Ron Gardenhire
Ronald Clyde Gardenhire
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 24, 1957 in Butzbach, W.Germany
High School: Okmulgee (Okmulgee, OK)
School: University of Texas at Austin
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 6th round of the 1979 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1981
Final Game: October 6, 1985
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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
1981 23 NYM NL 27 53 48 2 13 1 0 0 3 2 2 5 9 .271 .340 .292 .631 83 14 0 0 0 0 2 6/45
1982 24 NYM NL 141 424 384 29 92 17 1 3 33 5 6 23 55 .240 .279 .313 .592 67 120 11 0 12 5 2 *6/45
1983 25 NYM NL 17 33 32 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 .063 .091 .063 .153 -56 2 1 0 0 0 0 6
1984 26 NYM NL 74 218 207 20 51 7 1 1 10 6 1 9 43 .246 .276 .304 .581 64 63 7 0 1 1 1 64/5
1985 27 NYM NL 26 49 39 5 7 2 1 0 2 0 0 8 11 .179 .319 .282 .601 71 11 2 0 2 0 0 6/45
5 Seasons 285 777 710 57 165 27 3 4 49 13 9 46 122 .232 .277 .296 .573 62 210 21 0 15 6 5
162 Game Avg. 162 442 404 32 94 15 2 2 28 7 5 26 69 .232 .277 .296 .573 62 119 12 0 9 3 3

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1981 23 NYM NL 53 37 5 3.7 90 .333 .271 .260 .340 .325 .292 .373 .631 .698 83 .446 -1.0 -0.1 .514 .125 .021 .0
1982 24 NYM NL 424 326 32 2.7 94 .269 .240 .264 .279 .327 .313 .384 .592 .712 67 .300 -17.3 -1.8 .460 .130 .073 3.8
1983 25 NYM NL 33 31 0 0.0 96 .071 .063 .262 .091 .330 .063 .388 .153 .719 -56 .000 -6.9 -0.7 .097 .031 .000
1984 26 NYM NL 218 166 17 2.8 93 .305 .246 .262 .276 .327 .304 .381 .581 .708 64 .319 -10.3 -1.1 .470 .126 .058 1.7
1985 27 NYM NL 49 36 4 3.0 94 .250 .179 .259 .319 .327 .282 .386 .601 .712 71 .350 -1.3 -0.1 .559 .308 .103
5 Seasons 777 596 58 2.6 93 .273 .232 .263 .277 .327 .296 .383 .573 .710 62 .297 -36.8 -3.8 .452 .134 .063 6.1
162 Game Avg. 442 339 33 2.6 93 .273 .232 .263 .277 .327 .296 .383 .573 .710 62 .297 -36.8 -3.8 .452 .134 .063 3

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1981 23 NYM NL 53 0.0% 17.0% 9.4% 1.9% 8% 1.80 5.3 16.0 0.92 74%
1982 24 NYM NL 424 0.7% 13.0% 5.4% 5.0% 23% 2.39 7.0 128.0 11.6 1.41 78%
1983 25 NYM NL 33 0.0% 12.1% 3.0% 0.0% 0% 4.00 8.0 32.0 1.70 85%
1984 26 NYM NL 218 0.5% 19.7% 4.1% 4.1% 18% 4.78 4.8 207.0 20.7 0.95 75%
1985 27 NYM NL 49 0.0% 22.5% 16.3% 6.1% 43% 1.38 3.5 19.5 1.09 57%
5 Seasons 777 0.5% 15.7% 5.9% 4.4% 21% 2.65 5.8 177.5 14.5 1.24 76%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1981 23 NYM NL 1 0 11% 21 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 24 NYM NL 2 0 23% 145 5 6 45% 5 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 5 50% 16 9 7 4 2 2 12 5 7
1983 25 NYM NL 0 0 33% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 26 NYM NL 4 0 32% 82 6 1 86% 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 57% 13 4 8 1 1 0 7 2 4
1985 27 NYM NL 2 0 33% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
5 Seasons 9 0 26% 279 13 9 59% 12 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 8 14 48% 38 21 16 5 3 2 21 7 13
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1981 23 NYM NL 53 23% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 2 1 50% 29 3 10% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
1982 24 NYM NL 424 24% 92 2 1 0 0 2.36 3 0 16 2 1 1 2 0 13 12 92% 87 11 13% 49 25 51% 298 31 10% 21 11 52% 22 9 41% 0
1983 25 NYM NL 33 18% 2 1 0 0 0 0.40 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 5 1 20% 22 2 9% 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 0
1984 26 NYM NL 217 35% 51 6 2 0 0 0.46 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 39 7 18% 21 3 14% 112 10 9% 8 3 38% 10 4 40% 1
1985 27 NYM NL 49 61% 7 6 0 0 0 2.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 12 2 17% 7 1 14% 25 3 12% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
5 Seasons 776 29% 165 15 3 0 0 1.34 4 0 21 2 2 2 2 0 16 15 94% 149 21 14% 84 31 37% 486 49 10% 33 16 48% 37 13 35% 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1981 23 27 53 48 2 13 1 0 0 3 2 2 5 9 .271 .340 .292 .631 83 14 0 0 0 0 2
1982 24 168 477 432 31 105 18 1 3 36 7 8 28 64 .243 .286 .310 .596 68 134 11 0 12 5 4
1983 25 185 510 464 32 107 18 1 3 37 7 8 29 68 .231 .273 .293 .566 60 136 12 0 12 5 4
1984 26 259 728 671 52 158 25 2 4 47 13 9 38 111 .235 .274 .297 .571 61 199 19 0 13 6 5
1985 27 285 777 710 57 165 27 3 4 49 13 9 46 122 .232 .277 .296 .573 62 210 21 0 15 6 5

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1981 23 41 85 76 4 23 2 0 0 6 4 9 14 .303 .376 .329 .705 9 27
1982 24 141 415 386 32 94 17 1 3 37 5 24 55 .244 .284 .316 .600 35 141
1983 25 17 33 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .030 .000 .030 0 17
1984 26 74 218 208 22 52 7 1 1 11 6 9 43 .250 .280 .308 .588 18 74
1985 27 26 49 40 5 8 2 1 0 2 0 9 11 .200 .347 .300 .647 4 26
5 Seasons 299 800 742 63 177 28 3 4 56 15 52 127 .239 .286 .301 .587 66 285
162 Game Avg. 162 433 402 34 96 15 2 2 30 8 28 69 .239 .286 .301 .587 36 285

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1982 NL--12--7th

                                         

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