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Ron Gant

Ronald Edwin Gant

Positions: Leftfielder, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 172 lb.

Born: March 2, 1965 in Victoria, TX
High School: Victoria (Victoria, TX)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 1983. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1987
Teams (by GP): Braves/Cardinals/Phillies/Reds/Padres/.. 1987-2003
Agents: Bean Stringfellow,Jeff Beck, previously: Eric Goldschmidt,Randy Hendricks,Alan Hendricks [?]
Final Game: May 25, 2003
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All-Star Player

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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
1987 22 ATL NL 21 86 83 9 22 4 0 2 9 4 2 1 11 .265 .271 .386 .656 69 32 3 0 1 1 0 4
1988 23 ATL NL 146 618 563 85 146 28 8 19 60 19 10 46 118 .259 .317 .439 .755 112 247 7 3 2 4 4 *45 RoY-4
1989 24 ATL NL 75 285 260 26 46 8 3 9 25 9 6 20 63 .177 .237 .335 .571 61 87 0 1 2 2 0 58/7
1990 25 ATL NL 152 631 575 107 174 34 3 32 84 33 16 50 86 .303 .357 .539 .896 139 310 8 1 1 4 0 *87/9 MVP-14
1991 26 ATL NL 154 642 561 101 141 35 3 32 105 34 15 71 104 .251 .338 .496 .834 127 278 6 5 0 5 8 *8 MVP-6,SS
1992 27 ATL NL 153 602 544 74 141 22 6 17 80 32 10 45 101 .259 .321 .415 .736 102 226 10 7 0 6 5 *78 AS
1993 28 ATL NL 157 682 606 113 166 27 4 36 117 26 9 67 117 .274 .345 .510 .854 125 309 14 2 0 7 2 *7 MVP-5
1995 30 CIN NL 119 493 410 79 113 19 4 29 88 23 8 74 108 .276 .386 .554 .940 145 227 11 3 1 5 5 *7 AS,MVP-11
1996 31 STL NL 122 500 419 74 103 14 2 30 82 13 4 73 98 .246 .359 .504 .862 125 211 9 3 1 4 5 *7
1997 32 STL NL 139 562 502 68 115 21 4 17 62 14 6 58 162 .229 .310 .388 .698 83 195 2 1 0 1 3 *7/D
1998 33 STL NL 121 438 383 60 92 17 1 26 67 8 0 51 92 .240 .331 .493 .825 114 189 6 2 0 2 2 7
1999 34 PHI NL 138 605 516 107 134 27 5 17 77 13 3 85 112 .260 .364 .430 .794 96 222 6 1 0 3 0 *7/D
2000 35 TOT MLB 123 487 425 69 106 19 3 26 54 6 6 56 91 .249 .335 .492 .827 106 209 7 1 1 4 1 7D
2000 35 PHI NL 89 384 343 54 87 16 2 20 38 5 4 36 73 .254 .324 .487 .811 101 167 7 1 1 3 1 7
2000 35 ANA AL 34 103 82 15 19 3 1 6 16 1 2 20 18 .232 .379 .512 .891 122 42 0 0 0 1 0 7D
2001 36 TOT MLB 93 292 252 46 65 13 3 10 35 5 1 35 80 .258 .345 .452 .797 95 114 0 0 2 3 2 7D
2001 36 COL NL 59 199 171 31 44 8 2 8 22 3 1 24 56 .257 .345 .468 .813 92 80 0 0 2 2 2 7
2001 36 OAK AL 34 93 81 15 21 5 1 2 13 2 0 11 24 .259 .344 .420 .764 102 34 0 0 0 1 0 D7
2002 37 SDP NL 102 353 309 58 81 14 1 18 59 4 6 36 59 .262 .338 .489 .827 125 151 8 2 1 5 1 7/9D8
2003 38 OAK AL 17 44 41 4 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 9 .146 .182 .220 .401 6 9 1 0 0 1 0 /7D9
16 Seasons 1832 7320 6449 1080 1651 302 50 321 1008 243 102 770 1411 .256 .336 .468 .803 112 3016 98 32 12 57 38
162 Game Avg. 162 647 570 96 146 27 4 28 89 21 9 68 125 .256 .336 .468 .803 112 267 9 3 1 5 3
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
ATL (7 yrs) 858 3546 3192 515 836 158 27 147 480 157 68 300 600 .262 .326 .466 .793 115 1489 48 19 6 29 19
STL (3 yrs) 382 1500 1304 202 310 52 7 73 211 35 10 182 352 .238 .332 .456 .789 106 595 17 6 1 7 10
PHI (2 yrs) 227 989 859 161 221 43 7 37 115 18 7 121 185 .257 .348 .453 .801 99 389 13 2 1 6 1
OAK (2 yrs) 51 137 122 19 27 5 1 3 17 2 0 13 33 .221 .292 .352 .644 70 43 1 0 0 2 0
COL (1 yr) 59 199 171 31 44 8 2 8 22 3 1 24 56 .257 .345 .468 .813 92 80 0 0 2 2 2
SDP (1 yr) 102 353 309 58 81 14 1 18 59 4 6 36 59 .262 .338 .489 .827 125 151 8 2 1 5 1
ANA (1 yr) 34 103 82 15 19 3 1 6 16 1 2 20 18 .232 .379 .512 .891 122 42 0 0 0 1 0
CIN (1 yr) 119 493 410 79 113 19 4 29 88 23 8 74 108 .276 .386 .554 .940 145 227 11 3 1 5 5
NL (15 yrs) 1747 7080 6245 1046 1605 294 48 312 975 240 100 737 1360 .257 .336 .469 .805 112 2931 97 32 12 54 38
AL (3 yrs) 85 240 204 34 46 8 2 9 33 3 2 33 51 .225 .329 .417 .746 92 85 1 0 0 3 0

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1987 22 ATL NL 86 -4 0 1 0 -1 1 3 0 0.0 4
1988 23 ATL NL 618 9 2 1 -1 -14 4 19 20 2.1 $65,000 *45 RoY-4
1989 24 ATL NL 285 -13 -2 0 2 -1 0 9 -5 -0.7 58/7
1990 25 ATL NL 631 31 5 3 0 -5 0 18 52 5.5 $125,000 *87/9 MVP-14
1991 26 ATL NL 642 19 3 2 3 -27 2 18 20 2.3 $1,195,000 *8 MVP-6,SS
1992 27 ATL NL 602 4 2 6 1 9 -6 17 33 3.5 $2,700,000 *78 AS
1993 28 ATL NL 682 22 2 6 0 19 -8 18 59 6.0 $3,700,000 *7 MVP-5
1995 30 CIN NL 493 28 -1 3 -1 -5 -5 14 33 3.3 $3,633,335 *7 AS,MVP-11
1996 31 STL NL 500 16 0 2 -1 8 -6 14 33 3.3 $4,000,000 *7
1997 32 STL NL 562 -14 1 1 2 8 -6 16 8 0.8 $4,500,000 *7/D
1998 33 STL NL 438 3 2 0 1 1 -5 13 15 1.5 $5,500,000 7
1999 34 PHI NL 605 -2 4 -2 1 9 -6 16 20 2.0 $6,000,000 *7/D
2000 35 PHI NL 384 -2 -1 1 0 8 -4 10 12 1.2 $5,066,667 7
2000 35 ANA AL 103 3 -1 0 1 2 -2 4 7 0.6 7D
2001 36 COL NL 199 -3 2 0 1 1 -2 6 5 0.5 $1,750,000 7
2001 36 OAK AL 93 1 1 0 0 -3 -2 3 0 0.0 D7
2002 37 SDP NL 353 14 -1 0 -1 3 -4 10 21 2.2 $500,000 7/9D8
2003 38 OAK AL 44 -6 0 0 0 0 -1 2 -5 -0.5 $350,000 /7D9
16 Seasons 7320 106 18 24 8 12 -50 210 328 33.6 $39,085,002
PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
ATL (7 yrs) 3546 68 12 19 5 -20 -7 102 179 18.7 $7,785,000
STL (3 yrs) 1500 5 3 3 2 17 -17 43 56 5.6 $14,000,000
PHI (2 yrs) 989 -4 3 -1 1 17 -10 26 32 3.2 $11,066,667
OAK (2 yrs) 137 -5 1 0 0 -3 -3 5 -5 -0.5 $350,000
COL (1 yr) 199 -3 2 0 1 1 -2 6 5 0.5 $1,750,000
SDP (1 yr) 353 14 -1 0 -1 3 -4 10 21 2.2 $500,000
ANA (1 yr) 103 3 -1 0 1 2 -2 4 7 0.6
CIN (1 yr) 493 28 -1 3 -1 -5 -5 14 33 3.3 $3,633,335

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
1991 26 ATL NL NLCS PIT W 7 31 27 4 7 1 0 1 3 7 0 2 4 .259 .323 .407 .730 11 0 1 0 1 0
1991 26 ATL NL WS MIN L 7 32 30 3 8 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 3 .267 .313 .333 .646 10 0 0 0 0 0
1992 27 ATL NL NLCS PIT W 7 28 22 5 4 0 0 2 6 1 0 4 4 .182 .296 .455 .751 10 2 0 1 1 0
1992 27 ATL NL WS TOR L 4 9 8 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 .125 .222 .250 .472 2 0 0 0 0 0
1993 28 ATL NL NLCS PHI L 6 29 27 4 5 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 9 .185 .241 .296 .538 8 1 0 0 0 0
1995 30 CIN NL NLDS LAD W 3 13 13 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .231 .231 .462 .692 6 0 0 0 0 0
1995 30 CIN NL NLCS ATL L 4 17 16 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .188 .235 .188 .423 3 1 1 0 0 0
1996 31 STL NL NLDS SDP W 3 13 10 3 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 0 .400 .538 .800 1.338 8 1 1 0 0 0
1996 31 STL NL NLCS ATL L 7 27 25 3 6 1 0 2 4 0 0 2 6 .240 .296 .520 .816 13 0 0 0 0 0
2001 36 OAK AL ALDS NYY L 4 11 11 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .455 .636 5 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons (10 Series) 52 210 189 29 43 7 1 8 28 13 1 15 37 .228 .292 .402 .694 76 5 3 1 2 0
1 ALDS 4 11 11 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .182 .182 .455 .636 5 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 6 26 23 6 7 1 0 2 6 2 0 2 3 .304 .385 .609 .993 14 1 1 0 0 0
5 NLCS 31 132 117 17 25 5 0 5 17 8 1 10 26 .214 .282 .385 .667 45 4 2 1 2 0
2 WS 11 41 38 5 9 1 1 0 4 3 0 3 5 .237 .293 .316 .608 12 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1987 ATL NL 22 2B 20 19 166.0 107 45 59 3 17 .972 -1 -4 5.64 5.20 .982 5.19 5.16
1988 ATL NL 23 2B 122 120 1067.0 699 295 378 26 82 .963 -14 -16 5.68 5.52 .980 5.22 5.23 RoY-4
1988 ATL NL 23 3B 22 22 199.2 65 21 39 5 6 .923 -0 -2 2.70 2.73 .948 2.77 2.78 RoY-4
1989 ATL NL 24 3B 53 51 449.0 142 23 103 16 8 .887 -5 -13 2.53 2.38 .946 2.71 2.71
1989 ATL NL 24 CF 14 11 112.0 41 40 0 1 0 .976 4 38 3.21 2.86 .985 2.69 2.70
1989 ATL NL 24 OF 14 13 119.0 48 47 0 1 0 .979 4 37 3.55 3.36 .981 2.32 2.32
1989 ATL NL 24 LF 2 2 7.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 34 7.71 3.00 .983 2.19 2.15
1990 ATL NL 25 OF 146 139 1244.2 372 357 7 8 2 .978 -6 -5 2.63 2.49 .981 2.39 2.37 MVP-14
1990 ATL NL 25 CF 113 105 950.0 289 278 6 5 2 .983 -2 -3 2.69 2.51 .984 2.74 2.73 MVP-14
1990 ATL NL 25 LF 38 34 289.2 80 76 1 3 0 .963 -3 -13 2.39 2.03 .979 2.19 2.18 MVP-14
1990 ATL NL 25 RF 2 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -48 0.00 0.00 2.16 2.20 MVP-14
1991 ATL NL 26 CF 148 145 1293.1 351 338 7 6 1 .983 -27 -25 2.40 2.33 .985 2.59 2.58 MVP-6,SS
1991 ATL NL 26 OF 148 145 1293.1 351 338 7 6 1 .983 -27 -25 2.40 2.33 .983 2.28 2.27 MVP-6,SS
1992 ATL NL 27 OF 147 137 1238.1 286 277 5 4 1 .986 9 9 2.05 1.92 .983 2.34 2.34 AS
1992 ATL NL 27 LF 138 120 1097.0 243 236 3 4 0 .984 10 11 1.96 1.73 .979 2.16 2.16 AS
1992 ATL NL 27 CF 23 17 141.1 43 41 2 0 1 1.000 -1 -8 2.74 1.87 .988 2.80 2.80 AS
1993 ATL NL 28 LF 155 155 1384.1 286 270 5 11 1 .962 18 16 1.79 1.77 .975 2.11 2.10 MVP-5
1993 ATL NL 28 OF 155 155 1384.1 287 271 5 11 1 .962 18 16 1.79 1.78 .979 2.34 2.33 MVP-5
1995 CIN NL 30 LF 117 117 930.1 197 187 7 3 0 .985 -4 -6 1.88 1.66 .972 1.87 1.86 AS,MVP-11
1995 CIN NL 30 OF 117 117 930.1 201 191 7 3 0 .985 -4 -6 1.92 1.69 .979 2.15 2.14 AS,MVP-11
1996 STL NL 31 LF 116 116 991.2 225 216 4 5 2 .978 8 9 2.00 1.90 .975 1.85 1.84
1996 STL NL 31 OF 116 116 991.2 225 216 4 5 2 .978 8 9 2.00 1.90 .978 2.13 2.12
1997 STL NL 32 LF 128 125 1084.1 258 248 4 6 1 .977 8 9 2.09 1.97 .980 1.95 1.93
1997 STL NL 32 OF 128 125 1084.1 257 247 4 6 1 .977 8 9 2.08 1.96 .980 2.13 2.12
1997 STL NL 32 DH 1
1998 STL NL 33 LF 104 101 819.0 171 162 4 5 0 .971 1 1 1.82 1.60 .975 1.88 1.87
1998 STL NL 33 OF 104 101 819.0 171 162 4 5 0 .971 1 1 1.82 1.60 .980 2.17 2.16
1999 PHI NL 34 LF 133 131 1118.2 268 259 7 2 2 .993 9 9 2.14 2.00 .976 2.00 1.98
1999 PHI NL 34 OF 133 131 1118.2 269 260 7 2 2 .993 9 9 2.15 2.01 .981 2.26 2.24
1999 PHI NL 34 DH 2
2000 TOT MLB 35 LF 105 98 858.2 229 217 5 7 1 .969 11 15 2.33 2.11 .978 1.95 1.94
2000 TOT MLB 35 OF 105 98 858.2 229 217 5 7 1 .969 11 15 2.33 2.11 .982 2.26 2.24
2000 PHI NL 35 LF 84 84 726.1 185 175 4 6 0 .968 8 14 2.22 2.13 .976 1.91 1.89
2000 PHI NL 35 OF 84 84 726.1 185 175 4 6 0 .968 8 14 2.22 2.13 .981 2.24 2.22
2000 ANA AL 35 LF 21 14 132.1 44 42 1 1 1 .977 2 22 2.92 2.05 .984 2.16 2.13
2000 ANA AL 35 OF 21 14 132.1 44 42 1 1 1 .977 2 22 2.92 2.05 .984 2.36 2.33
2000 ANA AL 35 DH 12
2001 TOT MLB 36 LF 62 56 461.0 90 85 2 3 0 .967 -2 -4 1.70 1.40 .979 1.95 1.93
2001 TOT MLB 36 OF 62 56 461.0 90 85 2 3 0 .967 -2 -4 1.70 1.40 .982 2.22 2.20
2001 COL NL 36 LF 51 48 388.0 86 81 2 3 0 .965 1 4 1.93 1.63 .979 1.91 1.89
2001 COL NL 36 OF 51 48 388.0 86 81 2 3 0 .965 1 4 1.93 1.63 .983 2.20 2.18
2001 OAK AL 36 DH 20
2001 OAK AL 36 LF 11 8 73.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -3 -51 0.49 0.36 .975 2.15 2.12
2001 OAK AL 36 OF 11 8 73.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -3 -51 0.49 0.36 .975 2.31 2.28
2002 SDP NL 37 OF 80 73 626.1 151 142 6 3 0 .980 4 7 2.13 1.85 .983 2.19 2.17
2002 SDP NL 37 LF 78 70 599.1 147 138 6 3 0 .980 4 8 2.16 1.85 .977 1.92 1.90
2002 SDP NL 37 RF 5 3 25.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -24 1.08 0.60 .967 2.05 2.04
2002 SDP NL 37 DH 4
2002 SDP NL 37 CF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 60 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.60
2003 OAK AL 38 OF 9 5 50.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 10 0 1.62 1.00 .989 2.36 2.33
2003 OAK AL 38 LF 8 4 42.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3 0 1.50 0.88 .986 2.16 2.14
2003 OAK AL 38 DH 6
2003 OAK AL 38 RF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 45 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.14 2.10
14 Seasons OF 1464 1411 12219.2 2946 2819 63 64 11 .978 33 0 3 0 2.12 1.97 .981 2.25 2.24
13 Seasons LF 1184 1129 9683.0 2207 2107 48 52 7 .976 60 0 7 0 2.00 1.82 .977 1.98 1.97
5 Seasons CF 299 278 2498.2 725 698 15 12 4 .983 -27 -13 2.57 2.38 .985 2.66 2.66
2 Seasons 2B 142 139 1233.0 806 340 437 29 99 .964 -14 -14 5.67 5.47 .981 5.22 5.22
2 Seasons 3B 75 73 648.2 207 44 142 21 14 .899 -5 -10 2.58 2.48 .947 2.73 2.73
3 Seasons RF 8 4 38.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0 0 -13 0 1.18 0.63 .980 2.08 2.09
16 Seasons TOT 1708 1623 14101.1 3950 3194 642 114 124 .971 13 0 1 0 2.45 2.25 .977 2.42 2.40
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
2009 BBWAA ()

All-Star Games
1992 *
1995 (DH)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1990 NL (14, 3%)
1991 NL (6, 33%)
1993 NL (5, 45%)
1995 NL (11, 8%)
0.89 Career Shares (274th)

Silver Sluggers
1991 NL (OF)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1990 NL  5.5 (8th)
1993 NL  6.0 (7th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1990 NL  5.5 (6th)
1993 NL  6.0 (6th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1990 NL  .539 (4th)
1991 NL  .496 (8th)
1995 NL  .554 (7th)
Career  .468 (249th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1990 NL  .896 (7th)
1995 NL  .940 (6th)

At Bats s c a p y
1993 NL  606 (9th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1993 NL  682 (9th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1990 NL  107 (4th)
1991 NL  101 (5th)
1993 NL  113 (3rd)
Career  1080 (250th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1990 NL  310 (3rd)
1991 NL  278 (8th)
1993 NL  309 (3rd)

Doubles s c a p y
1990 NL  34 (8th)
1991 NL  35 (5th)

Triples s c a p y
1988 NL  8 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1990 NL  32 (6th)
1991 NL  32 (3rd)
1993 NL  36 (5th)
1995 NL  29 (9th)
Career  321 (103rd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1991 NL  105 (5th)
1993 NL  117 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1995 NL  74 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1988 NL  118 (10th)
1993 NL  117 (10th)
1995 NL  108 (10th)
1997 NL  162 (2nd)
Career  1411 (68th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1991 NL  34 (9th)
Career  243 (239th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1990 NL  139 (9th)
1995 NL  145 (5th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1990 NL  109 (5th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1990 NL  29 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1990 NL  2.9 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1990 NL  69 (3rd)
1991 NL  70 (2nd)
1993 NL  67 (7th)
Career  673 (192nd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1990 NL  .689 (10th)
1995 NL  .691 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1992 NL  7 (8th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
Career  57 (231st)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1990 NL  16 (6th)
1991 NL  15 (9th)
Career  102 (111th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1990 NL  32.5 (2nd)
1991 NL  33.0 (2nd)
1992 NL  22.2 (4th)
1993 NL  30.2 (3rd)
1995 NL  25.7 (6th)
Career  276.6 (35th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1990 NL  18.0 (8th)
1991 NL  17.5 (5th)
1993 NL  16.8 (9th)
1995 NL  14.1 (3rd)
1996 NL  14.0 (7th)**
Career  20.1 (120th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1993 NL  470 (6th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
Career  164.05 (226th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1993 NL  3.8 (9th)
1995 NL  4.4 (5th)
Career  16.4 (214th)

Situational Wins Added (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1990 NL  3.9 (4th)
1995 NL  3.3 (7th)
Career  19.1 (187th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
Career  15.8 (230th)

Errors Committed† s c a p y
1988 NL  31 (2nd)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1993 NL  19 (2nd)

Putouts as 2B s c a p y
1988 NL  295 (4th)

Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y
1988 NL  26 (1st)

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1992 NL  138 (2nd)
1993 NL  155 (2nd)
1997 NL  128 (5th)
Career  1184 (22nd)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1992 NL  236 (4th)
1993 NL  270 (4th)
1995 NL  187 (5th)
1996 NL  216 (4th)
1997 NL  248 (4th)
1999 NL  259 (3rd)
Career  2107 (23rd)

Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1995 NL  7 (3rd)
Career  48 (65th)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1992 NL  4 (3rd)
1993 NL  11 (1st)
1996 NL  5 (5th)
1997 NL  6 (1st)
1998 NL  5 (4th)
2000 NL  6 (5th)
Career  52 (22nd)

Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1990 NL  113 (5th)
1991 NL  148 (3rd)

Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1991 NL  338 (4th)

Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1990 NL  6 (4th)
1991 NL  7 (5th)

Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1991 NL  6 (1st)

Range Factor/9Inn as 2B† s c a p y
1988 NL  5.68 (1st)

Range Factor/Game as 2B s c a p y
1988 NL  5.52 (1st)

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1992 NL  10 (3rd)
1993 NL  19 (2nd)
1997 NL  8 (4th)
1999 NL  9 (4th)
2000 NL  8 (1st)
2002 NL  4 (3rd)
Career  60 (9th)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1995 NL  1.88 (4th)
1996 NL  2.00 (3rd)
1997 NL  2.09 (2nd)
1999 NL  2.14 (5th)
2000 NL  2.22 (2nd)
Career  2.02 (64th)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1992 NL  1.73 (5th)
1995 NL  1.66 (5th)
1996 NL  1.90 (3rd)
1997 NL  1.97 (1st)
1999 NL  2.00 (3rd)
2000 NL  2.13 (2nd)
Career  1.82 (68th)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1992 NL  .984 (5th)
1995 NL  .985 (2nd)
1996 NL  .978 (5th)
1999 NL  .993 (2nd)
Career  .976 (84th)

Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y
1991 NL  2.33 (4th)

                           
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.
† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 52 (481), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 42 (451), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 26 (427), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 4th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1983.

March 15, 1994: Released by the Atlanta Braves.

June 21, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 30, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 23, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

November 19, 1998: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Jeff Brantley and Cliff Politte to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ricky Bottalico and Garrett Stephenson.

July 29, 2000: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Anaheim Angels for Kent Bottenfield.

October 30, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

December 10, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

July 3, 2001: Traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Oakland Athletics for Robin Jennings.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

January 18, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

October 28, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

February 21, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

June 4, 2003: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198823Atlanta Braves$65,000USA Today, 4/1/88
199025Atlanta Braves$125,000*
199126Atlanta Braves$1,195,000USA Today survey
199227Atlanta Braves$2,700,00011/4/92 Toronto SunIncludes $50,000 incentives
199328Atlanta Braves$3,700,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199429Atlanta Braves$5,500,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Missed entire season with broken leg
29Cincinnati Reds$109,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Released from existing Braves contract
199530Cincinnati Reds$3,633,3351996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $133,335 signing bonus
199631St. Louis Cardinals$4,000,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199732St. Louis Cardinals$4,500,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1
199833St. Louis Cardinals$5,500,000*
199934Philadelphia Phillies$6,000,000*
200035Philadelphia Phillies$5,066,6672001 Joint Exhibit 11998-00 reworked in 1998 with $200K signing bonus
200136Colorado Rockies$1,750,0004/6/01 USA Today
200237San Diego Padres$500,0004/3/02 AP
200338Oakland Athletics$350,0004/3/03 AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$44,694,002
Disputed Salaries
*1990 - $150,000 - 11/21/90 NYT -
*1998 - $5,566,667 - 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 - 1998-00 reworked in 1998 with $200K signing bonus
*1999 - $6,066,667 - 2001 Joint Exhibit 1 - 1998-00 reworked in 1998 with $200K signing bonus
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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