Rod Gaspar
Rodney Earl Gaspar
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: April 3, 1946 in Long Beach, CA
High School: Lakewood (Lakewood, CA)
School: California State University, Long Beach
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1969
Final Game: July 19, 1974
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 NYM NL 23 OF 91 44 492.0 118 104 12 2 6 .983 4.9 12.0 2.9 -0.6 3.5 2 2.12 1.27 .973 2.02 1.75
1969 NYM NL 23 RF 64 27 299.1 68 60 6 2 4 .971 1.2 4.8 1.2 -0.9 2.1 0 1.98 1.03 .975 1.89 1.60
1969 NYM NL 23 LF 22 5 75.1 12 9 3 0 1 1.000 1.8 28.7 -0.2 -0.6 0.4 2 1.43 0.55 .958 1.67 1.30
1969 NYM NL 23 CF 17 12 117.1 37 36 1 0 1 1.000 1.9 19.4 1.9 0.9 1.0 0 2.84 2.18 .976 2.30 2.07
1970 NYM NL 24 OF 8 3 39.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 43.1 1.4 -0.2 1.6 0 3.00 1.63 .977 2.08 1.78
1970 NYM NL 24 RF 5 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -102.9 -0.6 -0.2 -0.4 0 0.00 0.00 2.06 1.68
1970 NYM NL 24 CF 4 3 32.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 2.0 75.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 0 3.66 3.25 .977 2.33 2.08
1971 SDP NL 25 LF 2 1 16.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -14.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 2.16 2.00 .975 1.89 1.55
1971 SDP NL 25 OF 2 1 16.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -14.4 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 2.16 2.00 .975 2.21 1.90
1974 SDP NL 28 OF 8 0 10.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 11.3 0.1 -0.4 0.5 0 3.38 0.50 .975 2.28 1.96
1974 SDP NL 28 CF 5 0 5.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 21.2 0.1 -0.3 0.4 0 3.18 0.40 1.000 2.86 2.42
1974 SDP NL 28 1B 2 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 120.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 9.00 1.50 1.000 9.90 8.35
1974 SDP NL 28 LF 2 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -120.0 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0 4.50 0.50 1.000 1.80 1.55
1974 SDP NL 28 RF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
4 Seasons OF 109 48 558.1 139 125 12 2 6 .986 6.2 13.3 4.2 -1.4 5.6 2 2.21 1.26 .973 2.03 1.77
3 Seasons RF 70 27 309.1 69 61 6 2 4 .971 0.8 3.1 0.8 -1.1 1.9 0 1.95 0.96 .975 1.90 1.61
3 Seasons CF 26 15 155.0 52 51 1 0 1 1.000 4.0 31.0 4.0 0.6 3.4 0 3.02 2.00 .977 2.33 2.14
3 Seasons LF 26 6 94.0 17 14 3 0 1 1.000 1.4 17.9 -0.6 -0.9 0.3 2 1.63 0.65 .965 1.71 1.34
1 Season 1B 2 0 3.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 120.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 9.00 1.50 1.000 9.90 8.35
4 Seasons TOT 111 48 561.1 142 127 13 2 6 .986 6.5 13.9 4.5 -1.4 5.9 2 0 2.24 1.26 .960 2.08 1.89

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1969 NYM NL 23 118 44 118 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 17 64 91 30 9
1970 NYM NL 24 11 3 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 1 4
1971 SDP NL 25 16 1 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 0
1974 SDP NL 28 33 0 33 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 1 8 0 15 12
4 Seasons 178 48 178 155 0 0 2 0 0 0 26 26 70 109 0 57 25
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1969 NYM NL 23 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 2 11 6 0 1 0 0 6 1 2 5 1 0 4 4 0 27 12 44.4% 13 2 7.4% 4 1273 63% 72% 26% 124 50%
1970 NYM NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 37 59% 76% 19% 3 0%
1974 SDP NL 28 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 0 0 0 0 0 10 80% 90% 30% 1 100%
3 Seasons 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 2 11 6 0 2 0 0 6 1 2 5 1 0 4 4 0 28 12 42.9% 14 2 7.1% 4 1320 63% 72% 26% 128 49%
MLB Averages 42.8% 3.2% 61% 77% 26% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1969 NYM NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 3 1 10 4 40.0% 5 1 10.0% 0 497 60% 76% 26% 59 61%
1970 NYM NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 127 68% 67% 23% 19 68%
1974 SDP NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 33 42% 76% 18% 2 100%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 4 1 12 6 50.0% 5 1 8.3% 0 657 60% 75% 25% 80 64%
MLB Averages 43.0% 2.1% 61% 77% 26% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1969 NYM NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 50.0% 0 2 50.0% 1 284 62% 77% 27% 18 67%
1971 SDP NL 25 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 0 0 0 0 0 11 36% 91% 18% 0
1974 SDP NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 8 75% 100% 13% 1 100%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 40.0% 1 2 40.0% 1 303 62% 78% 26% 19 68%
MLB Averages 57.9% 2.7% 61% 77% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1974 SDP NL 28 12 42% 67% 25% 1 100% 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 12 42% 67% 25% 1 100% 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 94% 89%

* 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.

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