Gary Gaetti

Gary Joseph Gaetti (The Rat or G-Man)

Positions: Third Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 19, 1958 in Centralia, IL
High School: Centralia HS (Centralia, IL)
School: Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville, MO)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (June Secondary). Player signed June 21, 1979. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1981
Teams (by GP): Twins/Cardinals/Royals/Angels/Cubs/... 1981-2000
Agents: Bob Gilhooley,Jim Bronner [*]
Final Game: April 12, 2000
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All-Star

Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
1997	38	STL	NL	0	0	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3		3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	39	STL	NL	0	0	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5		2.000	18.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	40	CHC	NL	0	0	18.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	33	3.000	18.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
3 Yrs				0	0	7.71	3	0	3	0	0	0	2.1	5	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	14	82	2.571	19.3	3.9	3.9	3.9	1.00
162 Game Avg.				0	0	7.71	68	0	68	0	0	0	52	113	45	45	23	23	0	23	23	0	0	317	82	2.571	19.3	3.9	3.9	3.9	1.00

STL (2 yrs)				0	0	0.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8		2.250	20.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
CHC (1 yr)				0	0	18.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	33	3.000	18.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1997	38	STL	NL	0.1	1	0	0	0.00	4.48	0.62	-0.35	106.0	3.73	0	0.0	.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.514	.500	$2,100,000
1998	39	STL	NL	1.0	1	0	0	0.00	4.33	0.06	-0.33	144.0	5.66	1	0.1	.0	-0.0	0.0	1	.567	.500	$1,000,000
1999	40	CHC	NL	1.0	1	0	2	18.00	4.93	-0.15	-0.37	110.0	5.18	-1	-0.1	.0	0.1	-0.1	-1	.376	.499	$2,000,000
3 Seasons				2.1	3	0	2	7.71	4.61	0.05	-0.35	124.0	5.18	-1	-0.0	.0	0.0	-0.1	-0	.486	.500	$5,100,000

STL (2 yrs)				1.1	2	0	0	0.00	4.37	0.20	-0.34	134.5	5.18	1	0.1	.0	-0.0	0.0	1	.541	.500	$3,100,000
CHC (1 yr)				1.0	1	0	2	18.00	4.93	-0.15	-0.37	110.0	5.18	-1	-0.1	.0	0.1	-0.1	-1	.376	.499	$2,000,000

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1997	38	STL	NL	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	.500	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1998	39	STL	NL	1	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	.400	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	40	CHC	NL	1	6	5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	.400	.500	1.400	1.900	.333	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				3	14	12	2	5	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	.417	.500	.833	1.333	.400	10	0	1	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				68	317	272	45	113	0	23	23	0	0	23	23	.417	.500	.833	1.333	.400	227	0	23	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages																.262	.330	.402	.732	.291

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevLo
1997	38	STL	NL	0.3	0.0	3	-0.0	-0.0	.01	-0.1	-0.1	-1.2	-0.1	0.01	-0.5	1
1998	39	STL	NL	0.6	0.1	5	0.0	0.0	.00			0.6	0.1	0.00	0.2	0
1999	40	CHC	NL	-1.3	-0.1	6	0.0	0.0	.00			-1.4	-0.1	0.00	-2.6	0
3 Yrs				-0.3	-0.0	14	-0.0	-0.0	.00	-0.1	-0.6	-2.0	-0.2	0.00	-2.9	1

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevLo	Bhd	Runr	Empt	<3o	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1997	38	STL	NL	1	1	1	3	2	67%	8	.007	1	1	1	0	1	1.0	12
1998	39	STL	NL	1	1	1	0	0		8	.000	0	1	0	1	0	3.0	16
1999	40	CHC	NL	1	1	1	0	0		8	.000	0	1	0	1	0	3.0	22
3 Yrs				3	3	3	3	2	67%		.002	1	3	1	2	1	2.3	17

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1997	38	STL	NL	3	33%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%			67%	0%			0	0
1998	39	STL	NL	5	20%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%	0.25	0.50	100%	40%	0.0%	0%	1	0	0%
1999	40	CHC	NL	6	67%	16.7%	16.7%	16.7%	33.3%	100%	0.00	0.00	50%	50%	25.0%	0%	1	0	0%
3 Yrs				14	43%	7.1%	7.1%	7.1%	14.3%	40%	0.38	0.50	71%	36%	12.5%	0%	2	0	0%
MLB Averages					42%	2.4%	15.2%	8.8%	7.1%	31%	0.80	1.08	72%	21%	7.4%	18%			11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1997	38	STL	NL	3	12	4.00	8	67%	13%	13%	50%	25%	88%	0%	58%	86%	33%	0%	0	0	33%	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0
1998	39	STL	NL	5	16	3.20	9	56%	11%	11%	22%	56%	89%	0%	50%	88%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
1999	40	CHC	NL	6	22	3.67	13	59%	23%	8%	38%	31%	77%	0%	45%	90%	83%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				14	50	3.57	30	60%	17%	10%	37%	37%	83%	0%	50%	88%	43%	0%	0	0	7%	1	1	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.68		62%	25%	15%	27%	33%	74%	2%	46%	80%	56%	6%			19%				27%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1997	38	STL	NL	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	39	STL	NL	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	40	CHC	NL	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs				14	5	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages																		54%							68%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	ERA	G	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1997	38	0.00	1	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		3.000	27.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1998	39	0.00	2	2	1.1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	8		2.250	20.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
1999	40	7.71	3	3	2.1	5	2	2	1	1	1	1	14	82	2.571	19.3	3.9	3.9	3.9	1.00	82

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1997	38	0.00	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	1
1998	39	0.00	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	1
1999	40	18.00	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	3.000	18.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	9.0	1
3 Yrs		4.50	4.0	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0.750	4.5		2.3	1.00	2.3	3

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 2006 BBWAA ( 0.8%)	All-Star Games 1988 * 1989 *	Awards (yr lg award) 1987 AL ALCS MVP	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1986 AL (16, 2%) 1987 AL (10, 12%) 1988 AL (22, 1%) 1995 AL (10, 11%) 0.26 Career Shares (652nd)
Gold Gloves 1986 AL (3B) 1987 AL (3B) 1988 AL (3B) 1989 AL (3B) All multiple winners	Silver Sluggers 1995 AL (3B)	Salary s c a p y 1989 AL $2,400,000 (4th)	Oldest s c a p y 1997 NL born 1958-08-19 (10th) 1998 NL born 1958-08-19 (5th) 1999 NL born 1958-08-19 (1st) 2000 AL born 1958-08-19 (2nd)

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