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SS Gary Sheffield #10
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R
10/05/1997
SS GARY SHEFFIELD #10 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
159 565 157 22 1 36 95 97 105 .278 .384 .512 64 8.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 16 17 16 16
Gap 11 12 11 11
Power 17 17 17 17
Eye 16 16 16 16
Avoid K's 15 15 15 15
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 16 10
Errors: - 10 13
Arm: - 14 11
Turn DP: - 15 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 13
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 15 Right Field: 1
3rd Base: 1
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 16
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 14
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1997 @ TOR Loss, 9-10 3 3 1 0 0 2 1 2
09/28/1997 @ WAS Loss, 3-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/27/1997 @ WAS Win, 5-1 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
09/26/1997 @ WAS Win, 11-4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1997 @ DET Win, 2-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/23/1997 @ DET Win, 10-2 4 3 3 3 1 1 0 1
09/22/1997 @ DET Win, 7-0 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 1
09/21/1997 BAL Loss, 1-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1997 BAL Win, 9-5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/19/1997 BAL Win, 4-1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Birthday:11/18/1968
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Drafted:1987, 3rd Pick in Round 1
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 159 565 157 22 1 36 95 121 97 105 .278 .384 .512 .895 .373 .234 152
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 154 676 5 1 1 6 0 8 289 59 64 3 95.5 130.6 8.30 8.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   167 50 3 0 14 29 43 38 29 3 0 2 .299 .429 .569 .997
Versus Right   398 107 19 1 22 66 78 59 76 5 0 3 .269 .363 .487 .851
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   3 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Last Week   21 4 1 0 2 5 7 5 4 0 0 1 .190 .370 .524 .894
March   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   103 26 2 0 9 22 16 10 24 2 0 0 .252 .313 .534 .847
May   95 25 4 0 8 13 22 18 15 1 0 1 .263 .383 .558 .941
June   90 25 2 0 4 12 20 17 19 1 0 2 .278 .400 .433 .833
July   97 30 7 1 6 17 18 10 24 1 0 0 .309 .370 .588 .958
August   90 21 2 0 3 10 19 23 14 3 0 0 .233 .379 .356 .735
September   86 30 5 0 6 21 26 19 8 0 0 2 .349 .477 .616 1.093
All-Star Game   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Last Year   576 143 21 0 43 103 111 90 98 5 0 6 .248 .353 .509 .862
2 Years Ago   576 175 30 4 38 106 105 81 87 10 0 6 .304 .389 .568 .957
Career   5008 1349 217 6 349 937 942 695 750 61 0 48 .269 .360 .524 .884
Home   286 86 15 1 17 50 57 47 46 5 0 3 .301 .399 .538 .937
Road   279 71 7 0 19 45 64 50 59 3 0 2 .254 .368 .484 .852
Grass   489 136 19 1 35 87 99 78 86 7 0 4 .278 .377 .536 .913
Turf   76 21 3 0 1 8 22 19 19 1 0 1 .276 .423 .355 .778
Day   252 74 10 0 19 39 58 50 51 5 0 3 .294 .410 .560 .969
Night   313 83 12 1 17 56 63 47 54 3 0 2 .265 .362 .473 .834
As Starter   560 157 22 1 36 95 120 96 104 8 0 5 .280 .386 .516 .902
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Pinch Hitting   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Close/Late   113 28 1 0 3 14 27 19 30 3 0 0 .248 .348 .336 .684
Inning 1-3   217 70 8 0 19 45 47 36 36 3 0 2 .323 .419 .622 1.041
Inning 4-6   190 48 9 1 12 27 35 26 33 1 0 3 .253 .350 .500 .850
Inning 7-9   149 36 5 0 5 23 38 34 34 4 0 0 .242 .374 .376 .750
Extra Innings   9 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
0 Outs   132 39 6 0 8 15 45 31 28 3 0 0 .295 .422 .523 .944
1 Outs   198 53 8 0 16 49 48 40 34 5 0 3 .268 .390 .551 .941
2 Outs   235 65 8 1 12 31 28 26 43 0 0 2 .277 .354 .472 .826
Scoring Position   132 31 4 1 7 54 25 29 36 8 0 0 .235 .355 .439 .794
Bases Empty   335 97 13 0 22 22 70 45 56 0 0 3 .290 .379 .525 .904
Runner on 1st   98 29 5 0 7 19 26 23 13 0 0 2 .296 .439 .561 1.000
Runner on 2nd   58 14 1 0 4 18 12 18 19 0 0 0 .241 .421 .466 .887
Runner on 3rd   24 6 1 1 1 14 1 3 5 3 0 0 .250 .300 .500 .800
Runner on 1st & 2nd   29 7 1 0 2 8 10 4 4 0 0 0 .241 .333 .483 .816
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 4 2 0 0 .222 .250 .222 .472
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 2 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 2 0 0 .286 .300 .429 .729
Bases Loaded   5 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Two Strikes   332 70 10 0 14 36 47 40 105 2 0 2 .211 .298 .367 .665
First Pitch   57 21 3 0 4 14 8 0 0 5 0 1 .368 .349 .632 .981
Count 0-1   44 18 3 0 6 12 13 0 0 1 0 0 .409 .400 .886 1.286
Count 0-2   34 10 2 0 3 6 7 0 16 0 0 0 .294 .294 .618 .912
Count 1-0   40 16 2 0 6 13 10 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .429 .900 1.329
Count 1-1   35 13 2 1 3 8 9 0 0 0 0 1 .371 .389 .743 1.132
Count 1-2   94 17 4 0 2 5 5 0 39 0 0 1 .181 .189 .287 .477
Count 2-0   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Count 2-1   33 14 2 0 2 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 .424 .424 .667 1.091
Count 2-2   111 20 1 0 3 12 13 0 36 1 0 1 .180 .186 .270 .456
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 9 19 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   13 3 0 0 1 3 18 37 0 0 0 0 .231 .800 .462 1.262
Full Count   93 23 3 0 6 13 22 40 14 1 0 0 .247 .470 .473 .943
Behind in Count   172 45 9 0 11 23 25 0 55 1 0 1 .262 .264 .506 .770
Ahead in Count   97 35 4 0 9 25 44 57 0 0 0 1 .361 .600 .680 1.280
Batting 3rd   560 157 22 1 36 95 120 96 104 8 0 5 .280 .386 .516 .902
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   266 72 9 1 17 30 50 41 44 2 0 3 .271 .372 .504 .876
Medium Leverage   214 63 11 0 14 43 50 36 39 4 0 2 .294 .395 .542 .937
High Leverage   84 21 1 0 5 22 19 17 22 2 0 0 .250 .369 .440 .809
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1988 New York - DBL 19 4 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125 -58 -66 -0.2
1989 New York - DBL 20 157 579 168 32 0 48 131 99 77 2 7 72 21 4 .290 .371 .594 .966 181 178 8.6
1990 New York - DBL 21 114 406 99 14 0 28 76 66 59 5 6 62 13 7 .244 .342 .485 .828 142 142 4.4
1991 New York - DBL 22 135 517 152 24 0 29 100 97 60 7 9 65 29 13 .294 .369 .509 .878 153 154 6.9
1992 New York - DBL 23 158 599 148 30 1 43 109 105 72 5 5 83 39 14 .247 .330 .516 .846 142 143 6.8
1993 New York - DBL 24 158 582 155 24 0 42 105 118 82 6 5 89 52 14 .266 .360 .524 .884 152 153 7.2
1994 New York - DBL 25 162 594 152 20 0 42 112 118 75 6 6 85 58 11 .256 .342 .502 .844 137 139 7.4
1995 New York - DBL 26 156 576 175 30 4 38 106 105 81 6 10 87 53 9 .304 .389 .568 .957 180 183 10.6
1996 New York - DBL 27 156 576 143 21 0 43 103 111 90 6 5 98 63 10 .248 .353 .509 .862 142 143 8.0
1997 New York - DBL 28 159 565 157 22 1 36 95 121 97 5 8 105 64 3 .278 .384 .512 .895 153 152 8.9
Total DBL 1359 5008 1349 217 6 349 937 942 695 48 61 750 392 85 .269 .360 .524 .884 153 154 68.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1988 Kalihi - WL 19 28 112 34 5 0 6 29 14 3 0 2 9 1 0 .304 .316 .509 .825 100 127 0.0
1988 Tidewater - CBL 19 127 503 164 31 0 22 99 86 60 1 8 52 18 5 .326 .393 .519 .912 150 155 0.0
Total CBL 127 503 164 31 0 22 99 86 60 1 8 52 18 5 .326 .393 .519 .912 150 155
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1988 Tidewater - CBL 19 4 15 6 2 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 1 2 0 .400 .526 .733 1.260 0 0 0.0
1993 New York - DBL 24 6 22 7 1 0 2 7 4 2 0 1 6 1 0 .318 .360 .636 .996 0 0 0.0
1995 New York - DBL 26 6 22 5 0 0 2 5 2 4 0 0 2 2 1 .227 .346 .500 .846 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 12 44 12 1 0 4 12 6 6 0 1 8 3 1 .273 .353 .568 .921 163 164
Total CBL 4 15 6 2 0 1 3 5 4 0 0 1 2 0 .400 .526 .733 1.260 244 224
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1988 Tidewater - CBL 3B 3 2 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 +0.1 1.090
1988 New York - DBL SS 4 4 8 11 3 20 1 .950 33.0 5.18 -0.2 .964
1988 Tidewater - CBL SS 121 121 170 330 66 528 28 .947 1090.2 4.13 -4.9 .975
1988 Kalihi - WL SS 28 28 29 62 11 96 5 .948 240.0 3.41 -0.0 .914
1988 Kalihi - WL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1988 Kalihi - WL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1989 New York - DBL 3B 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 6.0 3.00 +0.0 1.053
1989 New York - DBL SS 155 155 192 434 48 658 32 .951 1371.0 4.11 -8.1 .966
1990 New York - DBL SS 110 110 114 282 29 416 20 .952 974.0 3.66 -2.0 .974
1990 New York - DBL LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.4 .976
1991 New York - DBL SS 134 133 156 325 55 509 28 .945 1184.0 3.66 -0.3 .988
1991 New York - DBL LF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 -0.1 .983
1992 New York - DBL SS 150 149 184 388 39 599 27 .955 1339.1 3.84 -2.8 .981
1992 New York - DBL LF 7 7 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 63.0 2.43 +0.7 .985
1993 New York - DBL SS 158 154 172 403 50 622 47 .924 1374.1 3.77 -10.9 .948
1993 New York - DBL RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1994 New York - DBL SS 161 155 194 435 60 658 29 .956 1400.2 4.04 +1.2 1.002
1995 New York - DBL 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1995 New York - DBL SS 153 151 207 376 57 607 24 .960 1374.1 3.82 +1.4 1.007
1995 New York - DBL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1996 New York - DBL SS 156 155 180 408 64 608 20 .967 1378.1 3.84 +4.2 1.015
1997 New York - DBL SS 155 154 162 366 69 557 29 .948 1355.2 3.51 -0.9 .990
TOTAL 3B 6 2 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 24.0 2.25 +0.2 1.078
TOTAL SS 1485 1469 1768 3820 551 5878 290 .951 13115.1 3.83 -23.4 .983
TOTAL LF 11 9 22 0 0 22 0 1.000 82.0 2.41 +1.1 .984
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1987 Drafted in the 1987 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the New York Mets.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (16); Power: 11 (17); Eye: 11 (15).
01/15/1988 Named to the 1988 Hawaii Winter League for the Kalihi Beavers.
03/28/1988 Named the #3 prospect in the DBL
05/09/1988 Wins the CBL AA Player of the Week Award.
06/08/1988 Was selected to the 1988 Clemente Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/10/1988 Goes 5-6 against the Rochester Red Wings, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
08/31/1988 Wins the 1988 Clemente Baseball League National Championship with the Tidewater Tides!
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 15 (17); Eye: 12 (15).
03/27/1989 Named the #3 prospect in the DBL
05/01/1989 Wins the DBL UL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/05/1989 Was selected to the 1989 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/31/1989 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1989 Wins the DBL UL Batter of the Month Award.
08/01/1989 Wins the DBL UL Rookie of the Month Award.
08/30/1989 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/01/1989 Wins the DBL UL Batter of the Month Award.
09/01/1989 Wins the DBL UL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/01/1989 Wins the 1989 DBL UL Most Valuable Player.
11/01/1989 Wins the 1989 DBL UL Rookie of the Year.
11/01/1989 Wins the 1989 DBL UL Silver Slugger at SS.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 17 (17); Eye: 13 (15).
04/03/1990 Injured (Fractured rib), out for 6-7 weeks.
05/06/1990 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3 weeks.
06/16/1990 Injured (Groin tightness), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/23/1990 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
11/01/1990 Wins the 1990 DBL UL Silver Slugger at SS.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 17 (17); Eye: 14 (15).
05/10/1991 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 3 weeks.
05/31/1991 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days.
06/17/1991 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1991 Was selected to the 1991 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/22/1991 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/16/1991 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
10/28/1991 Wins the 1991 DBL UL Silver Slugger at SS.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 17 (17); Eye: 15 (15).
08/01/1992 Wins the DBL UL Batter of the Month Award.
10/27/1992 Wins the 1992 DBL UL Silver Slugger at SS.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 17 (17); Eye: 15 (15).
05/14/1993 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/09/1993 Injured (Elbow contusion), day-to-day for 5 days.
07/11/1993 Was selected to the 1993 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/28/1993 Wins the 1993 DBL UL Silver Slugger at SS.
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 17 (17); Eye: 15 (15).
04/04/1994 Wins the DBL UL Player of the Week Award.
07/02/1994 Was selected to the 1994 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/08/1994 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 17 (17); Eye: 16 (16).
06/01/1995 Wins the DBL UL Batter of the Month Award.
07/06/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/25/1995 Wins the 1995 DBL UL Most Valuable Player.
10/25/1995 Wins the 1995 DBL UL Silver Slugger at SS.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 17 (17); Power: 17 (17); Eye: 15 (16).
07/09/1996 Was selected to the 1996 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/10/1996 Hits his 300th career Doubleday Baseball League home run!
09/21/1996 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/25/1996 Finished 3rd in 1996 DBL UL Most Valuable Player voting.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 17 (17); Eye: 16 (16).
05/31/1997 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/11/1997 Was selected to the 1997 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/26/1997 Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
1989 168 6
1995 175 4
Year TB Rank
1988 57 10
1989 344 1
1992 309 5
1993 305 8
1995 327 2
Year HR Rank
1988 6 4
1989 48 1
1992 43 6
1993 42 6
1994 42 9
1996 43 8
Year SB Rank
1994 58 3
1995 53 7
1996 63 4
1997 64 3
Year RBI Rank
1988 29 2
1989 131 1
1992 109 9
1993 105 10
1994 112 9
1995 106 10
Year R Rank
1989 99 3
1991 97 10
1992 105 5
1993 118 1
1994 118 2
1995 105 5
1996 111 7
1997 121 4
Year BB Rank
1993 82 7
1995 81 6
1996 90 5
1997 97 6
Year SF Rank
1988 2 2
1989 7 10
1991 9 4
1995 10 4
1997 8 5
Year EBH Rank
1988 11 7
1989 80 2
1992 74 2
1995 72 6
Year AVG Rank
1989 .290 3
1991 .294 2
1995 .304 2
1997 .278 5
Year OBP Rank
1989 .371 6
1991 .369 5
1993 .360 6
1995 .389 1
1997 .384 2
Year SLG Rank
1988 .509 8
1989 .594 1
1991 .509 4
1992 .516 6
1993 .524 7
1995 .568 2
Year RC Rank
1989 132.85 1
1991 100.73 9
1992 105.41 8
1993 118.11 2
1995 138.07 1
1996 116.38 8
1997 130.63 4
Year RC/27 Rank
1989 8.32 1
1991 6.90 5
1992 5.97 9
1993 7.06 2
1995 8.67 1
1996 6.92 9
1997 8.30 3
Year ISO Rank
1988 .205 5
1989 .304 1
1992 .269 7
1993 .258 10
1995 .264 5
Year WOBA Rank
1989 .399 1
1991 .373 4
1992 .356 5
1993 .371 4
1995 .397 1
1996 .360 9
1997 .373 6
Year OPS Rank
1989 .966 1
1991 .878 4
1992 .846 6
1993 .884 4
1995 .957 1
1997 .895 6
Year WAR Rank
1989 8.2 1
1991 6.7 4
1992 6.6 3
1993 7.0 3
1994 7.2 3
1995 10.1 1
1996 7.8 3
1997 8.9 1
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