Gary Gray
Gary George Gray
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 203 lb.

Born: September 21, 1952 in New Orleans, LA
High School: Leon Godchaux (New Orleans, LA)
School: Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 18th round of the 1974 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 23, 1977
Final Game: September 27, 1982
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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
1977 24 TEX AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1978 25 TEX AL 17 51 50 4 12 1 0 2 6 1 0 1 12 .240 .255 .380 .635 77 19 1 0 0 0 0 D
1979 26 TEX AL 16 44 42 4 10 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 8 .238 .273 .238 .511 40 10 2 0 0 0 0 D
1980 27 CLE AL 28 57 54 4 8 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 13 .148 .193 .278 .471 27 15 2 0 0 0 1 /D37
1981 28 SEA AL 69 214 208 27 51 7 1 13 31 2 0 4 44 .245 .257 .476 .733 104 99 9 0 0 2 1 3D/7
1982 29 SEA AL 80 295 269 26 69 14 2 7 29 1 1 24 59 .257 .322 .401 .724 96 108 4 2 0 0 0 3D
6 Seasons 211 663 625 65 150 23 3 24 71 5 2 34 137 .240 .281 .402 .682 86 251 18 2 0 2 2
162 Game Avg. 162 509 480 50 115 18 2 18 55 4 2 26 105 .240 .281 .402 .682 86 193 14 2 0 2 2
TEX (3 yrs) 34 97 94 8 22 1 0 2 7 2 1 3 21 .234 .258 .309 .566 56 29 3 0 0 0 0
SEA (2 yrs) 149 509 477 53 120 21 3 20 60 3 1 28 103 .252 .295 .434 .729 99 207 13 2 0 2 1
CLE (1 yr) 28 57 54 4 8 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 13 .148 .193 .278 .471 27 15 2 0 0 0 1

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
1977 24 TEX AL 2 2 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .268 .000 .332 .000 .407 .000 .738 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1978 25 TEX AL 51 39 5 3.4 94 .278 .240 .261 .255 .326 .380 .385 .635 .711 77 .396 -1.9 -0.2 .538 .180 .140 1.3
1979 26 TEX AL 44 35 2 1.5 101 .294 .238 .268 .273 .333 .238 .407 .511 .740 40 .112 -3.6 -0.4 .343 .048 .000 .0
1980 27 CLE AL 57 48 2 1.1 100 .154 .148 .270 .193 .333 .278 .401 .471 .734 27 .070 -5.8 -0.6 .375 .185 .130 .0
1981 28 SEA AL 214 168 22 3.5 93 .248 .245 .262 .257 .327 .476 .381 .733 .708 104 .431 -1.0 -0.1 .633 .260 .231 3.5
1982 29 SEA AL 295 205 35 4.6 101 .305 .257 .268 .322 .332 .401 .408 .724 .739 96 .500 -2.1 -0.2 .654 .234 .145 1.8
6 Seasons 663 497 66 3.6 98 .270 .240 .265 .281 .330 .402 .396 .682 .726 86 .404 -15.0 -1.6 .586 .221 .162 8.3
162 Game Avg. 509 382 51 3.6 98 .270 .240 .265 .281 .330 .402 .396 .682 .726 86 .404 -15.0 -1.6 .586 .221 .162 6
TEX (3 yrs) 97 76 7 2.5 97 .282 .234 .265 .258 .329 .309 .395 .566 .724 56 .248 -6.1 -0.7 .434 .117 .074 2.0
SEA (2 yrs) 509 373 57 4.1 97 .281 .252 .265 .295 .330 .434 .396 .729 .726 99 .470 -3.1 -0.3 .644 .245 .182 5.2
CLE (1 yr) 57 48 2 1.1 100 .154 .148 .270 .193 .333 .278 .401 .471 .734 27 .070 -5.8 -0.6 .375 .185 .130 .0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1977 24 TEX AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 50%
1978 25 TEX AL 51 3.9% 23.5% 2.0% 5.9% 25% 12.00 4.2 25.0 8.3 2.13 71%
1979 26 TEX AL 44 0.0% 18.2% 4.6% 0.0% 0% 4.00 5.3 42.0 0.86 77%
1980 27 CLE AL 57 3.5% 22.8% 5.3% 5.3% 38% 4.33 4.2 27.0 13.5 0.70 68%
1981 28 SEA AL 214 6.1% 20.6% 1.9% 9.8% 41% 11.00 4.7 16.0 6.7 0.95 72%
1982 29 SEA AL 295 2.4% 20.0% 8.1% 7.8% 33% 2.46 4.6 38.4 9.3 0.89 69%
6 Seasons 663 3.6% 20.7% 5.1% 7.5% 33% 4.03 4.6 26.0 8.8 0.95 70%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1977 24 TEX AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 25 TEX AL 2 0 18% 19 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1
1979 26 TEX AL 0 0 33% 12 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 50% 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 27 CLE AL 2 0 22% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1981 28 SEA AL 1 0 33% 51 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 44% 9 6 3 1 1 0 6 2 4
1982 29 SEA AL 4 0 22% 109 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 28% 14 10 4 5 5 0 6 3 3
6 Seasons 9 0 25% 205 5 2 71% 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 34% 28 19 8 8 7 1 14 6 8
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1977 24 TEX AL 2 0% 0 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
1978 25 TEX AL 51 47% 12 5 1 1 1 2.90 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 1 11% 7 2 29% 41 4 10% 3 1 33% 9 5 56% 0
1979 26 TEX AL 44 93% 10 3 2 0 0 1.29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 29% 3 0 0% 16 1 6% 0 0 2 0 0% 0
1980 27 CLE AL 57 42% 8 11 1 1 1 1.14 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 17 2 12% 5 0 0% 36 2 6% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1981 28 SEA AL 214 50% 51 19 5 2 2 2.18 13 0 7 6 7 9 4 0 0 0 47 9 19% 21 4 19% 139 19 14% 12 5 42% 10 3 30% 0
1982 29 SEA AL 295 42% 69 7 2 1 1 0.93 7 0 8 3 4 5 2 0 0 0 43 4 9% 21 3 14% 174 24 14% 12 6 50% 17 7 41% 0
6 Seasons 663 48% 150 45 11 5 5 1.75 24 0 15 11 13 17 7 0 0 0 123 18 15% 57 9 16% 408 50 12% 28 12 43% 39 15 38% 0
MLB Averages

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
1977 24 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 25 18 53 52 4 12 1 0 2 6 1 0 1 13 .231 .245 .365 .611 70 19 1 0 0 0 0
1979 26 34 97 94 8 22 1 0 2 7 2 1 3 21 .234 .258 .309 .566 56 29 3 0 0 0 0
1980 27 62 154 148 12 30 2 0 4 11 2 1 6 34 .203 .234 .297 .531 46 44 5 0 0 0 1
1981 28 131 368 356 39 81 9 1 17 42 4 1 10 78 .228 .247 .402 .649 79 143 14 0 0 2 2
1982 29 211 663 625 65 150 23 3 24 71 5 2 34 137 .240 .281 .402 .682 86 251 18 2 0 2 2

Neutralized Batting

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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
1977 24 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1978 25 17 51 50 4 12 1 0 2 6 1 1 12 .240 .255 .380 .635 5 17
1979 26 16 42 40 4 8 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 .200 .238 .200 .438 2 16
1980 27 28 57 54 5 8 1 0 2 5 0 3 13 .148 .193 .278 .471 3 28
1981 28 104 321 312 45 74 10 1 19 51 3 6 67 .237 .249 .458 .708 36 69
1982 29 80 298 271 27 71 14 2 7 30 1 25 59 .262 .329 .406 .735 36 80
6 Seasons 246 771 729 85 173 26 3 30 93 6 37 160 .237 .275 .405 .680 82 211
162 Game Avg. 162 508 480 56 114 17 2 20 61 4 24 105 .237 .275 .405 .680 54 211

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2562), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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