Gary Sheffield

Q: How old is Gary Sheffield?

Gary Sheffield is 55 years old.

Q: When was Gary Sheffield born?

Gary Sheffield was born on November 18, 1968.

Q: Where was Gary Sheffield born?

Gary Sheffield was born in Tampa, FL .

Q: How tall is Gary Sheffield?

Gary Sheffield is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Gary Sheffield weigh when playing?

Gary Sheffield weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Gary Sheffield play?

Gary Sheffield played 22 seasons.

Q: Is Gary Sheffield in the Hall of Fame?

Gary Sheffield has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Gary Sheffield drafted?

Gary Sheffield was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (6th) of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL) .

Q: What position did Gary Sheffield play?

Gary Sheffield was a Rightfielder, Third Baseman and Shortstop.

Q: How many hits did Gary Sheffield have?

Gary Sheffield had 2,689 hits over his career.

Positions: Rightfielder, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: November 18, 1968 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (6th) of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: September 3, 1988 (Age 19-290d, 15,532nd in major league history)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 2009 (Age 40-316d)
vs. WSN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Himself • Previously: Jim Neader, Rufus Williams, Scott Boras

Full Name: Gary Antonian Sheffield

Nicknames: Sheff

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Relatives: Nephew of Dwight Gooden

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

60.5

9217

2689

509

.292

1636

RBI

1676

253

OBP

.393

SLG

.514

OPS

.907

OPS+

140

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Games by Position

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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
1986	17	MIL-min	Rk	57	253	222	53	81	12	2	15	71	14	4	20	14	.365	.413	.640	1.052		142		3	1	7	2		HEL · PION
1987	18	MIL-min	A	129	570	469	84	130	23	3	17	103	25	15	81	48	.277	.388	.448	.836		210		8	6	6	8		STK · CALL
1988	19	MIL-min	AA,AAA	134	587	508	112	166	28	8	28	119	13	8	56	63	.327	.395	.579	.974		294	9	8	5	10	1		ELP,DEN · TL,AA
1988	19	MIL	AL	24	89	80	12	19	1	0	4	12	3	1	7	7	.238	.295	.400	.695	93	32	5	0	1	1	0	6
1989	20	MIL-min	AAA	7	32	29	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.138	.194	.241	.435		7		0	1	0	0		DEN · AA
1989	20	MIL	AL	95	405	368	34	91	18	0	5	32	10	6	27	33	.247	.303	.337	.640	82	124	4	4	3	3	0	65/D
1990	21	MIL	AL	125	547	487	67	143	30	1	10	67	25	10	44	41	.294	.350	.421	.771	116	205	11	3	4	9	1	*5
1991	22	MIL	AL	50	203	175	25	34	12	2	2	22	5	5	19	15	.194	.277	.320	.597	67	56	3	3	1	5	1	5/DH
1992	23	SDP	NL	146	618	557	87	184	34	3	33	100	5	6	48	40	.330	.385	.580	.965	168	*323*	19	6	0	7	5	*5/H	AS,MVP-3,SS
1993	24	TOT	NL	140	557	494	67	145	20	5	20	73	17	5	47	64	.294	.361	.476	.837	120	235	11	9	0	7	6	*5/H	AS
1993	24	SDP	NL	68	282	258	34	76	12	2	10	36	5	1	18	30	.295	.344	.473	.817	116	122	9	3	0	3	0	5/H
1993	24	FLA	NL	72	275	236	33	69	8	3	10	37	12	4	29	34	.292	.378	.479	.857	125	113	2	6	0	4	6	5/H
1994	25	FLA-min	AA	2	8	7	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.286	.375	.429	.804		3	0	0	0	0	0		PRT · EL
1994	25	FLA	NL	87	384	322	61	89	16	1	27	78	12	6	51	50	.276	.380	.584	.964	145	188	10	6	0	5	11	*9/H
1995	26	FLA	NL	63	274	213	46	69	8	0	16	46	19	4	55	45	.324	.467	.587	1.054	177	125	3	4	0	2	8	9/7H
1996	27	FLA	NL	161	677	519	118	163	33	1	42	120	16	9	142	66	.314	.465	.624	1.090	189	324	16	10	0	6	19	*9/H	AS,MVP-6,SS
1997	28	FLA	NL	135	582	444	86	111	22	1	21	71	11	7	121	79	.250	.424	.446	.870	134	198	7	15	0	2	11	*9/HD
1998	29	TOT	NL	130	549	437	73	132	27	2	22	85	22	7	95	46	.302	.428	.524	.952	155	229	7	8	0	9	12	*9/H	AS
1998	29	FLA	NL	40	166	136	21	37	11	1	6	28	4	2	26	16	.272	.392	.500	.892	139	68	3	2	0	2	1	9/H
1998	29	LAD	NL	90	383	301	52	95	16	1	16	57	18	5	69	30	.316	.444	.535	.979	162	161	4	6	0	7	11	9/H
1999	30	LAD	NL	152	663	549	103	165	20	0	34	101	11	5	101	64	.301	.407	.523	.930	140	287	10	4	0	9	4	*7/HD	AS
2000	31	LAD	NL	141	612	501	105	163	24	3	43	109	4	6	101	71	.325	.438	.643	1.081	176	322	13	4	0	6	7	*7/D	AS,MVP-9
2001	32	LAD	NL	143	618	515	98	160	28	2	36	100	10	4	94	67	.311	.417	.583	1.000	164	300	12	4	0	5	13	*7/D9
2002	33	ATL	NL	135	579	492	82	151	26	0	25	84	12	2	72	53	.307	.404	.512	.916	138	252	16	11	0	4	2	*9/DH	MVP-17
2003	34	ATL	NL	155	678	576	126	190	37	2	39	132	18	4	86	55	.330	.419	.604	1.023	162	348	16	8	0	8	6	*9/H	AS,MVP-3,SS
2004	35	NYY	AL	154	684	573	117	166	30	1	36	121	5	6	92	83	.290	.393	.534	.927	141	306	16	11	0	8	7	*9D/5	AS,MVP-2,SS
2005	36	NYY	AL	154	675	584	104	170	27	0	34	123	10	2	78	76	.291	.379	.512	.891	137	299	11	8	0	5	7	*9D/H	AS,MVP-8,SS
2006	37	NYY-min	AA	1	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.250	.333	.583		1	0	0	0	1	0		TRE · EL
2006	37	NYY	AL	39	166	151	22	45	5	0	6	25	5	1	13	16	.298	.355	.450	.806	107	68	6	1	0	1	2	9/3DH
2007	38	DET	AL	133	593	494	107	131	20	1	25	75	22	5	84	71	.265	.378	.462	.839	119	228	10	9	0	6	2	*D/79H
2008	39	DET-min	A+	5	19	13	7	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	6	1	.154	.421	.615	1.036		8	0	0	0	0	1		LAK · FLOR
2008	39	DET	AL	114	482	418	52	94	16	0	19	57	9	2	58	83	.225	.326	.400	.725	90	167	19	5	0	1	3	D/7H
2009	40	NYM	NL	100	312	268	44	74	13	2	10	43	2	1	40	46	.276	.372	.451	.823	119	121	10	2	0	2	3	7H9/D
22 Yrs				2576	10947	9217	1636	2689	467	27	509	1676	253	104	1475	1171	.292	.393	.514	.907	140	4737	235	135	9	111	130
162 Game Avg.				162	688	580	103	169	29	2	32	105	16	7	93	74	.292	.393	.514	.907	140	298	15	8	1	7	8
				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
FLA (6 yrs)				558	2358	1870	365	538	98	7	122	380	74	32	424	290	.288	.426	.543	.970	156	1016	41	43	0	21	56
LAD (4 yrs)				526	2276	1866	358	583	88	6	129	367	43	20	365	232	.312	.424	.573	.998	160	1070	39	18	0	27	35
MIL (4 yrs)				294	1244	1110	138	287	61	3	21	133	43	22	97	96	.259	.319	.376	.695	95	417	23	10	9	18	2
NYY (3 yrs)				347	1525	1308	243	381	62	1	76	269	20	9	183	175	.291	.383	.515	.897	135	673	33	20	0	14	16
ATL (2 yrs)				290	1257	1068	208	341	63	2	64	216	30	6	158	108	.319	.412	.562	.974	151	600	32	19	0	12	8
SDP (2 yrs)				214	900	815	121	260	46	5	43	136	10	7	66	70	.319	.372	.546	.918	151	445	28	9	0	10	5
DET (2 yrs)				247	1075	912	159	225	36	1	44	132	31	7	142	154	.247	.354	.433	.788	106	395	29	14	0	7	5
NYM (1 yr)				100	312	268	44	74	13	2	10	43	2	1	40	46	.276	.372	.451	.823	119	121	10	2	0	2	3

NL (13 yrs)				1688	7103	5887	1096	1796	308	22	368	1142	159	66	1053	746	.305	.414	.552	.966	154	3252	150	91	0	72	107
AL (9 yrs)				888	3844	3330	540	893	159	5	141	534	94	38	422	425	.268	.354	.446	.800	114	1485	85	44	9	39	23

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Gary Sheffield?

Gary Sheffield is 55 years old.

When was Gary Sheffield born?

Gary Sheffield was born on November 18, 1968.

Where was Gary Sheffield born?

Gary Sheffield was born in Tampa, FL.

How tall is Gary Sheffield?

Gary Sheffield is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Gary Sheffield weigh when playing?

Gary Sheffield weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Gary Sheffield play?

Gary Sheffield played 22 seasons.

Is Gary Sheffield in the Hall of Fame?

Gary Sheffield has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Gary Sheffield drafted?

Gary Sheffield was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (6th) of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL).

What position did Gary Sheffield play?

Gary Sheffield was a Rightfielder, Third Baseman and Shortstop.

How many hits did Gary Sheffield have?

Gary Sheffield had 2,689 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Gary Sheffield have?

Gary Sheffield had 509 home runs over his career.

What was Gary Sheffield's average?

Gary Sheffield had a .292 average over his career.

How many teams has Gary Sheffield played for?

Gary Sheffield played for 8 teams; the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets.

How many World Series has Gary Sheffield won?

Gary Sheffield has won 1 World Series.

When did Gary Sheffield retire?

Gary Sheffield last played in 2009.

What are Gary Sheffield's nicknames?

Sheff is a nickname for Gary Sheffield.

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