Jay Gibbons
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 2, 1977 in Rochester, MI
High School: Mayfair (Lakewood, CA)
School: California State University, Los Angeles
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 14th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 2001
Final Game: August 12, 2007
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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
2001 BAL AL 24 DH 28
2001 BAL AL 24 LF 28 26 224.0 65 62 3 0 0 1.000 2.3 12.3 1.3 2.2 -0.8 1 2.61 2.32 .980 2.14 1.72
2001 BAL AL 24 OF 28 26 224.0 65 62 3 0 0 1.000 2.3 12.3 1.3 2.2 -0.8 1 2.61 2.32 .983 2.30 2.01
2001 BAL AL 24 1B 7 4 39.0 37 36 1 0 3 1.000 -0.3 -9.2 -0.3 -0.8 0.5 0 8.54 5.29 .992 9.39 8.27
2002 BAL AL 25 OF 92 91 787.2 183 176 6 1 2 .995 -1.7 -2.6 2.3 1.3 1.0 -4 2.08 1.98 .985 2.35 2.05
2002 BAL AL 25 RF 92 91 787.2 181 174 6 1 2 .994 -1.7 -2.6 2.3 1.3 1.0 -4 2.06 1.96 .982 2.12 1.82
2002 BAL AL 25 1B 30 28 243.0 226 208 17 1 26 .996 -1.3 -6.4 -1.3 -1.2 -0.1 0 8.33 7.50 .993 9.33 8.02
2002 BAL AL 25 DH 12
2003 BAL AL 26 OF 144 144 1274.2 297 284 8 5 1 .983 -10.9 -10.3 -6.9 -6.7 -0.2 -4 2.06 2.03 .985 2.35 2.08
2003 BAL AL 26 RF 144 144 1274.2 296 283 8 5 1 .983 -10.9 -10.3 -6.9 -6.7 -0.2 -4 2.05 2.02 .980 2.11 1.79
2003 BAL AL 26 1B 13 11 97.0 99 91 7 1 16 .990 0.1 1.2 0.1 0.6 -0.5 0 9.09 7.54 .993 9.55 8.29
2003 BAL AL 26 DH 5
2004 BAL AL 27 OF 66 63 556.1 124 116 6 2 1 .984 9.8 21.1 6.8 3.6 3.2 3 1.97 1.85 .985 2.30 2.05
2004 BAL AL 27 RF 66 63 556.1 124 116 6 2 1 .984 9.8 21.1 6.8 3.6 3.2 3 1.97 1.85 .983 2.22 1.92
2004 BAL AL 27 DH 16
2004 BAL AL 27 1B 14 12 112.2 125 111 13 1 11 .992 -0.2 -2.1 -0.2 1.4 -1.6 0 9.91 8.86 .994 9.31 8.01
2005 BAL AL 28 OF 71 69 558.2 141 133 6 2 1 .986 9.3 20.0 9.3 0.8 8.5 0 2.24 1.96 .986 2.30 2.05
2005 BAL AL 28 RF 71 69 558.2 141 133 6 2 1 .986 9.3 20.0 9.3 0.8 8.5 0 2.24 1.96 .982 2.12 1.83
2005 BAL AL 28 DH 40
2005 BAL AL 28 1B 22 19 164.1 180 171 8 1 10 .994 -2.0 -14.6 -2.0 -0.9 -1.1 0 9.80 8.14 .994 9.60 8.11
2006 BAL AL 29 DH 46
2006 BAL AL 29 OF 44 44 348.2 100 97 1 2 0 .980 -1.5 -5.2 -0.5 2.7 -3.2 -1 2.53 2.23 .986 2.30 1.99
2006 BAL AL 29 RF 44 44 348.2 100 97 1 2 0 .980 -1.5 -5.2 -0.5 2.7 -3.2 -1 2.53 2.23 .984 2.20 1.85
2007 BAL AL 30 OF 45 43 340.1 81 78 1 2 1 .975 -3.4 -12.0 -2.4 -3.5 1.1 -1 2.09 1.76 .988 2.30 2.00
2007 BAL AL 30 LF 43 41 326.1 78 75 1 2 1 .974 -3.6 -13.2 -2.6 -3.7 1.1 -1 2.10 1.77 .985 2.11 1.71
2007 BAL AL 30 DH 28
2007 BAL AL 30 RF 2 2 14.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 17.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 1.93 1.50 1.000 2.06 1.75
7 Seasons OF 490 480 4090.1 991 946 31 14 6 .986 3.9 1.1 9.9 0.4 9.6 -6 2.15 1.99 .985 2.33 2.05
6 Seasons RF 419 413 3540.0 845 806 27 12 5 .986 5.2 1.8 11.2 1.9 9.3 -6 2.12 1.99 .982 2.14 1.83
7 Seasons DH 175
5 Seasons 1B 86 74 656.0 667 617 46 4 66 .994 -3.7 -6.8 -3.7 -0.9 -2.8 0 9.10 7.71 .993 9.43 8.10
2 Seasons LF 71 67 550.1 143 137 4 2 1 .986 -1.3 -2.8 -1.3 -1.5 0.3 0 2.31 1.99 .983 2.12 1.71
7 Seasons TOT 576 554 4746.1 1655 1560 77 18 72 .989 0.2 0.1 6.2 -0.5 6.8 -6 0 3.10 2.84 .976 3.15 2.75
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

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
2001 BAL AL 24 73 57 73 34 0 0 7 0 0 0 28 0 0 28 27 12 0
2002 BAL AL 25 136 131 136 119 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 92 92 12 5 0
2003 BAL AL 26 160 160 160 155 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 144 144 5 0 0
2004 BAL AL 27 97 91 97 79 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 66 66 16 4 0
2005 BAL AL 28 139 128 139 89 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 71 71 40 10 0
2006 BAL AL 29 90 89 90 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 44 45 1 0
2007 BAL AL 30 84 71 84 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 2 45 28 12 0
7 Seasons 779 727 779 565 0 0 86 0 0 0 71 0 419 490 173 44 0
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%
2002 BAL AL 25 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 1 1 3 45 24 0 30 6 2 9 8 0 9 2 1 5 0 0 98 40 40.8% 55 3 3.1% 3 3562 49% 76% 38% 350 51%
2003 BAL AL 26 5 0 5 0 1 8 0 3 2 3 57 27 1 34 7 1 26 19 2 9 1 0 23 12 1 149 66 44.3% 78 5 3.4% 3 5780 51% 76% 40% 584 50%
2004 BAL AL 27 2 0 1 1 0 6 0 1 1 4 30 20 0 23 6 3 9 5 0 7 2 1 8 4 0 77 37 48.1% 36 4 5.2% 2 2568 59% 72% 37% 232 52%
2005 BAL AL 28 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 1 1 3 27 17 0 27 8 1 16 7 2 8 1 1 19 11 0 97 44 45.4% 49 4 4.1% 2 2527 53% 74% 39% 267 52%
2006 BAL AL 29 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 13 6 0 11 7 0 4 3 0 11 1 0 4 2 0 43 19 44.2% 24 0 0.0% 1 1625 61% 75% 41% 184 53%
2007 BAL AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 56 70% 82% 38% 5 60%
6 Seasons 12 0 8 4 2 27 0 7 5 13 173 94 1 125 34 7 64 42 4 44 7 3 59 29 1 465 206 44.3% 243 16 3.4% 11 16118 53% 75% 39% 1622 51%
MLB Averages 48.1% 2.3% 56% 75% 39% 50%

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%
2001 BAL AL 24 172 50% 76% 27% 6 100% 0 36 2 33 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
2002 BAL AL 25 1066 50% 75% 30% 43 93% 0 218 10 207 1 25 9 3 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 26 1 0 1 24 2 2 0 2 0
2003 BAL AL 26 447 50% 76% 31% 15 100% 0 91 1 89 1 8 7 3 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 16 0 0 1 16 1 0 0 0 2 100%
2004 BAL AL 27 513 50% 72% 34% 25 96% 0 111 6 104 1 5 13 10 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 11 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 1 1 100%
2005 BAL AL 28 738 59% 75% 31% 32 91% 0 171 8 161 2 14 8 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 10 1 0 0 8 1 2 1 1 3 67%
5 Seasons 2936 52% 74% 31% 121 94% 0 627 27 594 6 55 38 22 13 0 2 4 0 2 2 3 66 2 0 2 61 4 5 1 4 6 83%
MLB Averages 56% 75% 30% 95% 82%

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%
2001 BAL AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 9 8 0 8 3 0 8 5 2 3 0 0 3 3 0 31 19 61.3% 10 2 6.5% 1 1029 52% 77% 40% 127 51%
2007 BAL AL 30 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14 14 0 18 5 0 6 3 0 9 2 0 4 4 0 51 28 54.9% 23 0 0.0% 1 1464 61% 71% 36% 165 45%
2 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 23 22 0 26 8 0 14 8 2 12 2 0 7 7 0 82 47 57.3% 33 2 2.4% 2 2493 57% 73% 37% 292 48%
MLB Averages 62.5% 2.4% 56% 75% 39% 46%

* 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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