Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1986Rd 1, Pk 6
- NL Silver Slugger
- 3x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1988
- Draft
- 1986Rd 1, Pk 6
- NL Silver Slugger
- 3x
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | MIL | 24 | 80 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | .238 |
| 1989 | MIL | 95 | 368 | 34 | 91 | 5 | 32 | 10 | .247 |
| 1990 | MIL | 125 | 487 | 67 | 143 | 10 | 67 | 25 | .294 |
| 1991 | MIL | 50 | 175 | 25 | 34 | 2 | 22 | 5 | .194 |
| 1992 | SD | 146 | 557 | 87 | 184 | 33 | 100 | 5 | .330 |
| 1993 |  SD/MIA | 140 | 494 | 67 | 145 | 20 | 73 | 17 | .294 |
| 1994 | MIA | 87 | 322 | 61 | 89 | 27 | 78 | 12 | .276 |
| 1995 | MIA | 63 | 213 | 46 | 69 | 16 | 46 | 19 | .324 |
| 1996 | MIA | 161 | 519 | 118 | 163 | 42 | 120 | 16 | .314 |
| 1997 | MIA | 135 | 444 | 86 | 111 | 21 | 71 | 11 | .250 |
| 1998 | LAD/MIA | 130 | 437 | 73 | 132 | 22 | 85 | 22 | .302 |
| 1999 | LAD | 152 | 549 | 103 | 165 | 34 | 101 | 11 | .301 |
| 2000 | LAD | 141 | 501 | 105 | 163 | 43 | 109 | 4 | .325 |
| 2001 | LAD | 143 | 515 | 98 | 160 | 36 | 100 | 10 | .311 |
| 2002 | ATL | 135 | 492 | 82 | 151 | 25 | 84 | 12 | .307 |
| 2003 | ATL | 155 | 576 | 126 | 190 | 39 | 132 | 18 | .330 |
| 2004 | NYY | 154 | 573 | 117 | 166 | 36 | 121 | 5 | .290 |
| 2005 | NYY | 154 | 584 | 104 | 170 | 34 | 123 | 10 | .291 |
| 2006 | NYY | 39 | 151 | 22 | 45 | 6 | 25 | 5 | .298 |
| 2007 | DET | 133 | 494 | 107 | 131 | 25 | 75 | 22 | .265 |
| 2008 | DET | 114 | 418 | 52 | 94 | 19 | 57 | 9 | .225 |
| 2009 | NYM | 100 | 268 | 44 | 74 | 10 | 43 | 2 | .276 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | MIL | 89 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | MIL | 405 | 124 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIL | 547 | 205 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | MIL | 203 | 56 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | SD | 618 | 323 | 70 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | SD/MIA | 557 | 235 | 45 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | MIA | 384 | 188 | 44 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | MIA | 274 | 125 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | MIA | 677 | 324 | 76 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIA | 582 | 198 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | LAD/MIA | 549 | 229 | 51 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | LAD | 663 | 287 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | LAD | 612 | 322 | 70 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | LAD | 618 | 300 | 66 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | ATL | 579 | 252 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | ATL | 678 | 348 | 78 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | NYY | 684 | 306 | 67 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 3.9 |
| 2005 | NYY | 675 | 299 | 61 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 2006 | NYY | 166 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | DET | 593 | 228 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 4.1 |
| 2008 | DET | 482 | 167 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 4.1 |
| 2009 | NYM | 312 | 121 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 4.1 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 56.0
- RC
- 1865.8
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | MIL | -0.1 | 8.4 | 3.3 | .163 | 0.3 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 1989 | MIL | -0.4 | 38.7 | 3.6 | .090 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 73.6 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIL | 2.9 | 73.5 | 5.3 | .127 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 48.7 | 0 |
| 1991 | MIL | -1.4 | 15.5 | 2.7 | .126 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 87.5 | 0 |
| 1992 | SD | 6.0 | 113.7 | 7.6 | .250 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 1993 | SD/MIA | -0.2 | 85.6 | 6.2 | .182 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 24.7 | 0 |
| 1994 | MIA | 1.9 | 69.3 | 7.4 | .307 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 11.9 | 0 |
| 1995 | MIA | 2.1 | 61 | 10.8 | .263 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 1996 | MIA | 5.6 | 146.8 | 10.2 | .310 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIA | 2.4 | 93.9 | 7.3 | .196 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 21.1 | 0 |
| 1998 | LAD/MIA | 3.1 | 103.9 | 8.5 | .222 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 19.9 | 0 |
| 1999 | LAD | 2.9 | 119 | 7.9 | .222 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 16.1 | 0 |
| 2000 | LAD | 5.8 | 131.9 | 9.8 | .317 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 11.7 | 0 |
| 2001 | LAD | 4.2 | 122 | 8.8 | .272 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2002 | ATL | 4.1 | 100.9 | 7.5 | .205 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 19.7 | 0 |
| 2003 | ATL | 6.6 | 140 | 9.1 | .274 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 14.8 | 0 |
| 2004 | NYY | 3.9 | 117.5 | 7.3 | .244 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 15.9 | 0.7 |
| 2005 | NYY | 3.8 | 114.1 | 7.1 | .221 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 17.2 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | NYY | 0.3 | 23.3 | 5.5 | .152 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 25.2 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | DET | 2.8 | 92.1 | 6.5 | .196 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 19.8 | 0.7 |
| 2008 | DET | -0.5 | 52.9 | 4.1 | .175 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 22 | 0.7 |
| 2009 | NYM | 0.2 | 44.2 | 5.8 | .175 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 26.8 | 0.9 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- 1997 World Series with the Miami Marlins
Awards
- NL Silver Slugger ×3: 1992, 1996, 2003
- AL Silver Slugger ×2: 2004, 2005
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 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1992 (2nd), 2003 (4th)
- Home Runs: 1992 (8th), 1996 (9th), 2000 (7th)
- RBI: 2003 (3rd), 2004 (8th), 2005 (6th)
- Hits: 1992 (10th)
- OPS: 1992 (4th), 1996 (2nd), 2000 (6th), 2003 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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