Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1995
- Draft
- 1990Rd 11, Pk 293
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1995
- Draft
- 1990Rd 11, Pk 293
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 587
- AB
- 1,690
- R
- 141
- H
- 408
- HR
- 22
- RBI
- 192
- SB
- 6
- AVG
- .241
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | PHI | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1998 | PHI | 9 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .290 |
| 1999 | PHI | 36 | 88 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .273 |
| 2000 | PHI | 31 | 74 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .243 |
| 2001 |  PHI/NYM/COL | 46 | 131 | 15 | 32 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .244 |
| 2002 | COL | 90 | 291 | 26 | 77 | 4 | 26 | 1 | .265 |
| 2003 | SD | 96 | 307 | 26 | 73 | 2 | 42 | 3 | .238 |
| 2004 | MIL | 75 | 219 | 18 | 49 | 3 | 20 | 1 | .224 |
| 2005 | WSH | 68 | 199 | 11 | 44 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .221 |
| 2006 | STL | 60 | 157 | 13 | 35 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .223 |
| 2007 | STL | 59 | 155 | 12 | 39 | 2 | 17 | 1 | .252 |
| 2008 | LAD | 10 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .190 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 1
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .000
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 1,876
- TB
- 554
- XBH
- 99
- HBP
- 16
- IBB
- 19
- GIDP
- 53
- P/PA
- 2.83
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | PHI | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | PHI | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | PHI | 94 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | PHI | 89 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | PHI/NYM/COL | 148 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | COL | 314 | 103 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3.4 |
| 2003 | SD | 338 | 94 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | MIL | 246 | 72 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.7 |
| 2005 | WSH | 228 | 54 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | STL | 170 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | STL | 170 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3.0 |
| 2008 | LAD | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- -3.4
- RC
- 160.6
- RC/27
- 3.20
- ISOP
- .086
- SECA
- .169
- BB/K
- 0.51
- AB/HR
- 76.8
- GO/FO
- 0.90
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | PHI | 0.0 | -0.1 | -2.9 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | PHI | 0.1 | 1.5 | 3.4 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | PHI | 0.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | .000 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | PHI | -0.5 | 7.2 | 2.6 | .080 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 88 | 0 |
| 2000 | PHI | 0.3 | 12.1 | 5.8 | .149 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | PHI/NYM/COL | -0.1 | 15.1 | 3.9 | .107 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 65.5 | 0 |
| 2002 | COL | -0.9 | 29.2 | 3.4 | .089 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 72.8 | 0 |
| 2003 | SD | 0.5 | 27.3 | 3 | .068 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 153.5 | 0 |
| 2004 | MIL | -0.7 | 20.2 | 3 | .105 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 73 | 1 |
| 2005 | WSH | -1.2 | 15.2 | 2.4 | .050 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 199 | 0.8 |
| 2006 | STL | -0.2 | 13.6 | 2.9 | .108 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 39.3 | 1 |
| 2007 | STL | -0.8 | 13.6 | 2.8 | .084 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 77.5 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | LAD | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .190 | 0.3 | 0 | 21 | 0.5 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Gary Bennett's career stats?
Gary Bennett played 13 seasons for the Phillies, the Rockies, the Padres, the Brewers, the Nationals, the Cardinals and the Dodgers. He was a career .241 hitter with 408 hits, 22 home runs and 192 RBI. His best season was 1998: a .290 batting average, 0 home runs and 3 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 1 postseason, 1995 to 2008
Championships
- 2006 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
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