Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1969
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1969
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,584
- AB
- 4,502
- R
- 656
- H
- 1,195
- HR
- 200
- RBI
- 666
- SB
- 47
- AVG
- .265
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | CHC | 24 | 71 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .225 |
| 1970 | PHI | 88 | 275 | 31 | 72 | 1 | 19 | 5 | .262 |
| 1971 | PHI | 92 | 280 | 24 | 62 | 6 | 23 | 5 | .221 |
| 1972 | PHI | 74 | 135 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .237 |
| 1973 | CLE | 113 | 390 | 56 | 104 | 20 | 44 | 3 | .267 |
| 1974 | CLE | 135 | 454 | 74 | 132 | 19 | 59 | 5 | .291 |
| 1975 | CLE | 121 | 348 | 60 | 91 | 15 | 45 | 11 | .261 |
| 1976 | NYY | 110 | 340 | 43 | 79 | 17 | 57 | 5 | .232 |
| 1977 | CHW | 137 | 408 | 75 | 121 | 31 | 83 | 1 | .297 |
| 1978 | SD | 126 | 375 | 46 | 103 | 7 | 47 | 1 | .275 |
| 1979 |  TEX/NYY | 100 | 274 | 48 | 98 | 19 | 64 | 2 | .358 |
| 1980 | NYY | 78 | 194 | 40 | 54 | 14 | 50 | 2 | .278 |
| 1981 | NYY | 80 | 189 | 24 | 45 | 10 | 27 | 0 | .238 |
| 1982 | NYY | 108 | 316 | 49 | 86 | 18 | 57 | 6 | .272 |
| 1983 | NYY | 74 | 180 | 26 | 47 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .261 |
| 1984 | NYY | 54 | 125 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 27 | 1 | .184 |
| 1985 | CHW | 70 | 148 | 20 | 30 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .203 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 18
- AB
- 42
- R
- 7
- H
- 12
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 7
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .286
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,197
- TB
- 2,045
- XBH
- 419
- HBP
- 43
- IBB
- 62
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | CHC | 81 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | PHI | 305 | 95 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | PHI | 309 | 93 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | PHI | 157 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CLE | 432 | 181 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CLE | 509 | 213 | 39 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CLE | 405 | 158 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYY | 384 | 145 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CHW | 470 | 240 | 55 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | SD | 437 | 145 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX/NYY | 327 | 167 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | 229 | 110 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYY | 227 | 83 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYY | 382 | 165 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYY | 208 | 82 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYY | 151 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHW | 184 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 20.5
- RC
- 771.3
- RC/27
- 6.20
- ISOP
- .189
- SECA
- .327
- BB/K
- 1.12
- AB/HR
- 22.5
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | CHC | -0.8 | 7.2 | 3.4 | .085 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 71 | 0 |
| 1970 | PHI | -1.5 | 33.3 | 4.3 | .084 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 275 | 0 |
| 1971 | PHI | -0.8 | 27.4 | 3.3 | .111 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 46.7 | 0 |
| 1972 | PHI | -0.1 | 16.4 | 4.2 | .089 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 135 | 0 |
| 1973 | CLE | 1.9 | 61.1 | 5.6 | .197 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 1974 | CLE | 2.7 | 78.9 | 6.5 | .178 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 23.9 | 0 |
| 1975 | CLE | 1.7 | 61.2 | 6.3 | .193 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 23.2 | 0 |
| 1976 | NYY | 2.5 | 48.8 | 5 | .194 | 0.3 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | CHW | 3.3 | 91.7 | 8.5 | .292 | 0.4 | 1 | 13.2 | 0 |
| 1978 | SD | 1.7 | 58.6 | 5.7 | .112 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 53.6 | 0 |
| 1979 | TEX/NYY | 4.0 | 74.2 | 11.2 | .252 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 14.4 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | 1.8 | 42.9 | 8.1 | .289 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 13.9 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYY | 1.2 | 31.9 | 5.8 | .201 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 18.9 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYY | 2.5 | 67.5 | 7.7 | .250 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 17.6 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYY | 0.5 | 31.4 | 6.4 | .194 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 25.7 | 0 |
| 1984 | NYY | 0.1 | 19.7 | 5.2 | .256 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHW | -0.2 | 20.4 | 4.6 | .115 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 37 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Oscar Gamble's career stats?
Oscar Gamble played 17 seasons for the Cubs, the Phillies, the Guardians, the Yankees, the White Sox and the Padres. He was a career .265 hitter with 1,195 hits, 200 home runs and 666 RBI. His best season was 1979: a .358 batting average, 19 home runs and 64 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
17 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1969 to 1985
Oscar Gamble finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
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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