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Art Gardner

Arthur Junior Gardner

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 21, 1952 in Madden, MS
High School: South Lake HS (Garden Grove, CA)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1975
Teams (by GP): Astros/Giants 1975-1978

Final Game: September 17, 1978
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Standard Batting

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
1975 22 HOU NL 13 33 31 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 8 .194 .242 .194 .436 27 6 2 1 0 0 1 /978
1977 24 HOU NL 66 70 65 7 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 15 .154 .203 .154 .357 2 10 3 1 1 0 1 7/89
1978 25 SFG NL 7 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 86 106 99 12 16 0 0 0 5 1 1 4 25 .162 .210 .162 .371 6 16 5 2 1 0 2
162 Game Avg. 162 200 186 23 30 0 0 0 9 2 2 8 47 .162 .210 .162 .371 6 30 9 4 2 0 4
HOU (2 yrs) 79 103 96 10 16 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 23 .167 .216 .167 .382 10 16 5 2 1 0 2
SFG (1 yr) 7 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1975 22 HOU NL 13 33 -3 0 -0 2 -0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 0.0 .489 .499 -0.2 0.2 -2 $ /978
1977 24 HOU NL 66 70 -9 0 -1 1 -1 -9 -1.0 2 -7 -0.8 .485 .494 -0.9 0.1 -9 $ 7/89
1978 25 SFG NL 7 3 -1 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .485 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
3 Seasons 86 106 -12 0 -1 3 -1 -11 -1.2 3 -8 -0.9 .485 .497 -1.2 0.2 -11 $
HOU (2 yrs) 79 103 -12 0 -1 3 -1 -11 -1.1 3 -8 -0.8 .485 .496 -1.1 0.2 -10 $
SFG (1 yr) 7 3 -1 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .485 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $

Advanced Batting

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
1975 22 HOU NL 33 27 1 1.0 89 .261 .194 .256 .242 .325 .194 .369 .436 .695 27 .064 -3.0 -0.3 .333 .065 .000 .0
1977 24 HOU NL 70 59 2 0.9 95 .200 .154 .258 .203 .324 .154 .394 .357 .718 2 .049 -8.8 -0.9 .241 .046 .000
1978 25 SFG NL 3 4 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .257 .000 .325 .000 .379 .000 .703 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 -.250 -.333 .000
3 Yrs 106 90 3 0.9 93 .216 .162 .258 .210 .325 .162 .386 .371 .710 6 .050 -12.6 -1.3 .247 .040 .000 .0
162 Game Avg. 200 170 6 0.9 93 .216 .162 .258 .210 .325 .162 .386 .371 .710 6 .050 -12.6 -1.3 .247 .040 .000
HOU (2 yrs) 103 86 3 0.9 93 .219 .167 .258 .216 .325 .167 .386 .382 .711 10 .053 -11.8 -1.2 .271 .052 .000 .0
SFG (1 yr) 3 4 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .257 .000 .325 .000 .379 .000 .703 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 -.250 -.333 .000

Ratio Batting*

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
1975 22 HOU NL 33 0.0% 24.2% 3.0% 0.0% 0% 8.00 3.9 15.5 2.17 70%
1977 24 HOU NL 70 0.0% 21.4% 4.3% 0.0% 0% 5.00 4.3 21.7 1.05 71%
1978 25 SFG NL 3 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5 0.00 33%
3 Yrs 106 0.0% 23.6% 3.8% 0.0% 0% 6.25 4.0 19.8 1.24 70%
MLB Averages 1.9% 12.9% 8.6% 6.3% 27% 1.50 6.9 47.6 8.7 1.09 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1975 22 HOU NL -3.1 -0.3 35 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 1.31 -0.2 0.0 -3.4 -0.4 1.05 -2.4 2.11 5
1977 24 HOU NL -8.8 -0.9 70 -0.9 0.6 -1.5 1.08 -0.9 0.1 -8.7 -0.9 0.90 -9.7 1.07 26
1978 25 SFG NL -0.8 -0.1 5 0.1 0.2 -0.1 1.73 -0.0 0.1 -0.2 -0.0 0.99 -0.2 0.66 3
3 Yrs -12.7 -1.3 110 -1.1 1.3 -2.4 1.18 -1.2 0.2 -12.3 -1.3 0.95 -12.3 1.19 34

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1975 22 HOU NL 1 0 38% 10 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 24 HOU NL 0 0 50% 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14% 5 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
1978 25 SFG NL 0 0 6 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
3 Yrs 1 0 55% 56 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 17% 8 7 1 2 1 1 2 2 0

Situational Hitting*

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
1975 22 HOU NL 33 85% 6 5 0 0 0 2.11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 22% 2 0 0% 23 2 9% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1977 24 HOU NL 70 96% 10 26 5 0 0 1.07 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 15 3 20% 7 2 29% 38 3 8% 5 2 40% 1 1 100% 0
1978 25 SFG NL 3 100% 0 3 0 0 0 0.66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 106 92% 16 34 5 0 0 1.19 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 24 5 21% 9 2 22% 62 5 8% 7 2 29% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages 55% 79% 11% 35% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

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
1975 22 13 33 31 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 8 .194 .242 .194 .436 27 6 2 1 0 0 1
1976 23 13 33 31 3 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 8 .194 .242 .194 .436 27 6 2 1 0 0 1
1977 24 79 103 96 10 16 0 0 0 5 1 0 4 23 .167 .216 .167 .382 10 16 5 2 1 0 2
1978 25 86 106 99 12 16 0 0 0 5 1 1 4 25 .162 .210 .162 .371 6 16 5 2 1 0 2

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1975 22 13 35 33 5 8 0 0 0 3 1 1 8 .242 .286 .242 .528 2 13
1977 24 66 70 65 7 10 0 0 0 3 0 3 15 .154 .203 .154 .357 2 66
1978 25 7 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
3 Yrs 86 108 101 14 18 0 0 0 6 1 4 25 .178 .224 .178 .403 4 86
162 Game Avg. 162 203 190 26 34 0 0 0 11 2 8 47 .178 .224 .178 .403 8 86

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