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Jim Gantner
James Elmer Gantner
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 5, 1953 in Fond Du Lac, WI
School: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 12th round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1976
Final Game: October 3, 1992
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1976 23 MIL AL 26 79 69 6 17 1 0 0 7 1 0 6 11 .246 .316 .261 .577 72 18 1 1 3 0 0 5/D
1977 24 MIL AL 14 49 47 4 14 1 0 1 2 2 1 2 5 .298 .327 .383 .710 93 18 1 0 0 0 0 5
1978 25 MIL AL 43 105 97 14 21 1 0 1 8 2 0 5 10 .216 .269 .258 .527 50 25 0 2 1 0 0 45/36
1979 26 MIL AL 70 234 208 29 59 10 3 2 22 3 5 16 17 .284 .336 .389 .726 96 81 3 2 5 3 1 54/61
1980 27 MIL AL 132 457 415 47 117 21 3 4 40 11 10 30 29 .282 .330 .376 .706 96 156 8 1 8 3 5 54/6
1981 28 MIL AL 107 397 352 35 94 14 1 2 33 3 6 29 29 .267 .325 .330 .654 94 116 6 3 9 4 5 *4
1982 29 MIL AL 132 485 447 48 132 17 2 4 43 6 3 26 36 .295 .335 .369 .704 99 165 6 2 7 3 3 *4
1983 30 MIL AL 161 662 603 85 170 23 8 11 74 5 6 38 46 .282 .329 .401 .730 107 242 10 6 11 4 5 *4
1984 31 MIL AL 153 658 613 61 173 27 1 3 56 6 5 30 51 .282 .314 .344 .658 86 211 16 3 2 10 0 *4
1985 32 MIL AL 143 573 523 63 133 15 4 5 44 11 8 33 42 .254 .300 .327 .627 72 171 13 3 10 4 7 *45/6
1986 33 MIL AL 139 542 497 58 136 25 1 7 38 13 7 26 50 .274 .313 .370 .684 84 184 13 6 6 7 2 *4/5D6
1987 34 MIL AL 81 294 265 37 72 14 0 4 30 6 2 19 22 .272 .331 .370 .701 84 98 7 5 4 1 2 45/D
1988 35 MIL AL 155 596 539 67 149 28 2 0 47 20 8 34 50 .276 .322 .336 .658 84 181 9 3 18 2 1 *4/5
1989 36 MIL AL 116 453 409 51 112 18 3 0 34 20 6 21 33 .274 .321 .333 .654 86 136 10 10 8 5 2 *4/D
1990 37 MIL AL 88 358 323 36 85 8 5 0 25 18 3 29 19 .263 .328 .319 .647 83 103 10 2 4 0 0 4/5
1991 38 MIL AL 140 567 526 63 149 27 4 2 47 4 6 27 34 .283 .320 .361 .681 90 190 13 3 7 4 5 54
1992 39 MIL AL 101 273 256 22 63 12 1 1 18 6 2 12 17 .246 .278 .313 .590 66 80 9 0 3 2 2 45/3D
17 Seasons 1801 6782 6189 726 1696 262 38 47 568 137 78 383 501 .274 .319 .351 .671 88 2175 135 52 106 52 40
162 Game Avg. 162 610 557 65 153 24 3 4 51 12 7 34 45 .274 .319 .351 .671 88 196 12 5 10 5 4
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1981 28 MIL AL ALDS NYY L 4 14 14 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .214 .357 3 0 0 0 0 0
1982 29 MIL AL ALCS CAL W 5 17 16 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .188 .235 .188 .423 3 0 0 0 0 0
1982 29 MIL AL WS STL L 7 26 24 5 8 4 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 .333 .360 .583 .943 14 1 0 1 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 16 57 54 7 13 5 1 0 6 0 0 2 4 .241 .268 .370 .638 20 1 0 1 0 0
1 ALDS 4 14 14 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .214 .357 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 5 17 16 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .188 .235 .188 .423 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 7 26 24 5 8 4 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 .333 .360 .583 .943 14 1 0 1 0 0

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L 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 Awards
1979 26 MIL AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 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
1 Season 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 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
162 Game Avg. 0 0 0.00 68 0 0 0 0 0 68 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 340 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1976 MIL AL 23 3B 24 23 194.0 55 17 37 1 3 .982 -1.6 -9.9 -1.6 -2.2 0.5 0 2.51 2.25 .951 2.94 2.64
1976 MIL AL 23 DH 2
1977 MIL AL 24 3B 14 12 105.0 41 8 29 4 3 .902 -2.5 -28.6 -2.5 1.7 -4.2 0 3.17 2.64 .959 2.97 2.72
1978 MIL AL 25 2B 21 16 144.1 98 41 55 2 10 .980 3.2 26.6 4.2 1.2 3.0 -1 5.99 4.57 .980 5.47 4.74
1978 MIL AL 25 3B 15 8 82.0 29 2 25 2 2 .931 0.4 5.9 0.4 0.2 0.1 0 2.96 1.80 .955 3.00 2.59
1978 MIL AL 25 1B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.80
1978 MIL AL 25 SS 1 1 8.0 5 2 2 1 0 .800 -0.6 -90.0 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 4.50 4.00 .980 4.95 4.20
1979 MIL AL 26 3B 42 33 302.0 104 28 71 5 8 .952 -1.5 -6.0 -1.5 0.9 -2.4 0 2.95 2.36 .953 3.07 2.66
1979 MIL AL 26 2B 22 20 186.0 128 50 76 2 16 .984 3.8 24.5 2.8 2.4 0.4 1 6.10 5.73 .978 5.50 4.80
1979 MIL AL 26 SS 3 3 26.0 15 2 13 0 2 1.000 1.8 83.1 1.8 0.0 1.8 0 5.19 5.00 .967 5.02 4.10
1979 MIL AL 26 P 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 1.00 .900 1.80 0.80
1980 MIL AL 27 3B 69 51 485.1 178 41 126 11 15 .938 4.4 10.9 3.4 3.8 -0.4 1 3.10 2.42 .952 3.01 2.59
1980 MIL AL 27 2B 66 62 547.0 325 118 203 4 53 .988 2.9 6.4 -0.1 -3.3 3.2 3 5.28 4.86 .981 5.60 4.91
1980 MIL AL 27 SS 1 1 6.0 6 0 6 0 2 1.000 1.3 260.0 1.3 1.3 0.0 0 9.00 6.00 .967 4.95 4.30
1981 MIL AL 28 2B 107 100 904.2 613 251 352 10 95 .984 2.8 3.7 0.8 2.0 -1.3 2 6.00 5.64 .982 5.54 4.93
1982 MIL AL 29 2B 131 127 1134.1 718 307 398 13 104 .982 5.9 6.2 2.9 -1.2 4.2 3 5.59 5.38 .981 5.35 4.70
1983 MIL AL 30 2B 158 158 1416.0 900 374 512 14 128 .984 5.6 4.7 3.6 -8.1 11.7 2 5.63 5.61 .981 5.36 4.77
1984 MIL AL 31 2B 153 150 1342.0 844 362 469 13 111 .985 -7.9 -7.1 -8.9 -4.7 -4.2 1 5.57 5.43 .980 5.24 4.45
1985 MIL AL 32 2B 124 121 1069.2 672 262 402 8 89 .988 17.0 19.1 15.0 8.0 7.1 2 5.59 5.35 .982 5.29 4.48
1985 MIL AL 32 3B 24 18 185.1 53 16 34 3 5 .943 -3.4 -22.0 -3.4 -0.9 -2.5 0 2.43 2.08 .953 2.85 2.38
1985 MIL AL 32 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 4.50 3.90
1986 MIL AL 33 2B 135 130 1157.2 661 304 347 10 87 .985 2.4 2.5 -0.6 1.3 -2.0 3 5.06 4.82 .981 5.10 4.34
1986 MIL AL 33 3B 3 3 25.0 11 5 6 0 0 1.000 0.4 19.2 0.4 0.4 0.0 0 3.96 3.67 .945 2.74 2.37
1986 MIL AL 33 DH 1
1986 MIL AL 33 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 4.50 3.90
1987 MIL AL 34 2B 57 51 418.2 252 95 153 4 36 .984 3.1 8.9 2.1 2.0 0.2 1 5.33 4.35 .980 5.12 4.48
1987 MIL AL 34 3B 38 25 252.0 66 24 40 2 8 .970 -4.8 -22.9 -4.8 -3.7 -1.2 0 2.29 1.68 .952 2.77 2.31
1987 MIL AL 34 DH 1
1988 MIL AL 35 2B 154 149 1320.1 764 325 428 11 92 .986 3.6 3.3 4.6 -0.4 4.9 -1 5.13 4.89 .982 5.12 4.40
1988 MIL AL 35 3B 1 0 2.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 9.00 2.00 .950 2.70 2.40
1989 MIL AL 36 2B 114 109 953.0 611 241 362 8 88 .987 -5.0 -6.3 -6.0 -3.0 -3.0 1 5.69 5.29 .981 5.24 4.51
1989 MIL AL 36 DH 2
1990 MIL AL 37 2B 80 76 675.2 391 164 220 7 54 .982 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.3 0.5 0 5.11 4.80 .984 5.23 4.53
1990 MIL AL 37 3B 9 9 74.2 25 3 20 2 2 .920 -2.6 -41.8 -2.6 -3.4 0.8 0 2.77 2.56 .944 2.75 2.32
1991 MIL AL 38 3B 90 83 764.0 211 51 155 5 15 .976 2.9 4.6 1.9 6.1 -4.2 1 2.43 2.29 .954 2.79 2.33
1991 MIL AL 38 2B 59 53 456.1 306 109 190 7 31 .977 2.3 6.0 2.3 -0.8 3.1 0 5.90 5.07 .981 5.19 4.44
1992 MIL AL 39 2B 68 57 511.1 318 136 180 2 42 .994 1.1 2.6 1.1 0.4 0.7 0 5.56 4.65 .983 5.25 4.60
1992 MIL AL 39 3B 31 13 150.0 46 17 28 1 3 .978 0.5 4.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 2.70 1.45 .948 2.78 2.40
1992 MIL AL 39 1B 2 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.35
1992 MIL AL 39 DH 2
15 Seasons 2B 1449 1379 12237.0 7601 3139 4347 115 1036 .985 41.6 4.1 24.6 -3.9 28.5 17 5.51 5.17 .981 5.28 4.58
12 Seasons 3B 360 278 2621.1 821 212 573 36 64 .956 -7.5 -3.4 -9.5 3.2 -13.0 2 2.70 2.18 .952 2.89 2.47
5 Seasons DH 8
5 Seasons SS 7 5 42.0 26 4 21 1 4 .962 2.4 68.6 2.4 0.7 1.7 0 5.36 3.57 .969 4.97 4.09
2 Seasons 1B 3 0 3.0 3 3 0 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 9.00 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.50
1 Season P 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 1.00 .900 1.80 0.80
17 Seasons TOT 1820 1662 14904.1 8452 3358 4942 152 1105 .982 36.4 2.9 17.4 -0.0 17.1 19 5.01 4.56 .960 4.86 4.16
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1981 AL--107--7th
1983 AL--161--4th

At Bats s c a p y
1983 AL--603--10th
1984 AL--613--9th

Triples s c a p y
1983 AL--8--5th

Singles s c a p y
1983 AL--128--9th
1984 AL--142--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1983 AL--6--9th
1989 AL--10--1st

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1981 AL--9--7th
1983 AL--11--5th
1985 AL--10--9th
1988 AL--18--2nd

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1984 AL--10--3rd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
Career--78--219th

AB per SO s c a p y
1983 AL--13.1--6th
1984 AL--12.0--10th
1991 AL--15.5--4th

Outs Made s c a p y
1984 AL--473--7th

Oldest s c a p y
1992 AL--born 1953-01-05--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 5 (1737), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1625), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 15 (1043), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  9. Deacon McGuire (921)
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Transactions

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 12th round of the 1974 amateur draft.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

November 4, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

November 3, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Milwaukee Brewers$687,500
1986Milwaukee Brewers$887,500
1987Milwaukee Brewers$375,000
1988Milwaukee Brewers$937,500
1989Milwaukee Brewers$900,000
1990Milwaukee Brewers$700,000
1991Milwaukee Brewers$1,000,000
1992Milwaukee Brewers$1,150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,637,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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