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Rob Gardner

Richard Frank Gardner

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 176 lb.

Born: December 19, 1944 in Binghamton, NY
High School: Central HS (Binghamton, NY)
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 1, 1965
Teams (by GP): Mets/Yankees/Cubs/Brewers/Athletics/... 1965-1973

Final Game: July 13, 1973
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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
1965 20 NYM NL 5 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1966 21 NYM NL 43 42 41 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .171 .171 .195 .366 3 8 0 0 1 0 0 1
1967 22 CHC NL 18 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 -56 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1968 23 CLE AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1970 25 NYY AL 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 176 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 26 TOT AL 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 187 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 26 OAK AL 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 187 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 26 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 27 NYY AL 20 33 28 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .107 .107 .107 .214 -35 3 0 0 5 0 0 1
1973 28 TOT AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 28 OAK AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1973 28 MIL AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Yrs 111 95 87 2 12 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 37 .138 .148 .161 .309 -11 14 0 0 7 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 139 127 3 18 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 54 .138 .148 .161 .309 -11 20 0 0 10 0 0
NYY (3 yrs) 23 36 31 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .129 .129 .161 .290 -13 5 0 0 5 0 0
NYM (2 yrs) 48 50 48 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .146 .146 .167 .312 -12 8 0 0 2 0 0
OAK (2 yrs) 7 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 187 1 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 18 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 -56 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIL (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 45 38 33 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 .152 .152 .182 .333 -1 6 0 0 5 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 66 57 54 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .130 .145 .148 .294 -17 8 0 0 2 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
1965 20 NYM NL 5 8 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .475 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1966 21 NYM NL 43 42 -5 -0 0 0 4 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1967 22 CHC NL 18 7 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1968 23 CLE AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1970 25 NYY AL 1 3 0 -0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .553 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $ /1
1971 26 OAK AL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .512 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $12,750 /1
1971 26 NYY AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1972 27 NYY AL 20 33 -5 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .489 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $15,500 1
1973 28 OAK AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $22,500 /1
1973 28 MIL AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
8 Seasons 111 95 -12 -0 0 0 10 -2 -0.3 3 1 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.1 1 $50,750
NYY (3 yrs) 23 36 -5 -0 0 0 4 -1 -0.2 1 0 -0.1 .493 .500 -0.1 -0.0 -0 $15,500
NYM (2 yrs) 48 50 -7 -0 0 0 5 -1 -0.1 2 0 -0.1 .497 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $
OAK (2 yrs) 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .507 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $35,250
CLE (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
CHC (1 yr) 18 7 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
MIL (1 yr) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

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
1965 20 NYM NL 8 8 0 0.0 89 .000 .000 .252 .000 .315 .000 .381 .000 .697 -100 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1966 21 NYM NL 42 35 1 0.8 94 .241 .171 .261 .171 .320 .195 .394 .366 .713 3 .042 -5.3 -0.6 .235 .024 .024
1967 22 CHC NL 7 6 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .264 .143 .327 .000 .387 .143 .714 -56 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
1970 25 NYY AL 3 2 1 13.4 93 .500 .333 .252 .333 .325 .667 .385 1.000 .710 176 .890 0.3 0.0 1.000 .333 .333
1971 26 TOT AL 2 1 1 26.8 91 .500 .500 .252 .500 .324 .500 .375 1.000 .700 187 .970 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1971 26 OAK AL 2 1 1 26.8 91 .500 .500 .252 .500 .324 .500 .375 1.000 .700 187 .970 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
1972 27 NYY AL 33 30 1 0.9 81 .250 .107 .243 .107 .312 .107 .351 .214 .663 -35 .072 -4.7 -0.5 .120 .000 .000
8 Yrs 95 82 4 1.3 89 .240 .138 .254 .148 .318 .161 .378 .309 .695 -11 .115 -12.5 -1.4 .200 .034 .023
162 Game Avg. 139 120 6 1.3 89 .240 .138 .254 .148 .318 .161 .378 .309 .695 -11 .115 -12.5 -1.4 .200 .034 .023
NYM (2 yrs) 50 43 1 0.6 93 .219 .146 .260 .146 .319 .167 .392 .312 .711 -12 .030 -7.1 -0.7 .195 .021 .021
NYY (3 yrs) 36 32 2 1.7 82 .286 .129 .244 .129 .313 .161 .354 .290 .667 -13 .192 -4.4 -0.5 .185 .032 .032
OAK (2 yrs) 2 1 1 26.8 91 .500 .500 .252 .500 .324 .500 .375 1.000 .700 187 .970 0.2 0.0 1.000 .000 .000
CHC (1 yr) 7 6 0 0.0 94 .000 .000 .264 .143 .327 .000 .387 .143 .714 -56 .000 -1.3 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
AL (5 yrs) 38 33 3 2.4 83 .313 .152 .245 .152 .314 .182 .356 .333 .669 -1 .319 -4.1 -0.5 .214 .030 .030
NL (3 yrs) 57 49 1 0.6 93 .206 .130 .260 .145 .320 .148 .391 .294 .711 -17 .024 -8.4 -0.9 .191 .037 .019

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
1965 20 NYM NL 8 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.8 3.00 38%
1966 21 NYM NL 42 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 2.4% 14% 3.4 41.0 2.14 69%
1967 22 CHC NL 7 0.0% 57.1% 14.3% 0.0% 4.00 1.5 29%
1970 25 NYY AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 33.3% 100% 3.0 0.00 67%
1971 26 TOT AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
1971 26 OAK AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 100%
1972 27 NYY AL 33 0.0% 48.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.8 28.0 0.80 36%
8 Yrs 95 0.0% 39.0% 1.1% 2.1% 17% 37.00 2.4 43.5 1.53 53%
MLB Averages 2.0% 15.0% 8.4% 6.0% 27% 1.79 5.9 43.9 9.2 1.12 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1965 20 NYM NL -1.8 -0.2 8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.20 -0.2 0.0 -1.3 -0.1 0.71 -1.8 0
1966 21 NYM NL -5.3 -0.6 42 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 .89 -0.5 -0.1 -4.5 -0.5 0.89 -4.7 0
1967 22 CHC NL -1.3 -0.1 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .74 -0.1 0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.64 -1.0 0
1968 23 CLE AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1970 25 NYY AL 0.3 0.0 3 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .32 0.0 -0.0 -0.0 -0.0 0.69 0.1 0
1971 26 TOT AL 0.2 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .68 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.73 0.2 0
1971 26 OAK AL 0.2 0.0 2 0.0 0.0 -0.0 .68 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.73 0.2 0
1971 26 NYY AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1972 27 NYY AL -4.7 -0.5 33 -0.3 0.2 -0.6 .86 -0.5 0.1 -5.7 -0.7 1.02 -5.1 0
1973 28 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1973 28 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
1973 28 MIL AL 0.0 0.0
8 Yrs -12.6 -1.4 95 -1.1 0.6 -1.7 .87 -1.2 -0.1 -12.0 -1.3 0.89 -12.4 0

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
1965 20 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 21 NYM NL 1 0 14% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 22 CHC NL 0 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1970 25 NYY AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 26 TOT AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 26 OAK AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 27 NYY AL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 1 0 15% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 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
1965 20 NYM NL 8 63% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1966 21 NYM NL 42 29% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 5 0 0% 23 1 4% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1967 22 CHC NL 7 14% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1970 25 NYY AL 3 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 26 TOT AL 2 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 26 OAK AL 2 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 27 NYY AL 33 15% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 11 0 0% 11 2 18% 24 1 4% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
8 Yrs 95 26% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 70% 17 0 0% 18 2 11% 52 2 4% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 54% 76% 11% 30% 13% 47% 52%

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
1965 20 5 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
1966 21 48 50 48 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .146 .146 .167 .312 -12 8 0 0 2 0 0
1967 22 66 57 54 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .130 .145 .148 .294 -17 8 0 0 2 0 0
1968 23 71 57 54 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .130 .145 .148 .294 -17 8 0 0 2 0 0
1969 24 71 57 54 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .130 .145 .148 .294 -17 8 0 0 2 0 0
1970 25 72 60 57 2 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 21 .140 .155 .175 .331 -7 10 0 0 2 0 0
1971 26 78 62 59 2 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 21 .153 .167 .186 .353 -0 11 0 0 2 0 0
1972 27 98 95 87 2 12 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 37 .138 .148 .161 .309 -11 14 0 0 7 0 0
1973 28 111 95 87 2 12 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 37 .138 .148 .161 .309 -11 14 0 0 7 0 0

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
1965 20 5 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1966 21 43 44 43 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 12 .209 .209 .233 .442 2 43
1967 22 18 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 18
1970 25 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 1 1
1971 26 6 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333 1 6
1972 27 21 34 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 20
6 Yrs 94 99 91 2 12 2 0 0 1 0 1 38 .132 .141 .154 .295 4 93
162 Game Avg. 162 171 157 3 21 3 0 0 2 0 2 65 .132 .141 .154 .295 7 93

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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