Larry Gardner
William Lawrence Gardner
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: May 13, 1886 in Enosburg Falls, VT
School: University of Vermont
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1908. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 1908
Final Game: September 6, 1924
Died: March 11, 1976 in St.George, VT
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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
1908 22 BOS AL 3 10 10 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700 124 4 0 0 /5
1909 23 BOS AL 19 45 37 7 11 1 2 0 5 1 4 .297 .381 .432 .813 154 16 1 3 /56
1910 24 BOS AL 113 475 413 55 117 12 10 2 36 8 41 .283 .354 .375 .729 126 155 4 17 *4
1911 25 BOS AL 138 593 492 80 140 17 8 4 44 27 64 .285 .373 .376 .749 110 185 5 32 54
1912 26 BOS AL 143 590 517 88 163 24 18 3 86 25 56 .315 .383 .449 .832 133 232 1 16 *5 MVP-14
1913 27 BOS AL 131 535 473 64 133 17 10 0 63 18 47 34 .281 .347 .359 .707 104 170 1 14 *5
1914 28 BOS AL 155 599 553 50 143 23 19 3 68 16 23 35 39 .259 .303 .385 .688 107 213 0 11 *5
1915 29 BOS AL 127 500 430 51 111 14 6 1 55 11 12 39 24 .258 .327 .326 .653 98 140 5 26 *5
1916 30 BOS AL 148 566 493 47 152 19 7 2 62 12 48 27 .308 .372 .387 .759 127 191 2 23 *5
1917 31 BOS AL 146 598 501 53 133 23 7 1 61 16 54 37 .265 .341 .345 .686 110 173 3 40 *5
1918 32 PHA AL 127 522 463 50 132 22 6 1 52 9 43 22 .285 .346 .365 .711 113 169 0 16 *5
1919 33 CLE AL 139 597 524 67 157 29 7 2 79 7 39 29 .300 .352 .393 .745 104 206 3 31 *5
1920 34 CLE AL 154 683 597 72 185 31 11 3 118 3 20 53 25 .310 .367 .414 .781 103 247 1 32 *5
1921 35 CLE AL 153 686 586 101 187 32 14 3 120 3 3 65 16 .319 .391 .437 .828 109 256 4 31 *5
1922 36 CLE AL 137 538 470 74 134 31 3 2 68 9 8 49 21 .285 .355 .377 .732 89 177 2 17 *5
1923 37 CLE AL 52 93 79 4 20 5 1 0 12 0 1 12 7 .253 .352 .342 .693 83 27 0 2 5
1924 38 CLE AL 38 55 50 3 10 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 1 .200 .273 .200 .473 22 10 0 0 /54
17 Seasons 1923 7685 6688 866 1931 301 129 27 934 165 68 654 282 .289 .355 .384 .739 109 2571 32 311
162 Game Avg. 162 647 563 73 163 25 11 2 79 14 55 .289 .355 .384 .739 109 217 3 26
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
BOS (10 yrs) 1123 4511 3919 495 1106 151 87 16 481 134 35 388 161 .282 .350 .377 .728 115 1479 22 182
CLE (6 yrs) 673 2652 2306 321 693 128 36 10 401 22 33 223 99 .301 .365 .400 .765 99 923 10 113
PHA (1 yr) 127 522 463 50 132 22 6 1 52 9 43 22 .285 .346 .365 .711 113 169 0 16

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
1908 22 BOS AL 10 7 1 3.8 71 .300 .300 .249 .300 .307 .400 .317 .700 .623 124 .620 0.2 0.0 .571 .100 .100
1909 23 BOS AL 45 29 6 5.5 75 .297 .297 .255 .381 .316 .432 .323 .813 .639 154 .746 2.3 0.3 .846 .270 .135 .0
1910 24 BOS AL 475 313 54 4.6 77 .280 .283 .252 .354 .319 .375 .326 .729 .644 126 .665 12.5 1.5 .703 .211 .092 3.2
1911 25 BOS AL 593 384 68 4.7 95 .279 .285 .280 .373 .346 .376 .368 .749 .714 110 .562 8.4 0.9 .798 .276 .091 7.0
1912 26 BOS AL 590 370 89 6.4 95 .311 .315 .278 .383 .348 .449 .366 .832 .714 133 .710 21.4 2.2 .887 .290 .133 5.4
1913 27 BOS AL 535 354 59 4.4 89 .303 .281 .268 .347 .340 .359 .352 .707 .692 104 .592 2.2 0.2 .694 .216 .078 .0
1914 28 BOS AL 599 444 58 3.5 82 .274 .259 .256 .303 .330 .385 .336 .688 .665 107 .531 0.0 0.0 .557 .177 .127 5.1
1915 29 BOS AL 500 357 43 3.2 81 .272 .258 .252 .327 .329 .326 .330 .653 .660 98 .472 -1.4 -0.2 .553 .156 .067 1.8
1916 30 BOS AL 566 364 71 5.3 83 .323 .308 .258 .372 .332 .387 .337 .759 .669 127 .685 16.2 1.8 .742 .201 .079 3.4
1917 31 BOS AL 598 408 58 3.8 79 .285 .265 .254 .341 .324 .345 .328 .686 .653 110 .558 6.8 0.8 .668 .220 .080 1.9
1918 32 PHA AL 522 347 58 4.6 83 .298 .285 .262 .346 .333 .365 .333 .711 .666 113 .618 7.1 0.8 .668 .192 .080 1.8
1919 33 CLE AL 597 398 72 4.9 100 .314 .300 .283 .352 .350 .393 .381 .745 .731 104 .581 2.0 0.2 .695 .181 .094 3.1
1920 34 CLE AL 683 464 83 4.8 110 .320 .310 .296 .367 .361 .414 .407 .781 .768 103 .520 2.3 0.2 .657 .164 .104 3.0
1921 35 CLE AL 686 433 99 6.1 116 .325 .319 .302 .391 .368 .437 .424 .828 .793 109 .584 9.0 0.8 .808 .229 .118 3.0
1922 36 CLE AL 538 361 61 4.5 111 .295 .285 .295 .355 .361 .377 .415 .732 .776 89 .478 -6.2 -0.6 .666 .198 .091 3.3
1923 37 CLE AL 93 62 9 3.9 108 .278 .253 .290 .352 .360 .342 .401 .693 .761 83 .415 -1.6 -0.2 .633 .228 .089
1924 38 CLE AL 55 41 3 2.0 114 .204 .200 .300 .273 .370 .200 .412 .473 .783 22 .158 -6.0 -0.6 .341 .080 .000
17 Seasons 7685 5136 892 4.7 93 .298 .289 .273 .355 .343 .384 .364 .739 .707 109 .577 75.5 8.4 .695 .208 .096 46.4
162 Game Avg. 647 433 75 4.7 93 .298 .289 .273 .355 .343 .384 .364 .739 .707 109 .577 6 1 .695 .208 .096 4
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
BOS (10 yrs) 4511 3030 507 4.5 85 .291 .282 .262 .350 .334 .377 .343 .728 .677 115 .605 68.8 7.6 .698 .219 .095 28.6
CLE (6 yrs) 2652 1759 327 5.0 109 .311 .301 .295 .365 .361 .400 .407 .765 .768 99 .533 -0.4 -0.1 .696 .192 .100 13.8
PHA (1 yr) 522 347 58 4.5 83 .298 .285 .262 .346 .333 .365 .333 .711 .666 113 .618 7.1 0.8 .668 .192 .080 1.8

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
1912 26 BOS AL WS NYG W 8 34 28 4 5 2 1 1 5 0 0 2 5 .179 .250 .429 .679 12 0 1 2 1 0
1915 29 BOS AL WS PHI W 5 19 17 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .278 .353 .631 6 1 0 1 0 0
1916 30 BOS AL WS BRO W 5 19 17 2 3 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 2 .176 .167 .529 .696 9 0 0 1 1 0
1920 34 CLE AL WS BRO W 7 26 24 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .208 .231 .250 .481 6 0 0 0 1 0
4 Seasons (4 Series) 25 98 86 9 17 3 2 3 13 0 0 4 8 .198 .234 .384 .618 33 1 1 4 3 0
4 WS 25 98 86 9 17 3 2 3 13 0 0 4 8 .198 .234 .384 .618 33 1 1 4 3 0

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
1908 22 3 10 10 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .300 .400 .700 124 4 0 0
1909 23 22 55 47 7 14 2 2 0 6 1 4 .298 .365 .426 .791 149 20 1 3
1910 24 135 530 460 62 131 14 12 2 42 9 45 .285 .355 .380 .735 128 175 5 20
1911 25 273 1123 952 142 271 31 20 6 86 36 109 .285 .364 .378 .742 118 360 10 52
1912 26 416 1713 1469 230 434 55 38 9 172 61 165 .295 .371 .403 .774 124 592 11 68
1913 27 547 2248 1942 294 567 72 48 9 235 79 212 34 .292 .365 .392 .758 119 762 12 82
1914 28 702 2847 2495 344 710 95 67 12 303 95 23 247 73 .285 .352 .391 .743 116 975 12 93
1915 29 829 3347 2925 395 821 109 73 13 358 106 35 286 97 .281 .348 .381 .729 114 1115 17 119
1916 30 977 3913 3418 442 973 128 80 15 420 118 35 334 124 .285 .352 .382 .734 116 1306 19 142
1917 31 1123 4511 3919 495 1106 151 87 16 481 134 35 388 161 .282 .350 .377 .728 115 1479 22 182
1918 32 1250 5033 4382 545 1238 173 93 17 533 143 35 431 183 .283 .350 .376 .726 115 1648 22 198
1919 33 1389 5630 4906 612 1395 202 100 19 612 150 35 470 212 .284 .350 .378 .728 114 1854 25 229
1920 34 1543 6313 5503 684 1580 233 111 22 730 153 55 523 237 .287 .352 .382 .734 112 2101 26 261
1921 35 1696 6999 6089 785 1767 265 125 25 850 156 58 588 253 .290 .356 .387 .743 112 2357 30 292
1922 36 1833 7537 6559 859 1901 296 128 27 918 165 66 637 274 .290 .356 .386 .742 110 2534 32 309
1923 37 1885 7630 6638 863 1921 301 129 27 930 165 67 649 281 .289 .356 .386 .741 110 2561 32 311
1924 38 1923 7685 6688 866 1931 301 129 27 934 165 68 654 282 .289 .355 .384 .739 109 2571 32 311

Neutralized Batting

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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
1908 22 3 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 3
1909 23 20 46 40 9 13 1 2 0 6 1 5 0 .325 .413 .450 .863 7 19
1910 24 117 491 439 67 134 14 11 2 44 9 47 0 .305 .379 .401 .780 66 113
1911 25 145 586 515 82 145 18 8 4 45 28 66 0 .282 .369 .371 .739 69 138
1912 26 149 593 535 87 165 24 18 3 85 25 57 0 .308 .376 .437 .813 88 143
1913 27 138 558 505 73 147 19 11 0 72 20 52 36 .291 .358 .372 .731 67 131
1914 28 159 613 575 62 155 25 21 3 85 17 38 40 .270 .315 .402 .717 73 155
1915 29 133 503 455 61 122 15 7 1 66 12 43 25 .268 .338 .338 .676 51 127
1916 30 154 588 530 58 176 22 8 2 77 14 56 28 .332 .398 .415 .813 87 148
1917 31 152 605 538 67 156 27 8 1 77 19 63 38 .290 .369 .375 .744 74 146
1918 32 162 671 610 76 188 31 9 1 79 13 61 28 .308 .371 .393 .765 89 127
1919 33 161 659 609 79 184 34 8 2 93 8 46 34 .302 .355 .394 .749 84 139
1920 34 162 658 607 68 174 29 10 3 112 3 50 26 .287 .342 .382 .724 79 154
1921 35 161 661 596 89 176 30 13 3 106 3 61 17 .295 .365 .404 .769 87 153
1922 36 143 532 482 71 131 30 3 2 65 9 48 22 .272 .340 .359 .699 59 137
1923 37 55 94 82 4 20 5 1 0 12 0 12 7 .244 .340 .329 .670 9 52
1924 38 40 55 51 2 9 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 .176 .236 .176 .413 2 38
17 Seasons 2054 7923 7179 955 2095 324 138 27 1028 181 709 302 .292 .358 .387 .745 992 1923
162 Game Avg. 162 625 566 75 165 26 11 2 81 14 56 .292 .358 .387 .745 78 1923
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1912 AL (14, 6%)
0.06 Career Shares (1041st)

Batting Average s c a p y
1912 AL  .315 (9th)
1916 AL  .308 (5th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1912 AL  .383 (9th)
1916 AL  .372 (8th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1912 AL  .449 (7th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1912 AL  .832 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1914 AL  155 (8th)
1918 AL  127 (7th)
1919 AL  139 (9th)
1920 AL  154 (1st)
1921 AL  153 (8th)

At Bats s c a p y
1919 AL  524 (9th)
1920 AL  597 (9th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1919 AL  597 (9th)
1920 AL  683 (8th)
1921 AL  686 (9th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1914 AL  213 (9th)

Doubles s c a p y
1914 AL  23 (8th)
1918 AL  22 (7th)

Triples s c a p y
1912 AL  18 (5th)
1914 AL  19 (2nd)
1921 AL  14 (7th)
Career  129 (82nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1911 AL  4 (8th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1912 AL  86 (8th)
1914 AL  68 (10th)
1919 AL  79 (10th)
1920 AL  118 (5th)
1921 AL  120 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1911 AL  64 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1916 AL  124 (10th)
1920 AL  140 (10th)
1921 AL  138 (10th)
Career  1474 (209th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1912 AL  133 (9th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1912 AL  89 (8th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1912 AL  21 (9th)
1916 AL  16 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1912 AL  2.3 (9th)
1916 AL  1.8 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1912 AL  45 (9th)
1914 AL  45 (7th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1921 AL  256 (9th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1912 AL  .710 (8th)
1916 AL  .685 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1911 AL  32 (2nd)
1917 AL  40 (5th)
1919 AL  31 (8th)
1920 AL  32 (7th)
1921 AL  31 (7th)
Career  311 (9th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1920 AL  20 (2nd)

AB per SO s c a p y
1916 AL  18.3 (7th)
1921 AL  36.6 (7th)
Career  18.5 (131st)

Outs Made s c a p y
1919 AL  398 (10th)
1920 AL  464 (5th)

Oldest s c a p y
1920 AL  born 1886-05-13 (10th)
1921 AL  born 1886-05-13 (6th)
1922 AL  born 1886-05-13 (7th)
1923 AL  born 1886-05-13 (5th)
1924 AL  born 1886-05-13 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (725), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 51 (491), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 34 (551), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 22 (627), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Milt Stock (892)
  7. Pete Runnels (892)
  8. Larry Doyle (874)
  9. George Kell (867) *
  10. Harry Steinfeldt (865)
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  2. Andy High (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Frank Chance (960) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Andy High (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ken Oberkfell (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Ken Oberkfell (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Bernie Friberg (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Bernie Friberg (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Amos Strunk (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Dots Miller (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Willie Kamm (928)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Heinie Groh (908)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Heinie Groh (905)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Ossie Bluege (900)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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