Ron Gant stats

Last played for the Athletics, 2003

Left Fielder · #5

Age 61 · 6' 0"

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Ron Gant played 16 MLB seasons, 1987 to 2003.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,832
AB
6,449
R
1,080
H
1,651
HR
321
RBI
1,008
SB
243
AVG
.256

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.
1987ATL2183922294.265
1988ATL14656385146196019.259
1989ATL7526026469259.177
1990ATL152575107174328433.303
1991ATL1545611011413210534.251
1992ATL15354474141178032.259
1993ATL1576061131663611726.274
1995CIN11941079113298823.276
1996STL12241974103308213.246
1997STL13950268115176214.229
1998STL121383609226678.240
1999PHI138516107134177713.260
2000PHI/LAA1234256910626546.249
2001COL/ATH93252466510355.258
2002SD102309588118594.262
2003ATH174146140.146

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

Career Postseason

GP
52
AB
189
R
29
H
43
HR
8
RBI
28
SB
13
AVG
.228

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
7,320
TB
3,016
XBH
673
HBP
32
IBB
38
GIDP
98
P/PA
0.21

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.
1987ATL863260030
1988ATL618247553470
1989ATL28587201000
1990ATL631310691080
1991ATL642278705860
1992ATL6022264575100
1993ATL6823096722140
1995CIN4932275235110
1996STL500211463590
1997STL562195421320
1998STL438189442260
1999PHI605222491060
2000PHI/LAA487209481170
2001COL/ATH292114260200
2002SD353151332184.0
2003ATH44910013.7

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
31.2
RC
1,034.2
RC/27
5.50
ISOP
.212
SECA
.353
BB/K
0.55
AB/HR
20.1
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.
1987ATL-0.17.73.1.1200.20.141.50
1988ATL1.878.64.8.1790.30.429.60
1989ATL-0.820.42.5.1580.20.328.90
1990ATL5.3107.96.8.2370.40.6180
1991ATL1.6975.9.2440.40.717.50
1992ATL3.475.14.7.1560.30.5320
1993ATL6.31066.1.2360.40.616.80
1995CIN3.287.67.3.2780.50.714.10
1996STL3.077.86.3.2580.50.7140
1997STL0.663.54.3.1590.30.429.50
1998STL1.664.85.9.2530.40.614.70
1999PHI1.986.55.9.1710.40.830.40
2000PHI/LAA1.969.85.6.2420.40.616.30
2001COL/ATH0.242.35.9.1940.30.425.20
2002SD1.849.15.3.2270.30.617.20
2003ATH-0.50.70.5.0730.10.2410

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

Bio

Age
61 yearsMar 2, 1965
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1987
Birthplace
Victoria, TX
NL Silver Slugger
1991

Latest performance

Ron Gant

May 25 · vs KC · W 4-3 F/10

AB
3
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
1
AVG
.146

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Sun, May 25vsKCW 4-3 F/1030000
Sun, May 18atCLEW 8-530101
Sat, May 17atCLEL 4-210000
Fri, May 16atCLEL 3-220000
Tue, May 13atDETW 3-141100
Sun, May 11vsNYYW 5-241111

What were Ron Gant's career stats?

Ron Gant played 16 seasons for the Braves, the Reds, the Cardinals, the Phillies, the Padres and the Athletics. He was a career .256 hitter with 1,651 hits, 321 home runs and 1,008 RBI. His best season was 1990: a .303 batting average, 32 home runs and 84 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

16 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1987 to 2003

Ron Gant finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 136th in home runs (321)
  • 262nd in rbi (1,008)
  • 253rd in stolen bases (243)

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 Ron Gant

Playoff series

Ron Gant played 4 games across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.

Ron Gant's line in each playoff series
SeasonOppSeriesGABAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HRHR: Home runs hit.RBIRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
2001NYYLost 2-2411211

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

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