Gary Gaetti stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 2000

Designated Hitter · #6

Age 68 · 6' 0"

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Gary Gaetti played 20 MLB seasons, 1981 to 2000.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,507
AB
8,951
R
1,130
H
2,280
HR
360
RBI
1,341
SB
96
AVG
.255

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1981MIN92645230.192
1982MIN1455085911725840.230
1983MIN1575848114321787.245
1984MIN1625885515456511.262
1985MIN16056071138206313.246
1986MIN157596911713410814.287
1987MIN154584951503110910.257
1988MIN1334686614128887.301
1989MIN1304986312519756.251
1990MIN1545776113216856.229
1991LAA1525865814418665.246
1992LAA1304564110312483.226
1993LAA/KC102331408114501.245
1994KC90327539412570.287
1995KC1375147613435963.261
1996STL1415227114323802.274
1997STL1485026312617697.251
1998CHC/STL1284346012219701.281
1999CHC11328022579460.204
2000BOS51000010.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
25
AB
93
R
11
H
22
HR
5
RBI
16
SB
2
AVG
.237

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,817
TB
3,881
XBH
842
HBP
96
IBB
57
GIDP
236
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
1981MIN261120010
1982MIN5652255432160
1983MIN6502425442180
1984MIN644206384190
1985MIN6082295173150
1986MIN6613096964180
1987MIN6282836937250
1988MIN5162585955100
1989MIN5362013435120
1990MIN6252174831220
1991LAA6342224183130
1992LAA486156276490
1993LAA/KC369145358050
1994KC352151302390
1995KC578266628670
1996STL5742475486100
1997STL5542034263200
1998CHC/STL49221554102120
1999CHC30895192050
2000BOS11000000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
38.0
RC
1,157.1
RC/27
4.40
ISOP
.179
SECA
.253
BB/K
0.40
AB/HR
24.9
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
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.
1981MIN0.11.82.2.2310.20130
1982MIN1.4603.8.2130.30.420.30
1983MIN2.673.74.3.1700.30.527.80
1984MIN2.966.33.9.0880.20.5117.60
1985MIN2.466.74.1630.20.4280
1986MIN5.599.25.8.2320.30.517.50
1987MIN2.1784.5.2280.30.418.80
1988MIN4.187.56.8.2500.30.416.70
1989MIN1.356.23.8.1530.20.326.20
1990MIN2.4553.1.1470.20.436.10
1991LAA1.562.23.6.1330.20.332.60
1992LAA-1.239.72.9.1160.20.3380
1993LAA/KC2.043.34.4.1930.30.223.60
1994KC2.346.45.1.1740.20.327.30
1995KC3.187.55.9.2570.30.514.70
1996STL2.279.15.3.1990.30.422.70
1997STL1.858.33.8.1530.20.429.50
1998CHC/STL2.874.66.1.2140.30.722.80
1999CHC-1.023.82.7.1360.20.431.10
2000BOS-0.3-1-2.4.0000000

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
68 yearsAug 19, 1958
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1981
Birthplace
Centralia, IL
College
Northwest Missouri State
AL Gold Glove
4x
AL Silver Slugger
1995

What were Gary Gaetti's career stats?

Gary Gaetti played 20 seasons for the Twins, the Angels, the Royals, the Cardinals, the Cubs and the Red Sox. He was a career .255 hitter with 2,280 hits, 360 home runs and 1,341 RBI. His best season was 1988: a .301 batting average, 28 home runs and 88 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

20 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1981 to 2000

Gary Gaetti finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 93rd in home runs (360)
  • 161st in hits (2,280)
  • 81st in rbi (1,341)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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