Gary Pettis stats
Center Fielder · #18
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1982
- AL Gold Glove
- 4x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1982
- AL Gold Glove
- 4x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,183
- AB
- 3,629
- R
- 568
- H
- 855
- HR
- 21
- RBI
- 259
- SB
- 354
- AVG
- .236
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | LAA | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1983 | LAA | 22 | 85 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 8 | .294 |
| 1984 | LAA | 140 | 397 | 63 | 90 | 2 | 29 | 48 | .227 |
| 1985 | LAA | 125 | 443 | 67 | 114 | 1 | 32 | 56 | .257 |
| 1986 | LAA | 154 | 539 | 93 | 139 | 5 | 58 | 50 | .258 |
| 1987 | LAA | 133 | 394 | 49 | 82 | 1 | 17 | 24 | .208 |
| 1988 | DET | 129 | 458 | 65 | 96 | 3 | 36 | 44 | .210 |
| 1989 | DET | 119 | 444 | 77 | 114 | 1 | 18 | 43 | .257 |
| 1990 | TEX | 136 | 423 | 66 | 101 | 3 | 31 | 38 | .239 |
| 1991 | TEX | 137 | 282 | 37 | 61 | 0 | 19 | 29 | .216 |
| 1992 |  DET/SD | 78 | 159 | 27 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 14 | .201 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- AB
- 26
- R
- 4
- H
- 9
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .346
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,237
- TB
- 1,125
- XBH
- 179
- HBP
- 9
- IBB
- 3
- GIDP
- 0
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | LAA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | LAA | 93 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | LAA | 466 | 119 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | LAA | 516 | 143 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | LAA | 628 | 185 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | LAA | 448 | 102 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | DET | 512 | 127 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | DET | 536 | 137 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | TEX | 498 | 142 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | TEX | 343 | 78 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | DET/SD | 192 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 20.2
- RC
- 454.3
- RC/27
- 4.10
- ISOP
- .074
- SECA
- .287
- BB/K
- 0.54
- AB/HR
- 172.8
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | LAA | 0.0 | 1 | 6.6 | .600 | 0.6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | LAA | 1.1 | 15.1 | 6.4 | .200 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 28.3 | 0 |
| 1984 | LAA | 1.8 | 48.3 | 4 | .073 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 198.5 | 0 |
| 1985 | LAA | 3.5 | 63.7 | 4.9 | .065 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 443 | 0 |
| 1986 | LAA | 4.8 | 75 | 4.7 | .085 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 107.8 | 0 |
| 1987 | LAA | 1.0 | 36.8 | 3.1 | .051 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 394 | 0 |
| 1988 | DET | 2.1 | 43.2 | 3.1 | .068 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 152.7 | 0 |
| 1989 | DET | 2.2 | 64.5 | 4.9 | .052 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 444 | 0 |
| 1990 | TEX | 1.6 | 54.9 | 4.2 | .097 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 141 | 0 |
| 1991 | TEX | 1.1 | 33.1 | 3.7 | .060 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | DET/SD | 1.0 | 18.8 | 3.8 | .088 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 159 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Gary Pettis's career stats?
Gary Pettis played 11 seasons for the Angels, the Tigers and the Rangers. He was a career .236 hitter with 855 hits, 21 home runs and 259 RBI. His best season was 1983: a .294 batting average, 3 home runs and 6 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 1 postseason, 1982 to 1992
Gary Pettis finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.
Awards
- AL Gold Glove ×4: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990
All-time career rank
- 106th in stolen bases (354)
Among the 10,340 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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