A Look Back at the 10 Greatest Relievers in San Francisco Giants History

By Taylor Wirth

Apr 22, 2017

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#10 Randy Moffitt (1972-1981)

Randy Moffitt was one of three Giants relievers during the 70’s and early 80’s that made that bullpen so great.

The Moffitt family was very well known. Randy had a sister named Billie Jean, who now goes by Billie Jean King. She is a former world No. 1 tennis player, and a huge Giants fan today.

Moffitt was drafted by the Giants in the first round of the 1970 amateur draft. Alongside Gary Lavelle and Greg Minton, these three dominated the National League together for years.

Moffitt came up with the Giants in 1972, and spent 10 years here before finishing his career in Houston and Toronto. Moffitt was known for his great stuff, but was not as dominant as his fellow bullpen pitchers.

His numbers overall are pretty decent, but he had a tendency to fluctuate year-after-year. Moffitt would have a great season and an ERA in the 2.00’s and then rise up to a 3.50-3.80 ERA the following year.

As a middle reliever, Moffitt got the short end of the stick on numerous occasions, with a win/loss record that does not represent the type of pitcher he was.

Moffitt’s numbers with the Giants

Record: 35-46 ERA: 3.68 IP: 682.1