Gary Sheffield made their MLB debut in 1988 and appeared in 2,576 games over 22 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.292, OPS of 0.907, hit 509 HRs, and recorded 60.5 WAR. They rank 27th all-time in HRs and 124th in WAR.
Gary Sheffield Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Gary Sheffield's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
Gary Sheffield made their MLB debut in 1988 and played in 2,576 games over 22 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 2,576 (MLB Rank: 48) |
| AB | 9,217 (MLB Rank: 63) |
| H | 2,689 (MLB Rank: 70) |
| BA | 0.292 (MLB Rank: 1,746) |
| 2B | 467 (MLB Rank: 95) |
| 3B | 27 (MLB Rank: 1,605) |
| HR | 509 (MLB Rank: 27) |
| RBI | 1676 (MLB Rank: 30) |
| R | 1636 (MLB Rank: 39) |
| BB | 1475 (MLB Rank: 21) |
| OBP | 0.393 (MLB Rank: 1,038) |
| SLG | 0.514 (MLB Rank: 507) |
| OPS | 0.907 (MLB Rank: 652) |
| SB | 253 (MLB Rank: 234) |
| SO | 1,171 (MLB Rank: 244) |
| GIDP | 235 (MLB Rank: 53) |
| CS | 104 (MLB Rank: 119) |
| Rbat+ | 144 (MLB Rank: 817) |
| WAR | 60.5 (MLB Rank: 124) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2009)
In 2009, Gary Sheffield played in 100 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 100 |
| AB | 268 |
| H | 74 |
| BA | 0.276 |
| 2B | 13 |
| 3B | 2 |
| HR | 10 |
| RBI | 43 |
| R | 44 |
| BB | 40 |
| OBP | 0.372 |
| SLG | 0.451 |
| OPS | 0.823 |
| SB | 2 |
| SO | 46 |
| GIDP | 10 |
| CS | 1 |
| Rbat+ | 121 |
| WAR | 0.3 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are Gary Sheffield's best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 2000, 43 HR
- Most H in a season: 2003, 190 H
- Most RBI in a season: 2003, 132 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 1990, 25 SB
- Best BA in a season: 1992, 0.330 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 1995, 0.467 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 2000, 0.643 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 1996, 1.090 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 2003, 6.8 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
Gary Sheffield appeared in 44 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.248, OBP of 0.401, SLG of 0.398, and OPS of 0.799. They also tallied 6 HR, 40 H, 19 RBI, and 1 SB.
Gary Sheffield Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 0.238 | 12 | 0.695 | -0.1 | 0.295 | 0.4 | 89 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0.324 | 93 | 93 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 80 |
1989 | 91 | 5 | 32 | 0.247 | 34 | 0.64 | -0.2 | 0.303 | 0.337 | 405 | 27 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 124 | 0.303 | 81 | 82 | 95 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 368 |
1990 | 143 | 10 | 67 | 0.294 | 67 | 0.771 | 3.1 | 0.35 | 0.421 | 547 | 44 | 41 | 30 | 1 | 205 | 0.362 | 119 | 116 | 125 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 487 |
1991 | 34 | 2 | 22 | 0.194 | 25 | 0.597 | -1.3 | 0.277 | 0.32 | 203 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 56 | 0.274 | 63 | 67 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 175 |
1992 | 184 | 33 | 100 | 0.33 | 87 | 0.965 | 6.2 | 0.385 | 0.58 | 618 | 48 | 40 | 34 | 3 | 323 | 0.43 | 177 | 168 | 146 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 557 |
1993 | 145 | 20 | 73 | 0.294 | 67 | 0.837 | -0.1 | 0.361 | 0.476 | 557 | 47 | 64 | 20 | 5 | 235 | 0.377 | 120 | 120 | 140 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 494 |
1994 | 89 | 27 | 78 | 0.276 | 61 | 0.964 | 2.1 | 0.38 | 0.584 | 384 | 51 | 50 | 16 | 1 | 188 | 0.408 | 143 | 145 | 87 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 322 |
1995 | 69 | 16 | 46 | 0.324 | 46 | 1.054 | 2.2 | 0.467 | 0.587 | 274 | 55 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 125 | 0.471 | 184 | 177 | 63 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 213 |
1996 | 163 | 42 | 120 | 0.314 | 118 | 1.09 | 5.9 | 0.465 | 0.624 | 677 | 142 | 66 | 33 | 1 | 324 | 0.467 | 193 | 189 | 161 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 519 |
1997 | 111 | 21 | 71 | 0.25 | 86 | 0.87 | 2.6 | 0.424 | 0.446 | 582 | 121 | 79 | 22 | 1 | 198 | 0.403 | 146 | 134 | 135 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 444 |
1998 | 132 | 22 | 85 | 0.302 | 73 | 0.952 | 3.4 | 0.428 | 0.524 | 549 | 95 | 46 | 27 | 2 | 229 | 0.42 | 158 | 155 | 130 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 437 |
1999 | 165 | 34 | 101 | 0.301 | 103 | 0.93 | 3.2 | 0.407 | 0.523 | 663 | 101 | 64 | 20 | 0 | 287 | 0.411 | 144 | 140 | 152 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 549 |
2000 | 163 | 43 | 109 | 0.325 | 105 | 1.081 | 6.1 | 0.438 | 0.643 | 612 | 101 | 71 | 24 | 3 | 322 | 0.458 | 180 | 176 | 141 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 501 |
2001 | 160 | 36 | 100 | 0.311 | 98 | 1 | 4.4 | 0.417 | 0.583 | 618 | 94 | 67 | 28 | 2 | 300 | 0.425 | 167 | 164 | 143 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 515 |
2002 | 151 | 25 | 84 | 0.307 | 82 | 0.916 | 4.4 | 0.404 | 0.512 | 579 | 72 | 53 | 26 | 0 | 252 | 0.417 | 149 | 138 | 135 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 492 |
2003 | 190 | 39 | 132 | 0.33 | 126 | 1.023 | 6.8 | 0.419 | 0.604 | 678 | 86 | 55 | 37 | 2 | 348 | 0.448 | 171 | 162 | 155 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 576 |
2004 | 166 | 36 | 121 | 0.29 | 117 | 0.927 | 4.2 | 0.393 | 0.534 | 684 | 92 | 83 | 30 | 1 | 306 | 0.401 | 143 | 141 | 154 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 573 |
2005 | 170 | 34 | 123 | 0.291 | 104 | 0.891 | 4.1 | 0.379 | 0.512 | 675 | 78 | 76 | 27 | 0 | 299 | 0.396 | 143 | 137 | 154 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 584 |
2006 | 45 | 6 | 25 | 0.298 | 22 | 0.806 | 0.4 | 0.355 | 0.45 | 166 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 0.368 | 113 | 107 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 151 |
2007 | 131 | 25 | 75 | 0.265 | 107 | 0.839 | 3 | 0.378 | 0.462 | 593 | 84 | 71 | 20 | 1 | 228 | 0.381 | 121 | 119 | 133 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 494 |