Oscar Gamble stats

Last played for the Chicago White Sox, 1985

Designated Hitter

Age 76 · 5' 11"

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Oscar Gamble played 17 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1985.

Stats

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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.

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.
1969CHC2471616150.225
1970PHI8827531721195.262
1971PHI9228024626235.221
1972PHI7413517321130.237
1973CLE1133905610420443.267
1974CLE1354547413219595.291
1975CLE1213486091154511.261
1976NYY110340437917575.232
1977CHW1374087512131831.297
1978SD126375461037471.275
1979TEX/NYY100274489819642.358
1980NYY78194405414502.278
1981NYY80189244510270.238
1982NYY108316498618576.272
1983NYY7418026477260.261
1984NYY54125172310271.184
1985CHW7014820304200.203

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

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.

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.
1969CHC812230100
1970PHI30595171300
1971PHI30993181200
1972PHI1574481000
1973CLE432181343100
1974CLE5092133951000
1975CLE405158342400
1976NYY384145314400
1977CHW470240556200
1978SD4371452561100
1979TEX/NYY3271673011200
1980NYY229110264400
1981NYY22783181200
1982NYY382165414200
1983NYY20882193100
1984NYY15155120000
1985CHW1844791300

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.

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.
1969CHC-0.87.23.4.0850.20.8710
1970PHI-1.533.34.3.0840.20.72750
1971PHI-0.827.43.3.1110.20.646.70
1972PHI-0.116.44.2.0890.21.21350
1973CLE1.961.15.6.1970.30.919.50
1974CLE2.778.96.5.1780.30.923.90
1975CLE1.761.26.3.1930.41.423.20
1976NYY2.548.85.1940.31200
1977CHW3.391.78.5.2920.4113.20
1978SD1.758.65.7.1120.21.153.60
1979TEX/NYY4.074.211.2.2520.41.814.40
1980NYY1.842.98.1.2890.41.313.90
1981NYY1.231.95.8.2010.41.518.90
1982NYY2.567.57.7.2500.41.217.60
1983NYY0.531.46.4.1940.31.125.70
1984NYY0.119.75.2.2560.51.412.50
1985CHW-0.220.44.6.1150.31.6370

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

Bio

Age
76 yearsDec 20, 1949
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1969
Birthplace
Ramer, United States

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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