 .983 1.61 1.98 2.40 2.28 11 108.7 1989 28 CHC NL OF 21 25 1 2 0 .929 .981 1.24 1.96 1.92 2.32 11 122.0 1990 29 CHC NL OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.00 1.80 2.43 1 10.0 1991 30 PIT NL OF 54 84 2 1 1 .989 .983 1.59 1.88 2.19 2.28 44 354.0 1992 31 PIT NL OF 44 62 1 1 0 .984 .983 1.43 1.96 2.25 2.34 27 251.7 1993 32 CIN NL OF 22 27 1 0 1 1.000 .979 1.27 2.00 2.06 2.34 12 122.3 1994 33 PIT NL OF 36 25 0 2 0 .926 .980 0.69 1.90 1.68 2.24 9 133.7 1995 34 PHI NL OF 25 31 0 2 0 .939 .978 1.24 1.82 2.20 2.15 13 127.0 1988 27 CHC NL RF 8 12 0 2 0 .857 .976 1.50 1.75 2.45 2.05 5 44.0 1989 28 CHC NL RF 4 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 1.00 2.10 2 18.0 1990 29 CHC NL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.25 2.25 1 8.0 1991 30 PIT NL RF 45 70 1 0 1 1.000 .981 1.58 1.65 2.20 2.06 36 291.0 1992 31 PIT NL RF 28 43 0 1 0 .977 .979 1.54 1.66 2.35 2.08 18 164.7 1993 32 CIN NL RF 9 15 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1.67 1.78 2.33 2.17 6 58.0 1994 33 PIT NL RF 18 6 0 1 0 .857 .968 0.33 1.82 1.26 2.18 1 43.0 1995 34 PHI NL RF 16 26 0 1 0 .963 .977 1.62 1.76 2.27 2.08 11 103.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 223 285 5 11 2 .963 .982 1.30 1.92 2.12 2.28 128 1229.3 88 9 129# RF* 129 176 1 5 1 .973 .979 1.37 1.71 2.18 2.09 80 729.7 LF* 88 108 3 5 1 .957 .981 1.26 1.62 2.15 2.09 44 465.7 CF* 9 5 1 1 0 .857 .984 0.67 2.26 1.59 2.62 4 34.0 1B* 4 11 0 0 0 1.000 .991 2.75 8.35 7.07 9.77 2 14.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 227 296 5 11 2 .965 .982 1.33 2.03 2.18 2.37 130 1243
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1991   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   2   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
 1992   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   1   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     0-2   3   3   0   2  0  0  0   0   0   1  .667  .667  .667   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1982.

March 29, 1991: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Steve Carter.

November 25, 1992: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 7, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 28, 1994: Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

March 29, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 14, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 20, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 4, 1995: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990Chicago Cubs$105,000
1991Pittsburgh Pirates$155,000
1992Pittsburgh Pirates$367,500
1993Cincinnati Reds$400,000
1994Pittsburgh Pirates$243,750
1995Philadelphia Phillies$150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,421,250

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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