Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Northwest Missouri State
- AL Gold Glove
- 4x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1995
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1981
- College
- Northwest Missouri State
- AL Gold Glove
- 4x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 1995
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | MIN | 9 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .192 |
| 1982 | MIN | 145 | 508 | 59 | 117 | 25 | 84 | 0 | .230 |
| 1983 | MIN | 157 | 584 | 81 | 143 | 21 | 78 | 7 | .245 |
| 1984 | MIN | 162 | 588 | 55 | 154 | 5 | 65 | 11 | .262 |
| 1985 | MIN | 160 | 560 | 71 | 138 | 20 | 63 | 13 | .246 |
| 1986 | MIN | 157 | 596 | 91 | 171 | 34 | 108 | 14 | .287 |
| 1987 | MIN | 154 | 584 | 95 | 150 | 31 | 109 | 10 | .257 |
| 1988 | MIN | 133 | 468 | 66 | 141 | 28 | 88 | 7 | .301 |
| 1989 | MIN | 130 | 498 | 63 | 125 | 19 | 75 | 6 | .251 |
| 1990 | MIN | 154 | 577 | 61 | 132 | 16 | 85 | 6 | .229 |
| 1991 | LAA | 152 | 586 | 58 | 144 | 18 | 66 | 5 | .246 |
| 1992 | LAA | 130 | 456 | 41 | 103 | 12 | 48 | 3 | .226 |
| 1993 |  LAA/KC | 102 | 331 | 40 | 81 | 14 | 50 | 1 | .245 |
| 1994 | KC | 90 | 327 | 53 | 94 | 12 | 57 | 0 | .287 |
| 1995 | KC | 137 | 514 | 76 | 134 | 35 | 96 | 3 | .261 |
| 1996 | STL | 141 | 522 | 71 | 143 | 23 | 80 | 2 | .274 |
| 1997 | STL | 148 | 502 | 63 | 126 | 17 | 69 | 7 | .251 |
| 1998 |  CHC/STL | 128 | 434 | 60 | 122 | 19 | 70 | 1 | .281 |
| 1999 | CHC | 113 | 280 | 22 | 57 | 9 | 46 | 0 | .204 |
| 2000 | BOS | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | MIN | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | MIN | 565 | 225 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | MIN | 650 | 242 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | MIN | 644 | 206 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | MIN | 608 | 229 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | MIN | 661 | 309 | 69 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | 628 | 283 | 69 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIN | 516 | 258 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | MIN | 536 | 201 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIN | 625 | 217 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAA | 634 | 222 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAA | 486 | 156 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | LAA/KC | 369 | 145 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | KC | 352 | 151 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | KC | 578 | 266 | 62 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | STL | 574 | 247 | 54 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | STL | 554 | 203 | 42 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | CHC/STL | 492 | 215 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | CHC | 308 | 95 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | BOS | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 38.0
- RC
- 1157.1
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | MIN | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .231 | 0.2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | MIN | 1.4 | 60 | 3.8 | .213 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 20.3 | 0 |
| 1983 | MIN | 2.6 | 73.7 | 4.3 | .170 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 27.8 | 0 |
| 1984 | MIN | 2.9 | 66.3 | 3.9 | .088 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 117.6 | 0 |
| 1985 | MIN | 2.4 | 66.7 | 4 | .163 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | MIN | 5.5 | 99.2 | 5.8 | .232 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | 2.1 | 78 | 4.5 | .228 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIN | 4.1 | 87.5 | 6.8 | .250 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 16.7 | 0 |
| 1989 | MIN | 1.3 | 56.2 | 3.8 | .153 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 26.2 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIN | 2.4 | 55 | 3.1 | .147 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 36.1 | 0 |
| 1991 | LAA | 1.5 | 62.2 | 3.6 | .133 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 32.6 | 0 |
| 1992 | LAA | -1.2 | 39.7 | 2.9 | .116 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 38 | 0 |
| 1993 | LAA/KC | 2.0 | 43.3 | 4.4 | .193 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 23.6 | 0 |
| 1994 | KC | 2.3 | 46.4 | 5.1 | .174 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 27.3 | 0 |
| 1995 | KC | 3.1 | 87.5 | 5.9 | .257 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 0 |
| 1996 | STL | 2.2 | 79.1 | 5.3 | .199 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 1997 | STL | 1.8 | 58.3 | 3.8 | .153 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 29.5 | 0 |
| 1998 | CHC/STL | 2.8 | 74.6 | 6.1 | .214 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 22.8 | 0 |
| 1999 | CHC | -1.0 | 23.8 | 2.7 | .136 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 31.1 | 0 |
| 2000 | BOS | -0.3 | -1 | -2.4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- 1987 World Series with the Minnesota Twins
Awards
- AL Gold Glove ×4: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
- AL Silver Slugger: 1995
All-time career rank
- 93rd in home runs (360)
- 161st in hits (2,280)
- 81st in rbi (1,341)
Among the 10,343 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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