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Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.

Debut September 3, 1988

Born November 18, 1968 in Tampa, FL

Nephew of Dwight Gooden

Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 1986. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 19 MIL AL  24   80   12   19   1  0   4   12   3  1   7   7  .238  .295  .400   93   32   1   1   0   0   5
 1989 20 MIL AL  95  368   34   91  18  0   5   32  10  6  27  33  .247  .303  .337   82  124   3   3   0   4   4
 1990 21 MIL AL 125  487   67  143  30  1  10   67  25 10  44  41  .294  .350  .421  116  205   4   9   1   3  11
 1991 22 MIL AL  50  175   25   34  12  2   2   22   5  5  19  15  .194  .277  .320   67   56   1   5   1   3   3
 1992 23 SDP NL 146  557   87  184  34  3  33  100   5  6  48  40  .330  .385  .580  170  323   0   7   5   6  19 SS,MVP-3,AS
 1993 24 TOT NL 140  494   67  145  20  5  20   73  17  5  47  64  .294  .361  .476  120  235   0   7   6   9  11 AS
         SDP NL  68  258   34   76  12  2  10   36   5  1  18  30  .295  .344  .473  115  122   0   3   0   3   9
         FLA NL  72  236   33   69   8  3  10   37  12  4  29  34  .292  .378  .479  125  113   0   4   6   6   2
 1994 25 FLA NL  87  322   61   89  16  1  27   78  12  6  51  50  .276  .380  .584  145  188   0   5  11   6  10
 1995 26 FLA NL  63  213   46   69   8  0  16   46  19  4  55  45  .324  .467  .587  176  125   0   2   8   4   3
 1996 27 FLA NL 161  519  118  163  33  1  42  120  16  9 142  66  .314  .465  .624  189  324   0   6  19  10  16 SS,MVP-6,AS
 1997 28 FLA NL 135  444   86  111  22  1  21   71  11  7 121  79  .250  .424  .446  134  198   0   2  11  15   7
 1998 29 TOT NL 130  437   73  132  27  2  22   85  22  7  95  46  .302  .428  .524  155  229   0   9  12   8   7 AS
         FLA NL  40  136   21   37  11  1   6   28   4  2  26  16  .272  .392  .500  139   68   0   2   1   2   3
         LAD NL  90  301   52   95  16  1  16   57  18  5  69  30  .316  .444  .535  162  161   0   7  11   6   4
 1999 30 LAD NL 152  549  103  165  20  0  34  101  11  5 101  64  .301  .407  .523  139  287   0   9   4   4  10 AS
 2000 31 LAD NL 141  501  105  163  24  3  43  109   4  6 101  71  .325  .438  .643  176  322   0   6   7   4  13 MVP-9,AS
 2001 32 LAD NL 143  515   98  160  28  2  36  100  10  4  94  67  .311  .417  .583  164  300   0   5  13   4  12
 2002 33 ATL NL 135  492   82  151  26  0  25   84  12  2  72  53  .307  .404  .512  138  252   0   4   2  11  16 MVP-17
 2003 34 ATL NL 155  576  126  190  37  2  39  132  18  4  86  55  .330  .419  .604  162  348   0   8   6   8  16 SS,MVP-3,AS
 2004 35 NYY AL 154  573  117  166  30  1  36  121   5  6  92  83  .290  .393  .534  141  306   0   8   7  11  16 SS,MVP-2,AS
 2005 36 NYY AL 154  584  104  170  27  0  34  123  10  2  78  76  .291  .379  .512  137  299   0   5   7   8  11 SS,MVP-8,AS
 2006 37 NYY AL  39  151   22   45   5  0   6   25   5  1  13  16  .298  .355  .450  107   68   0   1   2   1   6
 2007 38 DET AL 133  494  107  131  20  1  25   75  22  5  84  71  .265  .378  .462  120  228   0   6   2   9  10
 2008 39 DET AL  85  312   37   73  13  0  13   42   7  1  43  67  .234  .331  .401   93  125   0   1   1   3  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 21 Seasons         8843      2594     25     1618    102    1109  .293  .395  .517  141        9 109 125 131 221
               2447      1577      451    493      249   1420                            4574
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        585  104  172  30  2  33  107  16  7  94  73  .293  .395  .517  141  303   1   7   8   9  15
 Career High    161  584  126  190  37  5  43  132  25 10 142  83  .330  .467  .643  189  348   4   9  19  15  19
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1988 19 MIL AL   89   69    8   3.1    95| .238  .260| .295  .326| .400  .392| .695  .718|  93  .344  -1.1  -0.1  75%
 1989 20 MIL AL  405  293   39   3.6    92| .247  .260| .303  .324| .337  .382| .640  .707|  82  .411  -8.7  -0.9  62%
 1990 21 MIL AL  547  378   73   5.2    94| .294  .258| .350  .326| .421  .386| .771  .712| 116  .574  12.0   1.2  71%
 1991 22 MIL AL  203  155   16   2.8    95| .194  .258| .277  .326| .320  .391| .597  .717|  67  .289  -7.3  -0.7  50%
 1992 23 SDP NL  618  405  118   7.9    93| .330  .260| .385  .326| .580  .383| .965  .709| 170  .765  50.3   5.1  45%
 1993 24 TOT NL  557  372   87   6.3   106| .294  .274| .361  .340| .476  .418| .837  .758| 120  .634  13.9   1.4  77%
         SDP NL  282  195   41   5.6   105| .295  .273| .344  .339| .473  .416| .817  .755| 115  .588   4.9   0.5  83%
         FLA NL  275  177   46   7.0   107| .292  .276| .378  .341| .479  .420| .857  .761| 125  .678   9.0   0.9  75%
 1994 25 FLA NL  384  254   71   7.5   111| .276  .277| .380  .344| .584  .433| .964  .777| 145  .683  22.3   2.1  66%
 1995 26 FLA NL  274  153   66  11.6   108| .324  .272| .467  .341| .587  .423|1.054  .764| 176  .831  27.4   2.6  82%
 1996 27 FLA NL  677  387  159  11.0   104| .314  .266| .465  .335| .624  .417|1.089  .752| 189  .818  77.7   7.3  64%
 1997 28 FLA NL  582  349   95   7.3   104| .250  .264| .424  .335| .446  .415| .870  .750| 134  .677  31.1   2.9  61%
 1998 29 TOT NL  549  328  108   8.8   103| .302  .263| .428  .332| .524  .414| .952  .746| 155  .749  42.5   4.0  75%
         FLA NL  166  106   28   7.1   102| .272  .262| .392  .331| .500  .413| .892  .744| 139  .666   9.3   0.9  66%
         LAD NL  383  222   80   9.7   103| .316  .263| .444  .333| .535  .415| .979  .747| 162  .779  33.2   3.1  78%
 1999 30 LAD NL  663  408  124   8.1   111| .301  .270| .407  .344| .523  .434| .930  .778| 139  .686  37.1   3.4  68%
 2000 31 LAD NL  612  363  143  10.5   111| .325  .266| .438  .342| .643  .434|1.081  .777| 176  .777  62.2   5.6  40%
 2001 32 LAD NL  618  376  129   9.2   104| .311  .259| .417  .329| .583  .424|1.000  .753| 164  .750  53.2   4.9  71%
 2002 33 ATL NL  579  363  105   7.8   109| .307  .268| .404  .342| .512  .427| .916  .769| 138  .706  30.1   2.9  85%
 2003 34 ATL NL  678  414  150   9.7   110| .330  .270| .419  .342| .604  .433|1.023  .775| 162  .775  56.2   5.3  81%
 2004 35 NYY AL  684  437  122   7.5   108| .290  .268| .393  .336| .534  .430| .927  .766| 141  .661  38.4   3.5  45%
 2005 36 NYY AL  675  432  118   7.3   103| .291  .266| .379  .328| .512  .422| .891  .750| 137  .674  32.9   3.1  83%
 2006 37 NYY AL  166  114   23   5.4   112| .298  .277| .355  .341| .450  .440| .805  .781| 107  .514   1.3   0.1  83%
 2007 38 DET AL  593  384   94   6.5   108| .265  .272| .378  .340| .462  .426| .840  .765| 120  .615  16.7   1.6  81%
 2008 39 DET AL  359  256   40   4.2   106| .234  .269| .331  .338| .401  .421| .732  .759|  93  .424  -3.1  -0.3  87%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 21 Seasons   10512  6690 1888   7.6   105| .293  .266| .395  .336| .517  .418| .912  .753| 141  .692 585.1  55.0  70%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 19 MIL AL SS 24 39 48 3 9 .967 .971 3.62 4.14 3.71 4.69 23 211.3 1989 20 MIL AL SS 70 85 194 12 40 .959 .971 3.99 4.11 4.21 4.79 70 596.0 3B 21 15 44 4 4 .937 .942 2.81 2.34 3.00 2.73 21 177.0 DH 4 1990 21 MIL AL 3B 125 98 254 25 16 .934 .944 2.82 2.32 2.96 2.75 125 1069.0 1991 22 MIL AL 3B 43 29 65 8 7 .922 .955 2.19 2.33 2.29 2.79 43 369.0 DH 5 1992 23 SDP NL 3B 144 99 299 16 25 .961 .952 2.76 2.29 2.87 2.67 144 1247.7 AS 1993 24 TOT NL 3B 133 79 225 34 15 .899 .945 2.29 2.31 2.42 2.70 133 1129.7 AS SDP NL 3B 67 41 102 15 11 .905 .945 2.13 2.31 2.28 2.70 67 564.7 FLA NL 3B 66 38 123 19 4 .894 .945 2.44 2.31 2.56 2.70 66 565.0 1994 25 FLA NL RF 87 154 7 5 2 .970 .975 1.85 1.82 1.95 2.18 86 743.7 1995 26 FLA NL OF 61 109 5 7 1 .942 .979 1.87 1.82 1.93 2.15 61 530.3 RF 59 108 5 5 1 .958 .978 1.92 1.76 1.99 2.08 58 510.3 LF 3 2 0 2 0 .500 .952 0.67 1.43 0.90 1.89 3 20.0 1996 27 FLA NL RF 161 238 7 6 0 .976 .974 1.52 1.71 1.64 2.07 160 1342.0 AS 1997 28 FLA NL RF 132 230 14 5 1 .980 .977 1.85 1.64 1.97 2.04 132 1115.3 DH 1 1998 29 TOT NL OF 126 218 9 2 4 .991 .980 1.80 1.78 1.86 2.17 126 1098.7 AS TOT NL RF 126 216 9 2 4 .991 .976 1.79 1.66 1.84 2.08 126 1098.7 AS FLA NL RF 37 68 3 1 2 .986 .977 1.92 1.66 1.98 2.08 37 322.7 LAD NL RF 89 148 6 1 2 .994 .976 1.73 1.66 1.79 2.08 89 776.0 1999 30 LAD NL LF 145 235 7 7 1 .972 .977 1.67 1.48 1.78 2.00 145 1222.3 AS DH 3 AS 2000 31 LAD NL LF 139 203 5 10 0 .954 .976 1.50 1.41 1.65 1.91 139 1133.0 AS DH 2 AS 2001 32 LAD NL LF 141 195 17 6 0 .972 .979 1.50 1.48 1.60 1.91 141 1195.0 OF 141 195 17 6 0 .972 .982 1.50 1.86 1.59 2.20 141 1202.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 1.29 2.06 0 7.0 DH 2 2002 33 ATL NL RF 127 232 7 4 0 .984 .983 1.88 1.67 1.95 2.07 127 1102.0 DH 4 2003 34 ATL NL RF 153 283 7 4 2 .986 .982 1.90 1.72 2.03 2.09 153 1288.3 AS 2004 35 NYY AL RF 136 270 11 5 3 .983 .983 2.07 1.92 2.15 2.22 136 1178.7 AS DH 18 AS 3B 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 AS 2005 36 NYY AL RF 131 239 5 3 0 .988 .982 1.86 1.83 2.00 2.12 130 1099.3 AS DH 23 AS 2006 37 NYY AL RF 21 39 1 1 0 .976 .983 1.90 1.85 2.18 2.20 20 165.0 1B 9 56 3 1 4 .983 .993 6.56 7.99 9.32 9.51 9 57.0 DH 9 2007 38 DET AL DH 119 OF 12 25 1 0 0 1.000 .989 2.17 2.00 2.21 2.30 12 106.0 RF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 1.77 2.34 2.09 5 50.0 LF 7 12 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 1.71 2.09 2.11 7 56.0 2008 39 DET AL DH 77 LF 6 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 2.17 1.68 2.49 2.07 6 47.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2006 37 NYY AL 1B 9 56 3 1 4 .983 .993 6.56 7.99 9.32 9.51 9 57.0 1989 20 MIL AL 3B 21 15 44 4 4 .937 .942 2.81 2.34 3.00 2.73 21 177.0 1990 21 MIL AL 3B 125 98 254 25 16 .934 .944 2.82 2.32 2.96 2.75 125 1069.0 1991 22 MIL AL 3B 43 29 65 8 7 .922 .955 2.19 2.33 2.29 2.79 43 369.0 1992 23 SDP NL 3B 144 99 299 16 25 .961 .952 2.76 2.29 2.87 2.67 144 1247.7 1993 24 TOT NL 3B 133 79 225 34 15 .899 .945 2.29 2.31 2.42 2.70 133 1129.7 SDP NL 3B 67 41 102 15 11 .905 .945 2.13 2.31 2.28 2.70 67 564.7 FLA NL 3B 66 38 123 19 4 .894 .945 2.44 2.31 2.56 2.70 66 565.0 2004 35 NYY AL 3B 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 2.35 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 1989 20 MIL AL DH 4 1991 22 MIL AL DH 5 1997 28 FLA NL DH 1 1999 30 LAD NL DH 3 2000 31 LAD NL DH 2 2001 32 LAD NL DH 2 2002 33 ATL NL DH 4 2004 35 NYY AL DH 18 2005 36 NYY AL DH 23 2006 37 NYY AL DH 9 2007 38 DET AL DH 119 2008 39 DET AL DH 77 1995 26 FLA NL LF 3 2 0 2 0 .500 .952 0.67 1.43 0.90 1.89 3 20.0 1999 30 LAD NL LF 145 235 7 7 1 .972 .977 1.67 1.48 1.78 2.00 145 1222.3 2000 31 LAD NL LF 139 203 5 10 0 .954 .976 1.50 1.41 1.65 1.91 139 1133.0 2001 32 LAD NL LF 141 195 17 6 0 .972 .979 1.50 1.48 1.60 1.91 141 1195.0 2007 38 DET AL LF 7 12 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 1.71 2.09 2.11 7 56.0 2008 39 DET AL LF 6 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 2.17 1.68 2.49 2.07 6 47.0 1994 25 FLA NL OF 87 154 7 5 3 .970 .980 1.85 1.90 1.95 2.24 86 743.7 1995 26 FLA NL OF 61 109 5 7 1 .942 .979 1.87 1.82 1.93 2.15 61 530.3 1996 27 FLA NL OF 161 238 6 6 0 .976 .978 1.52 1.80 1.64 2.13 160 1342.0 1997 28 FLA NL OF 132 228 14 5 1 .980 .980 1.83 1.77 1.95 2.13 132 1115.3 1998 29 TOT NL OF 126 218 9 2 4 .991 .980 1.80 1.78 1.86 2.17 126 1098.7 FLA NL OF 37 68 3 1 2 .986 .981 1.92 1.78 1.98 2.17 37 322.7 LAD NL OF 89 150 6 1 2 .994 .980 1.75 1.78 1.81 2.17 89 776.0 1999 30 LAD NL OF 145 235 7 7 1 .972 .981 1.67 1.86 1.78 2.26 145 1222.3 2000 31 LAD NL OF 139 203 5 10 0 .954 .981 1.50 1.86 1.65 2.25 139 1133.0 2001 32 LAD NL OF 141 195 17 6 0 .972 .982 1.50 1.86 1.59 2.20 141 1202.0 2002 33 ATL NL OF 127 232 7 4 0 .984 .983 1.88 1.84 1.95 2.19 127 1104.0 2003 34 ATL NL OF 154 283 7 4 2 .986 .984 1.88 1.85 2.03 2.17 154 1288.3 2004 35 NYY AL OF 136 271 11 5 3 .983 .985 2.07 2.05 2.15 2.30 136 1178.7 2005 36 NYY AL OF 131 239 5 3 0 .988 .986 1.86 2.05 2.00 2.30 130 1099.3 2006 37 NYY AL OF 21 39 1 1 0 .976 .985 1.90 1.99 2.18 2.30 20 165.0 2007 38 DET AL OF 12 25 1 0 0 1.000 .989 2.17 2.00 2.21 2.30 12 106.0 1994 25 FLA NL RF 87 154 7 5 2 .970 .975 1.85 1.82 1.95 2.18 86 743.7 1995 26 FLA NL RF 59 108 5 5 1 .958 .978 1.92 1.76 1.99 2.08 58 510.3 1996 27 FLA NL RF 161 238 7 6 0 .976 .974 1.52 1.71 1.64 2.07 160 1342.0 1997 28 FLA NL RF 132 230 14 5 1 .980 .977 1.85 1.64 1.97 2.04 132 1115.3 1998 29 TOT NL RF 126 216 9 2 4 .991 .976 1.79 1.66 1.84 2.08 126 1098.7 FLA NL RF 37 68 3 1 2 .986 .977 1.92 1.66 1.98 2.08 37 322.7 LAD NL RF 89 148 6 1 2 .994 .976 1.73 1.66 1.79 2.08 89 776.0 2001 32 LAD NL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.75 1.29 2.06 0 7.0 2002 33 ATL NL RF 127 232 7 4 0 .984 .983 1.88 1.67 1.95 2.07 127 1102.0 2003 34 ATL NL RF 153 283 7 4 2 .986 .982 1.90 1.72 2.03 2.09 153 1288.3 2004 35 NYY AL RF 136 270 11 5 3 .983 .983 2.07 1.92 2.15 2.22 136 1178.7 2005 36 NYY AL RF 131 239 5 3 0 .988 .982 1.86 1.83 2.00 2.12 130 1099.3 2006 37 NYY AL RF 21 39 1 1 0 .976 .983 1.90 1.85 2.18 2.20 20 165.0 2007 38 DET AL RF 7 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 1.86 1.77 2.34 2.09 5 50.0 1988 19 MIL AL SS 24 39 48 3 9 .967 .971 3.62 4.14 3.71 4.69 23 211.3 1989 20 MIL AL SS 70 85 194 12 40 .959 .971 3.99 4.11 4.21 4.79 70 596.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*1573 2669 102 65 15 .977 .982 1.76 1.87 1.87 2.21 1569 13328.7 441 0 1142# RF*1142 2023 73 40 13 .981 .979 1.84 1.75 1.94 2.11 1133 9700.3 3B* 468 320 887 88 67 .932 .948 2.58 2.31 2.72 2.71 466 3994.3 LF* 441 660 30 25 1 .965 .978 1.56 1.46 1.69 1.94 441 3673.3 DH 267 Games not counted in Overall Total below SS* 94 124 242 15 49 .961 .971 3.89 4.12 4.08 4.76 93 807.3 1B* 9 56 3 1 4 .983 .993 6.56 7.99 9.32 9.51 9 57.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 2144 3169 1234 169 135 .963 .972 2.05 2.09 2.18 2.46 2137 18187
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1997   NLDS  FLA SFG     W   3   9   3   5  1  0  1   1   5   0  .556  .714 1.000   1  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  FLA ATL     W   6  17   6   4  0  0  1   1   7   3  .235  .458  .412   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    FLA CLE     W   7  24   4   7  1  0  1   5   8   5  .292  .485  .458   0  0   0   0   1 
 2002   NLDS  ATL SFG     L   5  16   3   1  0  0  1   1   7   3  .063  .348  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
 2003   NLDS  ATL CHC     L   4  14   0   2  0  0  0   1   2   0  .143  .294  .143   0  0   0   0   1 
 2004   ALDS  NYY MIN     W   4  18   2   4  1  0  1   2   3   1  .222  .333  .444   0  1   0   0   0 
        ALCS  NYY BOS     L   7  30   7  10  3  0  1   5   6   8  .333  .444  .533   0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   ALDS  NYY LAA     L   5  21   1   6  0  0  0   2   1   2  .286  .318  .286   0  0             
 2006   ALDS  NYY DET     L   3  12   1   1  0  0  0   1   0   4  .083  .083  .083   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  6 Lg Div Series       2-4  24  90  10  19  2  0  3   8  18  10  .211  .349  .333   1  1   0   0   1 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1  13  47  13  14  3  0  2   6  13  11  .298  .450  .489   0  0   0   0   0 
  9 Postseason Series   4-5  44 161  27  40  6  0  6  19  39  26  .248  .401  .398   1  1   0   0   2 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1992   SDP NL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1993   FLA NL   *   3   1   2  0  0  1   2   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting 3B 
 1996   FLA NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1998   LAD NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1999   LAD NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 2000   LAD NL       1   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 2003   ATL NL   *   1   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 2004   NYY AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 2005   NYY AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 9/9      2  12   3   2  0  0  1   2   2   0   0  0   0   0   0  .167  .286  .417 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1992 *
1993 (3B)
1996 *
1998 *
1999 *
2000 *
2003 (RF)
2004 *
2005 *

Awards
1992-ML-Major League Player of the Year

Silver Sluggers
1992-NL--3B
1996-NL--OF
2003-NL--OF
2004-AL--OF
2005-AL--OF
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1992-NL-3-0.61
1996-NL-6-0.29
2000-NL-9-0.16
2002-NL-17-0.01
2003-NL-3-0.55
2004-AL-2-0.65
2005-AL-8-0.21
Car-54-2.48 shares

Batting Average
1992 NL-.330-1
1996 NL-.314-10
2000 NL-.325-9
2003 NL-.330-5

On-base %
1992 NL-.385-6
1996 NL-.465-1
1997 NL-.424-5
1998 NL-.428-5
1999 NL-.407-9
2000 NL-.438-3
2001 NL-.417-8
2002 NL-.404-10
2003 NL-.419-6
2004 AL-.393-8
Act-.395-12
Car-.395-76

Slugging %
1992 NL-.580-2
1994 NL-.584-9
1996 NL-.624-2
2000 NL-.643-4
2003 NL-.604-6
Act-.517-24
Car-.517-64

OPS
1992 NL-.965-2
1994 NL-.964-8
1996 NL-1.090-1
2000 NL-1.081-3
2001 NL-1.000-9
2003 NL-1.023-5
2004 AL-.927-7
Act-.912-18
Car-.912-53

Games
1996 NL-161-3
Act-2447-5
Car-2447-61

At Bats
Act-8843-5
Car-8843-72

Plate Appearances (approx.)
2004 AL-684-10
Act-10512-4
Car-10512-46

Runs
1992 NL-87-9
1996 NL-118-5
2003 NL-126-4
2004 AL-117-3
2007 AL-107-9
Act-1577-4
Car-1577-48

Hits
1992 NL-184-5
2003 NL-190-7
Act-2594-4
Car-2594-74

Total Bases
1992 NL-323-1
1996 NL-324-9
2003 NL-348-3
Act-4574-4
Car-4574-35

Doubles
Act-451-11
Car-451-80

Home Runs
1992 NL-33-3
1994 NL-27-7
1996 NL-42-2
2000 NL-43-6
2003 NL-39-7
2004 AL-36-6
2005 AL-34-8
Act-493-8
Car-493-25

RBI
1992 NL-100-5
1994 NL-78-10
1996 NL-120-6
2003 NL-132-2
2004 AL-121-5
2005 AL-123-5
Act-1618-6
Car-1618-28

Bases on Balls
1996 NL-142-2
1997 NL-121-3
1998 NL-95-6
1999 NL-101-6
2000 NL-101-6
2001 NL-94-8
2004 AL-92-2
2005 AL-78-8
2007 AL-84-10
Act-1420-4
Car-1420-22

Stolen Bases
Act-249-20

Singles
Act-1625-5

Adjusted OPS+
1992 NL-170-2
1994 NL-145-9
1996 NL-189-1
1998 NL-155-10
2000 NL-176-2
2001 NL-164-4
2003 NL-162-4
2004 AL-141-7
2005 AL-137-10
Act-141-12
Car-141-66

Runs Created
1992 NL-118-3
1996 NL-159-2
2000 NL-143-8
2003 NL-150-4
2004 AL-122-7
2005 AL-118-7
Act-1888-4
Car-1888-22

Adjusted Batting Runs
1992 NL-50-2
1996 NL-78-1
1999 NL-37-9
2000 NL-62-3
2001 NL-53-7
2003 NL-56-4
2004 AL-38-6
2005 AL-33-10
Act-585-4
Car-585-22

Batting Wins
1992 NL-5.1-2
1996 NL-7.3-1
1999 NL-3.4-9
2000 NL-5.6-3
2001 NL-4.9-7
2003 NL-5.3-4
2004 AL-3.5-6
2005 AL-3.1-10
Act-55.0-4
Car-55.0-27

Extra-Base Hits
1992 NL-70-3
1996 NL-76-8
2003 NL-78-5
Act-969-9
Car-969-36

Times on Base
1996 NL-315-2
1999 NL-270-10
2003 NL-284-4
2004 AL-269-2
2005 AL-256-8
Act-4145-3
Car-4145-32

Offensive Win%
1992 NL-.765-3
1996 NL-.818-2
1998 NL-.749-7
2000 NL-.777-3
2001 NL-.750-8
2003 NL-.775-4
Act-.692-11
Car-.692-84

Hit By Pitch
1993 NL-9-6
1996 NL-10-9
1997 NL-15-7
2002 NL-11-9
Act-131-7
Car-131-34

Sac. Flies
1990 AL-9-5
1992 NL-7-8
1998 NL-9-4
1999 NL-9-3
2003 NL-8-5
2004 AL-8-4
Act-109-2
Car-109-13

Intentional Walks
1994 NL-11-10
1996 NL-19-4
1997 NL-11-8
1998 NL-12-7
Act-125-15
Car-125-70

Grounded into Double Plays
1992 NL-19-2
Act-221-6
Car-221-50

Caught Stealing
Act-102-9

Power/Speed Number
1994 NL-16.6-9
1998 NL-22.0-8
2003 NL-24.6-2
2007 AL-23.4-4
Act-330.9-4
Car-330.9-11

At Bats per Strikeout
1990 AL-11.9-8
1992 NL-13.9-5
1998 NL-9.5-8
2002 NL-9.3-10
2003 NL-10.5-9
Act-8.0-28

At Bats per Home Run
1992 NL-16.9-3
1994 NL-11.9-5
1996 NL-12.4-2
2000 NL-11.7-2
2003 NL-14.8-9
2004 AL-15.9-8
2007 AL-19.8-10
Act-17.9-21
Car-17.9-65

Outs
Act-6690-6
Car-6690-66

Salary
1994 NL-$4,625,000-9
1995 NL-$5,625,000-8
1996 NL-$6,135,000-7
1998 NL-$14,936,667-1
1999 NL-$9,956,667-3
2000 NL-$9,916,667-8
2004 AL-$13,000,000-10

Oldest Player
2008 AL-39-8

Youngest Player
1988 AL-19-1
1989 AL-20-5
1990 AL-21-9

     

Black Ink: Batting - 4 (407) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 123 (151) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 62.2 (24) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 146.0 (87) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Compare Stats
  1. Fred McGriff (885)
  2. Ken Griffey (875)
  3. Jeff Bagwell (874)
  4. Mickey Mantle (860) *
  5. Eddie Mathews (852) *
  6. Willie Stargell (852) *
  7. Billy Williams (850) *
  8. Mike Schmidt (848) *
  9. Frank Thomas (835)
  10. Sammy Sosa (831)
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Compare Stats
  1. Fred McGriff (883)
  2. Reggie Jackson (868) *
  3. Dave Winfield (851) *
  4. Billy Williams (850) *
  5. Mike Schmidt (848) *
  6. Rafael Palmeiro (842)
  7. Al Kaline (836) *
  8. Frank Thomas (833)
  9. Sammy Sosa (831)
  10. Ernie Banks (827) *
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  2. Buddy Kerr (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  6. Hank Blalock (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  8. Dale Murphy (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jack Clark (934)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Dale Murphy (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Chipper Jones (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Chipper Jones (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Chipper Jones (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Duke Snider (928) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Chipper Jones (909)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Jeff Bagwell (900)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Jeff Bagwell (899)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Fred McGriff (883)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 26, 1986.

March 26, 1992: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with Geoff Kellogg (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Ricky Bones, Jose Valentin, and Matt Mieske.

June 24, 1993: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Rich Rodriguez to the Florida Marlins for Trevor Hoffman, Jose Martinez, and Andres Berumen.

May 14, 1998: Traded by the Florida Marlins with Manuel Barrios, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, and Charles Johnson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile.

January 15, 2002: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Atlanta Braves for Brian Jordan, Odalis Perez, and Andrew Brown.

October 27, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

November 10, 2006: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Anthony Claggett (minors), Humberto Sanchez (minors), and Kevin Whelan (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989Milwaukee Brewers$90,000
1990Milwaukee Brewers$115,000
1991Milwaukee Brewers$400,000
1992San Diego Padres$750,000
1993San Diego Padres$3,110,000
1994Florida Marlins$4,625,000
1995Florida Marlins$5,625,000
1996Florida Marlins$6,135,000
1997Florida Marlins$6,100,000
1998Florida Marlins$14,936,667
1999Los Angeles Dodgers$9,956,667
2000Los Angeles Dodgers$9,916,667
2001Los Angeles Dodgers$9,916,667
2002Atlanta Braves$9,916,667
2003Atlanta Braves$11,416,667
2004New York Yankees$13,000,000
2005New York Yankees$13,000,000
2006New York Yankees$10,756,171
2007Detroit Tigers$10,916,071
Career (may be incomplete)$140,682,244

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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