Rich Gedman stats
Bio
- Age
- 67 yearsSep 26, 1959
- Height
- 6' 0"
Rich Gedman played 13 MLB seasons, 1980 to 1992.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,033
- AB
- 3,159
- R
- 331
- H
- 795
- HR
- 88
- RBI
- 382
- SB
- 3
- AVG
- .252
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | BOS | 9 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .208 |
| 1981 | BOS | 62 | 205 | 22 | 59 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .288 |
| 1982 | BOS | 92 | 289 | 30 | 72 | 4 | 26 | 0 | .249 |
| 1983 | BOS | 81 | 204 | 21 | 60 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .294 |
| 1984 | BOS | 133 | 449 | 54 | 121 | 24 | 72 | 0 | .269 |
| 1985 | BOS | 144 | 498 | 66 | 147 | 18 | 80 | 2 | .295 |
| 1986 | BOS | 135 | 462 | 49 | 119 | 16 | 65 | 1 | .258 |
| 1987 | BOS | 52 | 151 | 11 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .205 |
| 1988 | BOS | 95 | 299 | 33 | 69 | 9 | 39 | 0 | .231 |
| 1989 | BOS | 93 | 260 | 24 | 55 | 4 | 16 | 0 | .212 |
| 1990 |  BOS/HOU | 50 | 119 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .202 |
| 1991 | STL | 46 | 94 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .106 |
| 1992 | STL | 41 | 105 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .219 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 18
- AB
- 72
- R
- 6
- H
- 21
- HR
- 3
- RBI
- 8
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .292
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,468
- TB
- 1,259
- XBH
- 276
- HBP
- 16
- IBB
- 53
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | BOS | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | BOS | 219 | 89 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | BOS | 305 | 105 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | BOS | 223 | 84 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | BOS | 486 | 227 | 54 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | BOS | 556 | 241 | 53 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | BOS | 509 | 196 | 45 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | BOS | 165 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | BOS | 332 | 110 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | BOS | 289 | 76 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | BOS/HOU | 143 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | STL | 100 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | STL | 117 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 8.1
- RC
- 403.4
- RC/27
- 4.50
- ISOP
- .147
- SECA
- .221
- BB/K
- 0.46
- AB/HR
- 35.9
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | BOS | -0.4 | 0.7 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | BOS | 0.7 | 29.1 | 5.2 | .146 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 41 | 0 |
| 1982 | BOS | -0.7 | 29.6 | 3.6 | .114 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 72.3 | 0 |
| 1983 | BOS | -0.2 | 29.6 | 5.4 | .118 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 102 | 0 |
| 1984 | BOS | 3.1 | 72.9 | 5.9 | .236 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 18.7 | 0 |
| 1985 | BOS | 5.2 | 89.7 | 6.8 | .189 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 27.7 | 0 |
| 1986 | BOS | 3.1 | 65.4 | 5.1 | .167 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 28.9 | 0 |
| 1987 | BOS | -0.6 | 10.7 | 2.3 | .073 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 151 | 0 |
| 1988 | BOS | 0.9 | 32.5 | 3.6 | .137 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 33.2 | 0 |
| 1989 | BOS | -0.8 | 21.6 | 2.7 | .081 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 65 | 0 |
| 1990 | BOS/HOU | -0.3 | 12.8 | 3.5 | .084 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 119 | 0 |
| 1991 | STL | -1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .106 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 31.3 | 0 |
| 1992 | STL | -0.8 | 9.4 | 3.1 | .067 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 105 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 67 yearsSep 26, 1959
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1980
- Birthplace
- Worcester, MA
What were Rich Gedman's career stats?
Rich Gedman played 13 seasons for the Red Sox and the Cardinals. He was a career .252 hitter with 795 hits, 88 home runs and 382 RBI. His best season was 1985: a .295 batting average, 18 home runs and 80 RBI.
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