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Gary
Sheffield		  
Nickname: Sheff
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 190
 
Born: November 18, 1968 in Usa, FL, TAMPA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1988    1989   
Bronze Rookie 1988   
Gold Glove 1990   
All-Star Selections 1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1988 19 NYG NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 7 7
1989 20 NYG NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8
1990 21 NYG NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1988 19 NYG NL 137 511 99 147 33 3 27 107 9 4 80 84 .288 .391 .523 .914 99.3 23.8
    AAA   4 10 5 4 0 0 2 5 1 0 6 1 .400 .625 1.000 1.625 5.5  
1989 20 NYG NL 155 553 108 147 38 2 24 85 4 3 95 83 .266 .379 .472 .851 95.0 22.0
1990 21 NYG NL 154 566 121 171 45 1 38 117 5 5 87 71 .302 .396 .587 .983 120.8 27.2
3 Years Sim 446 1630 328 465 116 6 89 309 18 12 262 238 .285 .389 .528 .916 315.2 73.1
1 Years AAA 4 10 5 4 0 0 2 5 1 0 6 1 .400 .625 1.000 1.625 5.5  
162 Game Average 592 119 168 42 2 32 112 6 4 95 86 .285 .389 .528 .916 114.5  
Career Highs 155 566 121 171 45 3 38 117 9 5 95 84 .302 .396 .587 .983 120.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1201 227 341 85 6 64 223 18 11 182 182 .284 .383 .525 .907 231.6
vs LH   429 101 124 31 0 25 86 0 1 80 56 .289 .405 .536 .941 89.9
Home 224 783 161 223 65 4 46 154 7 6 131 113 .285 .392 .554 .947 161.3
Away 222 847 167 242 51 2 43 155 11 6 131 125 .286 .385 .503 .888 160.2
RISP   460 0 128 38 2 19 203 0 0 101 58 .278 .411 .493 .904 93.8
Pinch Hitting   24 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 3 .292 .346 .375 .721 2.7
Close/Late   215 43 62 12 0 15 40 0 0 34 24 .288 .389 .553 .942 44.6
Mar/Apr 72 252 38 64 13 1 7 37 6 2 36 40 .254 .353 .397 .750 36.6
May 81 294 64 84 26 2 15 56 4 1 46 48 .286 .392 .541 .933 58.8
June 77 292 61 78 13 2 18 60 3 3 50 30 .267 .375 .510 .885 55.9
July 74 280 55 91 23 0 22 62 1 2 41 45 .325 .417 .643 1.060 66.6
August 82 300 65 93 25 1 16 66 3 3 56 47 .310 .420 .560 .980 66.3
Sep/Oct 60 212 45 55 16 0 11 28 1 1 33 28 .259 .364 .491 .855 37.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1988 19 NYG NL LF 77 74 677.3 146 4 8 0 .949 1.99   2.5
    RF 58 57 517.0 101 4 0 0 1.000 1.83    
    3B 2 0 7.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.86   0.0
1989 20 NYG NL RF 121 121 1079.7 220 6 0 3 1.000 1.88   3.1
    3B 24 22 200.0 11 43 1 3 .982 2.43   0.7
    LF 10 2 41.7 11 2 0 1 1.000 2.81    
1990 21 NYG NL 3B 143 143 1281.0 84 325 21 25 .951 2.87   4.5
    LF 8 0 23.7 7 1 0 0 1.000 3.04   0.2
    RF 1 1 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
  RF 180 179 1605.7 323 10 0 3 1.000 1.87   3.1
  3B 169 165 1488.0 96 370 22 28 .955 2.82   5.2
  LF 95 76 742.7 164 7 8 1 .955 2.07   2.7
Career Totals   444 420 3836.3 583 387 30 32 .970 2.28   11.0
Career Highs   155 145 1321.3 248 326 21 25 .997 2.87    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 19 NYG NL 17 70 12 18 6 0 6 18 0 0 9 11 .257 .350 .600 .950
1989 20 NYG NL 15 61 7 18 3 0 0 7 1 0 4 9 .295 .333 .344 .678
1990 21 NYG NL 5 19 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .211 .250 .263 .513
Career Post-Season Batting 37 150 20 40 10 0 6 26 1 0 14 21 .267 .331 .453 .785
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1988-3-.391
1989-9-.379
1990-4-.396
 Slugging Pct
1988-4-.523
1990-2-.587
 OPS
1988-4-.914
1989-8-.851
1990-1-.983
 XR
1988-5-99.3
1990-1-120.8
 Games
1989-6-155
 Runs
1988-6-99
1989-3-108
1990-2-121
Hits
1990-10-171
 Total Bases
1988-9-267
1990-2-332
 Doubles
1990-7-45
 Homeruns
1988-5-27
1989-8-24
1990-2-38
 RBIs
1988-5-107
1990-3-117
 Walks
1988-10-80
1989-3-95
1990-5-87
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 47    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Fred McGriff (930)
  2. Ken Caminiti (924)
  3. Ellis Burks (892)
  4. Elmer Smith (872)
  5. Les Mann (872)
  6. Dave Hostetler (871)
  7. Jim King (870)
  8. Jimmie Dykes (867)
  9. Dave Magadan (862)
  10. Will Clark (861)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by New York (N) in 1988
Had first career hit on 4/3/1988, off Mike Norris (BSN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1988, off Bill Landrum (KCR)
Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1988, hitting .371 with 9 HR, 27 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/1988, hitting .542 with 1 HR, 6 RBI
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1988
Won Bronze Rookie in 1988, hitting .288 with 27 HR, 107 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1989, hitting .478 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/1989, hitting .481 with 7 HR, 15 RBI
Injured on 10/26/1989 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1989
Drove in 6 runs against Miami on 4/6/1990
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/5/1990, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/1990, hitting .500 with 5 HR, 14 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1990, hitting .396 with 11 HR, 32 RBI
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1990
 
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