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Rob
Gardner		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 196
 
Born: December 19, 1944 in Usa, NY, BINGHAMTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1973    1974    1975   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 20 TAM AL   6 5 4 4 5 4 4 6 6 6
1966 21 TAM AL   5 5 4 4 5 4 4 7 6 6
1967 22 TAM AL   5 5 4 4 5 4 4 7 6 6
1968 23 OAK AL   5 5 4 4 5 4 4 7 7 7
1969 24 OAK AL $ 300,000 5 5 5 5 6 5 6 10 10 10
1970 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 5 6 5 5 7 6 6 10 10 10
1971 26 OAK AL $ 300,000 5 7 6 6 7 6 6 10 9 9
1972 27 OAK AL $ 351,429 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 10 10 10
1973 28 OAK AL $ 1,035,000 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 10 10 10
1974 29 OAK AL $ 1,405,714 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 10 10 10
1975 30 NYA AL $ 1,405,714 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 10 10 10
1976 31 NYA AL $ 3,240,000 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 10 9 9
1977 32 NYA AL $ 3,240,000 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 9 9 9
1978 33 NYA AL $ 3,240,000 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 9 8 9
1979 34 NYA AL $ 3,240,000 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 9 8 9
1980 35 BAL AL $ 3,555,555 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 5 5
1981 36 LAD NL   3 4 3 3 5 4 4 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   3 4 3 3 5 4 4 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,555,555 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 10 10 10
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1965 20 AA   11 4 .733 49 18 0 0 5 141.0 113 40 5 51 164 2.55 .213 .282 .302 .584  
1966 21 AA   6 4 .600 76 0 0 0 5 62.7 73 30 1 29 77 4.31 .290 .363 .341 .704  
1967 22 AA   5 6 .455 66 0 0 0 6 52.3 56 23 2 14 54 3.96 .269 .315 .380 .695  
1968 23 AAA   1 3 .250 20 0 0 0 3 16.3 24 11 1 12 13 6.06 .329 .424 .411 .834  
    AA   5 0 1.000 49 0 0 0 6 36.7 26 5 1 15 38 1.23 .197 .279 .235 .514  
1969 24 OAK AL 8 4 .667 67 0 0 0 2 47.3 39 21 4 16 32 3.99 .227 .289 .355 .644 4.1
1970 25 OAK AL 5 3 .625 32 0 0 0 12 37.0 35 11 0 13 17 2.68 .257 .322 .309 .631 6.4
1971 26 OAK AL 2 2 .500 21 0 0 0 13 16.7 13 2 0 2 7 1.08 .210 .234 .226 .460 4.7
1972 27 OAK AL 7 8 .467 34 17 2 0 7 134.7 137 46 2 55 79 3.07 .268 .339 .327 .665 11.5
1973 28 OAK AL 7 5 .583 45 0 0 0 15 73.7 67 19 2 24 47 2.32 .243 .304 .304 .608 12.5
1974 29 OAK AL 6 4 .600 43 3 0 0 4 67.3 74 30 1 37 36 4.01 .287 .371 .345 .716 6.2
1975 30 OAK AL 4 3 .571 30 0 0 0 9 48.7 43 13 0 27 31 2.40 .236 .332 .291 .623 8.1
  NYA AL 4 2 .667 23 0 0 0 4 54.0 35 7 0 16 38 1.17 .183 .244 .230 .474 8.4
  TOT   8 5 .615 53 0 0 0 13 102.7 78 20 0 43 69 1.75 .209 .288 .260 .548 16.5
1976 31 NYA AL 16 6 .727 35 35 0 0 0 227.0 224 91 6 79 126 3.61 .255 .315 .338 .653 17.9
1977 32 NYA AL 14 9 .609 34 34 2 1 0 228.0 229 94 9 82 104 3.71 .260 .320 .353 .673 15.0
1978 33 NYA AL 11 13 .458 34 34 5 1 0 233.7 230 85 11 92 122 3.27 .258 .326 .346 .672 16.0
1979 34 NYA AL 10 6 .625 32 32 1 0 0 214.3 219 82 10 77 106 3.44 .267 .328 .351 .679 15.5
1980 35 KCR AL 3 4 .429 12 2 0 0 0 44.0 43 20 4 17 14 4.09 .257 .323 .347 .670 2.4
  BAL AL 0 4 .000 12 2 0 0 0 22.0 28 11 2 11 11 4.50 .311 .382 .400 .782 0.1
  TOT   3 8 .273 24 4 0 0 0 66.0 71 31 6 28 25 4.23 .276 .344 .366 .710 2.5
1981 36 LAD NL 1 5 .167 51 0 0 0 6 73.3 85 37 11 36 24 4.54 .299 .370 .461 .831 0.4
13 Years Sim 98 78 .557 505 159 10 2 72 1521.6 1501 569 62 584 794 3.37 .259 .324 .342 .666 129.4
1 Years AAA 1 3 .250 20 0 0 0 3 16.3 24 11 1 12 13 6.06 .329 .424 .411 .834  
4 Years AA 27 14 .659 240 18 0 0 22 292.7 268 98 9 109 333 3.01 .239 .306 .317 .624  
5 Years Minors 28 17 .622 260 18 0 0 25 309.0 292 109 10 121 346 3.17 .244 .314 .323 .637  
Season Average 7 6 .538 38 12 0 0 5 117.0 115 43 4 44 61 3.37 .259 .324 .342 .666  
Career Highs 16 13 .727 67 35 5 1 15 233.7 230 94 11 92 126 4.54 .299 .371 .461 .831  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1111 409 48 455 549   .267 .339 .351 .690
vs LH   390 160 14 129 245   .238 .294 .320 .613
Home 50 38 .568 265 76 2 1 38 762.6 711 265 32 303 395 3.13 .248 .320 .328 .648
Away 48 40 .545 240 84 8 1 39 759.0 790 304 30 281 399 3.60 .269 .333 .356 .688
Mar/Apr 13 15 .464 70 32 1 0 11 249.6 252 109 9 112 142 3.93 .263 .340 .341 .681
May 17 12 .586 95 25 2 0 16 244.3 247 101 9 89 125 3.72 .263 .327 .349 .676
June 16 16 .500 88 24 2 0 9 235.6 247 95 6 94 123 3.63 .272 .341 .351 .691
July 15 12 .556 80 24 1 0 14 242.3 243 86 14 91 116 3.19 .264 .330 .352 .682
August 24 12 .667 96 28 3 2 9 295.0 256 79 12 101 150 2.41 .236 .301 .315 .616
Sep/Oct 13 11 .542 76 27 2 0 18 254.6 256 99 12 97 138 3.50 .259 .325 .348 .674
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1969 24 OAK AL P 67 0 47.3 1 5 1 0 .857 1.14    
1970 25 OAK AL P 32 0 37.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.73    
1971 26 OAK AL P 21 0 16.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.08    
1972 27 OAK AL P 34 17 134.7 6 17 0 1 1.000 1.54    
1973 28 OAK AL P 45 0 73.7 3 11 0 0 1.000 1.71    
1974 29 OAK AL P 43 3 67.3 3 9 0 4 1.000 1.60    
1975 30 OAK AL P 30 0 48.7 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.29    
  NYA AL P 23 0 54.0 2 5 1 0 .875 1.17    
  TOT   P 53 0 102.7 4 10 1 0 .933 1.23    
1976 31 NYA AL P 35 35 227.0 13 40 3 4 .946 2.10    
1977 32 NYA AL P 34 34 228.0 11 32 1 4 .977 1.70    
1978 33 NYA AL P 34 34 233.7 4 40 0 6 1.000 1.69    
1979 34 NYA AL P 32 32 214.3 8 25 0 4 1.000 1.39    
1980 35 KCR AL P 12 2 44.0 2 12 0 0 1.000 2.86    
  BAL AL P 12 2 22.0 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.86    
  TOT   P 24 4 66.0 3 18 0 0 1.000 2.86    
1981 36 LAD NL P 51 0 73.3 6 7 0 1 1.000 1.60    
Career Totals   505 159 1521.6 65 216 6 24 .979 1.66    
Career Highs   67 35 233.7 13 40 3 6 1.000 2.86    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1970 25 OAK AL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 4 3.0 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 .200 .273 .200 .473
1971 26 OAK AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1973 28 OAK AL 4 1 .800 6 0 0 0 0 15.3 7 4 0 7 12 2.35 .146 .255 .146 .400
1975 30 NYA AL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 3 3 0 2 1 16.27 .375 .500 .625 1.125
1976 31 NYA AL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 7 1 1 1 7 1.13 .233 .258 .367 .625
1977 32 NYA AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 5 0 0 2 6 0.00 .192 .250 .269 .519
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 3 .571 16 2 1 0 5 36.3 24 8 1 13 28 1.98 .194 .270 .258 .528
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1978-6-3.27
CAR-37-3.37
 Wins
1976-8-16
 Winning Pct
1976-3-.727
1979-8-.625
 Saves
1970-4-12
1971-5-13
1973-5-15
1975-4-13
 Games Pitched
1969-2-67
 Games Started
1976-5-35
OSLG
1976-9-.338
1978-5-.346
CAR-38-.342
 OOPS
1976-10-.653
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 71st overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1965
Traded from Boston (N) to Tampa Bay on 5/1/1965 (Going to BSN: RF Pancho Herrera, P Leo Kiely, 3B Lee Walls. Going to TAM: 3B Rich Rollins, P Dave Morehead, LF Al Pilarcik, LF Gino Cimoli, P Rob Gardner)
Injured on 6/2/1967 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 4/8/1968 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from Tampa Bay to Oakland on 7/31/1968 (Going to OAK: P Rob Gardner, P Bob Lee. Going to TAM: P Dave Mcnally)
Injured on 9/1/1968 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/24/1969
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $351,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,035,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,405,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,405,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game
Traded from Oakland to New York (A) on 7/31/1975 (Going to NYA: P Rob Gardner. Going to OAK: 1B John Doherty, P Don Rose, P Ray Newman)
9/22/1975: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $3,240,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 7/30/1976 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/14/1978 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/18/1980 to a 4-year deal worth $3,555,555 per year
Traded from Kansas City to Baltimore on 7/1/1980 (Going to KCR: P Luis Aponte, 3B Luis Salazar. Going to BAL: 2B Sixto Lezcano, P Rob Gardner)
Traded from Baltimore to Los Angeles on 2/2/1981 (Going to LAD: P Neil Allen, P Marty Bystrom, P Rob Gardner. Going to BAL: 3B Bill Madlock, DH Jerry Turner)
Released by Los Angeles on 10/29/1981
 
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