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P Wes Gardner #24
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
P WES GARDNER #24 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
25 0 2-0 3 5.16 29.2 37 5 19 23 1.89 -0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 11 11 12 11
Movement 13 13 14 14
Control 12 12 13 13
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 12 12
Curveball 10 10
Cutter 12 12
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 1
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 5
Defense 8
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/13/1997 STL Win, 3-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
07/10/1997 @ MIN Win, 10-9 1.1 4 3 3 0 1
07/02/1997 MIN Win, 9-7 1.0 2 1 1 2 0
06/27/1997 KC Win, 8-7 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
06/26/1997 KC Win, 10-9 1.0 1 3 3 2 1
06/21/1997 @ FLA Loss, 4-5 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
06/14/1997 CHC Loss, 1-4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
06/09/1997 @ CIN Win, 5-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
06/08/1997 @ ORL Win, 8-6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
06/03/1997 @ KC Loss, 5-15 1.0 4 4 3 4 0
Birthday:04/29/1961
Born in:Benton, AR
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Drafted:1983, 13th Pick in Round 3
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 25 0 2 0 3 5.16 29.2 37 18 17 5 19 23 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 5 2 60.0 25 10 17.60 11.22 6.98 5.76 5.31 1.89 124 -0.3 .368        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 55 17 2 0 2 8 14 11 1 1 0 .309 .443 .455 .897      
vs. RHB 58 20 3 0 3 10 5 12 1 0 2 .345 .409 .552 .961      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 2 0 0 0 1 11.57 2.1 4 3 3 1 0 2  
April 7 0 0 0 1 0.93 9.2 10 1 1 1 1 9  
May 7 0 2 0 1 4.91 11.0 13 6 6 3 7 9  
June 8 0 0 0 0 9.53 5.2 8 7 6 0 9 3  
July 3 0 0 0 1 10.80 3.1 6 4 4 1 2 2  
Last Year 37 0 4 7 7 3.48 51.2 43 20 20 4 26 48  
2 Years Ago 45 0 8 6 2 3.24 75.0 57 31 27 13 27 67  
Career 473 0 38 42 122 4.29 582.2 530 293 278 73 275 530  
Home 16 0 1 0 2 4.43 22.1 23 11 11 4 13 18  
Road 9 0 1 0 1 7.36 7.1 14 7 6 1 6 5  
Grass 21 0 2 0 3 3.71 26.2 29 11 11 4 15 22  
Turf 4 0 0 0 0 18.00 3.0 8 7 6 1 4 1  
Day 11 0 0 0 1 1.50 12.0 14 2 2 1 9 9  
Night 14 0 2 0 2 7.64 17.2 23 16 15 4 10 14  
As Reliever / Substitution 25 0 2 0 3 5.16 29.2 37 18 17 5 19 23  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1984 Atlanta - DBL 23 18 0 0 3 13 5.17 15.2 20 9 9 3 11 18 0 0 1.98 .378 4.89 -0.1 81
1985 Atlanta - DBL 24 31 0 1 4 11 5.45 34.2 33 21 21 5 20 26 0 0 1.53 .280 4.80 -0.1 78
1986 Atlanta - DBL 25 41 0 3 3 2 4.50 66.0 61 37 33 14 26 63 0 0 1.32 .267 5.00 -0.2 98
1987 Atlanta - DBL 26 11 0 1 1 0 5.40 3.1 4 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 2.10 .250 8.91 -0.2 81
1988 Atlanta - DBL 27 22 0 2 0 0 5.28 29.0 31 18 17 4 13 33 0 0 1.52 .338 3.85 0.3 84
1989 Atlanta - DBL 28 30 0 1 0 0 4.87 40.2 49 23 22 7 23 38 0 0 1.77 .353 4.92 -0.2 85
1989 New York - DBL 28 19 0 2 2 0 5.59 19.1 20 12 12 1 14 14 0 0 1.76 .333 4.02 0.1 72
1989 Total - DBL 28 49 0 3 2 0 5.10 60.0 69 35 34 8 37 52 0 0 1.77 .347 4.63 -0.2 79
1990 New York - DBL 29 45 0 4 8 27 5.94 50.0 51 33 33 5 21 43 0 0 1.44 .322 3.68 0.7 69
1991 New York - DBL 30 45 0 4 3 28 2.27 39.2 28 10 10 2 22 41 0 0 1.26 .263 3.05 1.2 183
1992 New York - DBL 31 55 0 3 3 28 4.07 48.2 34 23 22 5 25 44 0 0 1.21 .236 3.94 0.4 102
1993 Baltimore - DBL 32 24 0 2 1 0 4.37 35.0 28 18 17 1 12 29 0 0 1.14 .276 2.43 0.9 95
1994 Baltimore - DBL 33 25 0 1 1 1 3.25 44.1 34 18 16 3 13 42 0 0 1.06 .258 2.85 0.9 133
1995 San Diego - DBL 34 23 0 4 3 2 3.07 41.0 26 14 14 10 15 35 0 0 1.00 .154 5.33 -0.6 132
1995 Orlando - DBL 34 22 0 4 3 0 3.44 34.0 31 17 13 3 12 32 0 0 1.26 .295 3.08 0.7 121
1995 Total - DBL 34 45 0 8 6 2 3.24 75.0 57 31 27 13 27 67 0 0 1.12 .221 4.31 0.1 127
1996 Orlando - DBL 35 37 0 4 7 7 3.48 51.2 43 20 20 4 26 48 0 0 1.34 .281 3.61 0.9 124
1997 Milwaukee - DBL 36 25 0 2 0 3 5.16 29.2 37 18 17 5 19 23 0 0 1.89 .368 5.31 -0.3 83
Total DBL 473 0 38 42 122 4.29 582.2 530 293 278 73 275 530 0 0 1.38 .286 4.06 4.3 105
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1984 Chattanooga - CBL 23 20 0 1 0 0 2.14 33.2 15 8 8 2 8 21 0 0 0.68 .146 3.29 0.5 203
1985 Chattanooga - CBL 24 4 0 0 1 1 3.60 5.0 4 2 2 1 2 5 0 0 1.20 .273 4.94 -0.0 119
1987 Chattanooga - CBL 26 11 0 1 1 2 2.12 17.0 9 4 4 2 4 19 0 0 0.76 .200 3.26 0.3 210
1988 Chattanooga - CBL 27 26 0 1 4 4 3.06 32.1 26 11 11 3 17 33 0 0 1.33 .280 3.66 0.5 141
Total CBL 61 0 3 6 7 2.56 88.0 54 25 25 8 31 78 0 0 0.97 .212 3.52 177.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1986 Atlanta - DBL 25 2 0 0 1 0 7.36 3.2 4 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 1.36 .222 0.00 0.0 0
Total DBL 2 0 0 1 0 7.36 3.2 4 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 1.36 .222 9.70 60.1
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1984 Atlanta - DBL P 17 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 15.2 0.57 -0.1 .000
1984 Chattanooga - CBL P 19 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 33.2 1.07 +0.1 1.024
1985 Atlanta - DBL P 31 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 34.2 1.56 +0.2 1.240
1985 Chattanooga - CBL P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
1986 Atlanta - DBL P 39 0 7 6 0 13 0 1.000 66.0 1.77 -0.7 .910
1987 Atlanta - DBL P 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.1 2.70 -0.0 .000
1987 Chattanooga - CBL P 11 0 1 3 1 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 +0.6 1.551
1988 Atlanta - DBL P 22 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 29.0 1.86 -0.2 1.044
1988 Chattanooga - CBL P 25 0 0 3 0 4 1 .750 32.1 0.84 -0.6 .682
1989 New York - DBL P 18 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 19.1 0.47 -0.1 1.042
1989 Atlanta - DBL P 30 0 0 2 0 3 1 .667 40.2 0.44 -1.1 .695
1990 New York - DBL P 44 0 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 50.0 1.98 +0.1 1.185
1991 New York - DBL P 45 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 39.2 1.13 -0.2 1.386
1992 New York - DBL P 53 0 2 9 1 11 0 1.000 48.2 2.03 -0.1 1.044
1993 Baltimore - DBL P 24 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 35.0 1.03 -0.5 .000
1994 Baltimore - DBL P 25 0 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 44.1 1.42 -0.1 1.044
1995 San Diego - DBL P 23 0 0 6 0 7 1 .857 41.0 1.32 -0.1 1.041
1995 Orlando - DBL P 22 0 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 34.0 2.12 -0.1 1.189
1996 Orlando - DBL P 37 0 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 51.2 1.92 -0.2 1.191
1997 Milwaukee - DBL P 24 0 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 29.2 2.43 -0.0 1.041
TOTAL P 521 0 32 80 3 115 3 .974 670.2 1.50 -3.0 1.078
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1983 Drafted in the 1983 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 13, 53rd overall pick) by the Atlanta Braves.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (11).
07/31/1989 Was traded by the Atlanta Braves to the New York Yankees, along with RP Clay Christiansen, in exchange for 2B Jose Uribe.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (15); Control: 11 (11).
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (11).
07/10/1991 Was selected to the 1991 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 11 (11).
12/25/1992 Released by the New York Yankees.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 11 (11).
08/04/1993 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 12 (12).
05/24/1994 Injured (Rotator cuff strain), out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 15 (15); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/1995 Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
06/07/1995 Was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Orlando Sun Rays, along with RP Tommy Greene, in exchange for RP Chuck Finley, RP Donne Wall.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 14 (14); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 13 (14); Control: 12 (12).
01/01/1997 Released by the Orlando Devil Rays.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
1990 27 8
1991 28 5
1992 28 7
Year HLD Rank
1992 7 8
Year GF Rank
1991 37 6
1992 35 10
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