Gary Sheffield stats

Last played for the New York Mets, 2009

Left Fielder · #10

Age 57 · 6' 0"

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Gary Sheffield played 22 MLB seasons, 1988 to 2009.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,576
AB
9,217
R
1,636
H
2,689
HR
509
RBI
1,676
SB
253
AVG
.292

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.
1988MIL248012194123.238
1989MIL95368349153210.247
1990MIL12548767143106725.294
1991MIL5017525342225.194
1992SD14655787184331005.330
1993SD/MIA14049467145207317.294
1994MIA873226189277812.276
1995MIA632134669164619.324
1996MIA1615191181634212016.314
1997MIA13544486111217111.250
1998LAD/MIA13043773132228522.302
1999LAD1525491031653410111.301
2000LAD141501105163431094.325
2001LAD143515981603610010.311
2002ATL13549282151258412.307
2003ATL1555761261903913218.330
2004NYY154573117166361215.290
2005NYY1545841041703412310.291
2006NYY3915122456255.298
2007DET133494107131257522.265
2008DET114418529419579.225
2009NYM100268447410432.276

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

Career Postseason

GP
44
AB
161
R
27
H
40
HR
6
RBI
19
SB
1
AVG
.248

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
10,947
TB
4,737
XBH
1,003
HBP
135
IBB
130
GIDP
235
P/PA
1.49

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.
1988MIL893250050
1989MIL405124234040
1990MIL5472054131110
1991MIL20356163130
1992SD6183237065190
1993SD/MIA5572354596110
1994MIA38418844611100
1995MIA274125244830
1996MIA677324761019160
1997MIA58219844151170
1998LAD/MIA5492295181270
1999LAD6632875444100
2000LAD6123227047130
2001LAD61830066413120
2002ATL57925251112163.8
2003ATL6783487886163.7
2004NYY68430667117163.9
2005NYY6752996187113.9
2006NYY16668111263.8
2007DET5932284692104.1
2008DET4821673553194.1
2009NYM3121212523104.1

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
56.0
RC
1,865.8
RC/27
7.20
ISOP
.222
SECA
.398
BB/K
1.26
AB/HR
18.1
GO/FO
0.80

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.
1988MIL-0.18.43.3.1630.31200
1989MIL-0.438.73.6.0900.20.873.60
1990MIL2.973.55.3.1270.21.148.70
1991MIL-1.415.52.7.1260.21.387.50
1992SD6.0113.77.6.2500.31.216.90
1993SD/MIA-0.285.66.2.1820.30.724.70
1994MIA1.969.37.4.3070.51.011.90
1995MIA2.16110.8.2630.61.213.30
1996MIA5.6146.810.2.3100.62.212.40
1997MIA2.493.97.3.1960.51.521.10
1998LAD/MIA3.1103.98.5.2220.52.119.90
1999LAD2.91197.9.2220.41.616.10
2000LAD5.8131.99.8.3170.51.411.70
2001LAD4.21228.8.2720.51.414.30
2002ATL4.1100.97.5.2050.41.419.70
2003ATL6.61409.1.2740.41.614.80
2004NYY3.9117.57.3.2440.41.115.90.7
2005NYY3.8114.17.1.2210.41.017.20.7
2006NYY0.323.35.5.1520.30.825.20.9
2007DET2.892.16.5.1960.41.219.80.7
2008DET-0.552.94.1.1750.30.7220.7
2009NYM0.244.25.8.1750.30.926.80.9

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

Bio

Age
57 yearsNov 18, 1968
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1988
Birthplace
Tampa, FL
Draft
1986Rd 1, Pk 6
NL Silver Slugger
3x
AL Silver Slugger
2x

Latest performance

Gary Sheffield

Sep 30 · @ WSH · L 7-4

AB
0
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
1
SO
0
AVG
.276
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Wed, Sep 30atWSHL 7-400000
Wed, Sep 23vsATLL 5-210000
Tue, Sep 22vsATLL 3-100000
Fri, Sep 18vsWSHL 6-510000
Wed, Sep 16atATLL 6-510000
Fri, Aug 28atCHCL 5-210000

What were Gary Sheffield's career stats?

Gary Sheffield played 22 seasons for the Brewers, the Padres, the Marlins, the Dodgers, the Braves, the Yankees, the Tigers and the Mets. He was a career .292 hitter with 2,689 hits, 509 home runs and 1,676 RBI. His best season was 1992: a .330 batting average, 33 home runs and 100 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

22 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1988 to 2009

Gary Sheffield finished top 10 in a stat 13 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 27th in home runs (509)
  • 69th in hits (2,689)
  • 27th in rbi (1,676)
  • 230th in stolen bases (253)

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.

More on Gary Sheffield

Playoff series

Gary Sheffield played 28 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 6 series — 1 won, 5 lost.

Gary Sheffield's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.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.
2006DETLost 1-2312101
2005LAALost 2-3521602
2004MINWon 3-1418412
2004BOSLost 3-47301015
2003CHCLost 1-3414201
2002SFLost 2-3516111

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Gary Sheffield’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.