Gary Pettis stats

Center Fielder · #18

Age 68 · 6' 1"

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Gary Pettis played 11 MLB seasons, 1982 to 1992.

Stats

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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.

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.
1982LAA10551110.200
1983LAA22851925368.294
1984LAA140397639022948.227
1985LAA1254436711413256.257
1986LAA1545399313955850.258
1987LAA133394498211724.208
1988DET129458659633644.210
1989DET1194447711411843.257
1990TEX1364236610133138.239
1991TEX137282376101929.216
1992DET/SD78159273211214.201

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

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.

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.
1982LAA5410000
1983LAA934280000
1984LAA466119193100
1985LAA516143190000
1986LAA628185320200
1987LAA448102161000
1988DET512127211000
1989DET536137150000
1990TEX498142274000
1991TEX34378120000
1992DET/SD1924690000

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.

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.
1982LAA0.016.6.6000.6050
1983LAA1.115.16.4.2000.30.528.30
1984LAA1.848.34.0730.30.5198.50
1985LAA3.563.74.9.0650.30.54430
1986LAA4.8754.7.0850.30.5107.80
1987LAA1.036.83.1.0510.20.43940
1988DET2.143.23.1.0680.20.6152.70
1989DET2.264.54.9.0520.30.84440
1990TEX1.654.94.2.0970.30.51410
1991TEX1.133.13.7.0600.30.600
1992DET/SD1.018.83.8.0880.30.61590

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

Bio

Age
68 yearsApr 3, 1958
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1982
Birthplace
Oakland, United States
AL Gold Glove
4x

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

All-time career rank

  • 106th in stolen bases (354)

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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