Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield
Born: November 18, 1968
Tampa, FL USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
Career: 1988-2009
Draft: Round 1 (1986 June Amateur Draft, Milwaukee Brewers)
School: Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)
Minor League Statistics
Gary Sheffield compiled a career batting average of .292 with 509 home runs and 1676 RBI in his 2576-game career with the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets. He began playing during the 1988 season and last took the field during the 2009 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 24 | 89 | 80 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | .238 | .295 | .400 | .695 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 405 | 368 | 34 | 91 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 33 | .247 | .303 | .337 | .640 | 124 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 125 | 547 | 487 | 67 | 143 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 67 | 25 | 10 | 44 | 41 | .294 | .350 | .421 | .771 | 205 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 1991 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 50 | 203 | 175 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 15 | .194 | .277 | .320 | .597 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 1992 | NL | San Diego Padres | 146 | 618 | 557 | 87 | 184 | 34 | 3 | 33 | 100 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 40 | .330 | .385 | .580 | .965 | 323 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 1993 | NL | San Diego Padres | 68 | 282 | 258 | 34 | 76 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 30 | .295 | .344 | .473 | .817 | 122 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | NL | Florida Marlins | 72 | 275 | 236 | 33 | 69 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 29 | 34 | .292 | .378 | .479 | .857 | 113 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1994 | NL | Florida Marlins | 87 | 384 | 322 | 61 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 27 | 78 | 12 | 6 | 51 | 50 | .276 | .380 | .584 | .964 | 188 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 1995 | NL | Florida Marlins | 63 | 274 | 213 | 46 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 55 | 45 | .324 | .467 | .587 | 1.054 | 125 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1996 | NL | Florida Marlins | 161 | 677 | 519 | 118 | 163 | 33 | 1 | 42 | 120 | 16 | 9 | 142 | 66 | .314 | .465 | .624 | 1.090 | 324 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 1997 | NL | Florida Marlins | 135 | 582 | 444 | 86 | 111 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 71 | 11 | 7 | 121 | 79 | .250 | .424 | .446 | .870 | 198 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 1998 | NL | Florida Marlins | 40 | 166 | 136 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 16 | .272 | .392 | .500 | .892 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1998 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 90 | 383 | 301 | 52 | 95 | 16 | 1 | 16 | 57 | 18 | 5 | 69 | 30 | .316 | .444 | .535 | .979 | 161 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| 1999 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 152 | 663 | 549 | 103 | 165 | 20 | 0 | 34 | 101 | 11 | 5 | 101 | 64 | .301 | .407 | .523 | .930 | 287 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 2000 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 141 | 612 | 501 | 105 | 163 | 24 | 3 | 43 | 109 | 4 | 6 | 101 | 71 | .325 | .438 | .643 | 1.081 | 322 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2001 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 143 | 618 | 515 | 98 | 160 | 28 | 2 | 36 | 100 | 10 | 4 | 94 | 67 | .311 | .417 | .583 | 1.000 | 300 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 2002 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 135 | 579 | 492 | 82 | 151 | 26 | 0 | 25 | 84 | 12 | 2 | 72 | 53 | .307 | .404 | .512 | .916 | 252 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 155 | 678 | 576 | 126 | 190 | 37 | 2 | 39 | 132 | 18 | 4 | 86 | 55 | .330 | .419 | .604 | 1.023 | 348 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | 154 | 684 | 573 | 117 | 166 | 30 | 1 | 36 | 121 | 5 | 6 | 92 | 83 | .290 | .393 | .534 | .927 | 306 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 2005 | AL | New York Yankees | 154 | 675 | 584 | 104 | 170 | 27 | 0 | 34 | 123 | 10 | 2 | 78 | 76 | .291 | .379 | .512 | .891 | 299 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | AL | New York Yankees | 39 | 166 | 151 | 22 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 16 | .298 | .355 | .450 | .806 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 133 | 593 | 494 | 107 | 131 | 20 | 1 | 25 | 75 | 22 | 5 | 84 | 71 | .265 | .378 | .462 | .839 | 228 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2008 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 114 | 482 | 418 | 52 | 94 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 57 | 9 | 2 | 58 | 83 | .225 | .326 | .400 | .725 | 167 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | NL | New York Mets | 100 | 312 | 268 | 44 | 74 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 46 | .276 | .372 | .451 | .823 | 121 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals | 2576 | 10947 | 9217 | 1636 | 2689 | 467 | 27 | 509 | 1676 | 253 | 104 | 1475 | 1171 | .292 | .393 | .514 | .907 | 4737 | 235 | 135 | 9 | 111 | 130 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | SS | 24 | 23 | 211.3 | 39 | 48 | 3 | 9 | .967 | 3.705 | 3.625 |
| 1989 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | SS | 70 | 70 | 596.0 | 85 | 194 | 12 | 40 | .959 | 4.213 | 3.986 |
| 1989 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 21 | 21 | 177.0 | 15 | 44 | 4 | 4 | .937 | 3.000 | 2.810 |
| 1990 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 125 | 125 | 1069.0 | 98 | 254 | 25 | 16 | .934 | 2.964 | 2.816 |
| 1991 | AL | Milwaukee Brewers | 3B | 43 | 43 | 369.0 | 29 | 65 | 8 | 7 | .922 | 2.293 | 2.186 |
| 1992 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 144 | 144 | 1247.7 | 99 | 299 | 16 | 25 | .961 | 2.871 | 2.764 |
| 1993 | NL | Florida Marlins | 3B | 66 | 66 | 565.0 | 38 | 123 | 19 | 4 | .894 | 2.565 | 2.439 |
| 1993 | NL | San Diego Padres | 3B | 67 | 67 | 564.7 | 41 | 102 | 15 | 11 | .905 | 2.279 | 2.134 |
| 1994 | NL | Florida Marlins | OF | 87 | 86 | 743.7 | 154 | 7 | 5 | 3 | .970 | 1.948 | 1.851 |
| 1995 | NL | Florida Marlins | OF | 61 | 61 | 530.3 | 109 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .942 | 1.935 | 1.869 |
| 1996 | NL | Florida Marlins | OF | 161 | 160 | 1342.0 | 238 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .976 | 1.650 | 1.528 |
| 1997 | NL | Florida Marlins | OF | 132 | 132 | 1115.3 | 226 | 14 | 5 | 1 | .980 | 1.937 | 1.818 |
| 1998 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 89 | 89 | 776.0 | 149 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .994 | 1.798 | 1.742 |
| 1998 | NL | Florida Marlins | OF | 37 | 37 | 322.7 | 68 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .986 | 1.980 | 1.919 |
| 1999 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 145 | 145 | 1222.3 | 235 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .972 | 1.782 | 1.669 |
| 2000 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 139 | 139 | 1133.0 | 203 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .954 | 1.652 | 1.496 |
| 2001 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 141 | 141 | 1202.0 | 195 | 17 | 6 | 0 | .972 | 1.587 | 1.504 |
| 2002 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 127 | 127 | 1104.0 | 232 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .984 | 1.948 | 1.882 |
| 2003 | NL | Atlanta Braves | OF | 153 | 154 | 1288.3 | 283 | 7 | 4 | 2 | .986 | 2.026 | 1.895 |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 136 | 136 | 1178.7 | 271 | 11 | 5 | 3 | .983 | 2.153 | 2.074 |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2005 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 131 | 130 | 1099.3 | 239 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .988 | 1.998 | 1.863 |
| 2006 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 21 | 20 | 165.0 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .976 | 2.182 | 1.905 |
| 2006 | AL | New York Yankees | 1B | 9 | 9 | 57.0 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .983 | 9.316 | 6.556 |
| 2007 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 12 | 12 | 106.0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.208 | 2.167 |
| 2008 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 6 | 6 | 47.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.489 | 2.167 |
| 2009 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 63 | 62 | 502.0 | 96 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .980 | 1.793 | 1.587 |
| Totals | 2212 | 2205 | 18736.3 | 3275 | 1240 | 171 | 135 | .964 | 2.169 | 2.041 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NL | Florida Marlins | NLDS1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .556 | .714 | 1.000 | 1.714 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | NL | Florida Marlins | NLCS | 6 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .235 | .458 | .412 | .870 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | NL | Florida Marlins | WS | 7 | 33 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .292 | .485 | .458 | .943 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .063 | .348 | .250 | .598 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 | .294 | .143 | .437 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .222 | .333 | .444 | .778 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 7 | 36 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .333 | .444 | .533 | .978 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .318 | .286 | .604 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .083 | .083 | .083 | .167 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 202 | 161 | 27 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 26 | .248 | .401 | .398 | .799 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NL | Florida Marlins | NLDS1 | RF | 3 | 3 | 26.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.731 | 1.667 |
| 1997 | NL | Florida Marlins | NLCS | RF | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.019 | 1.000 |
| 1997 | NL | Florida Marlins | WS | RF | 7 | 7 | 64.0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .941 | 2.250 | 2.286 |
| 2002 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | RF | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.432 | 1.400 |
| 2003 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS2 | RF | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.286 | 1.250 |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | RF | 4 | 4 | 40.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.575 | 1.750 |
| 2004 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | RF | 7 | 7 | 68.7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.311 | 1.429 |
| 2005 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS2 | RF | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.884 | 1.800 |
| 2006 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | 1B | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 9.375 | 8.333 |
| Totals | 44 | 44 | 397.7 | 83 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .968 | 2.037 | 2.045 |
Awards
1992 - NL TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1992 - NL Silver Slugger 3B
1992 - NL Player of the Month August
1992 - NL TSN All-Star 3B
1992 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1992-05-23
1993 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1993-06-12
1994 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1994-04-30
1995 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1995-09-23
1996 - NL TSN All-Star OF
1996 - NL Player of the Week Week of 1996-08-10
1996 - NL Silver Slugger OF
2000 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2000-06-17
2000 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2000-07-15
2001 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2001-04-14
2003 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2003-05-17
2003 - NL Silver Slugger OF
2003 - NL TSN All-Star OF
2004 - AL Player of the Week Week of 2004-06-05
2004 - AL Silver Slugger OF
2005 - AL Player of the Week Week of 2005-07-16
2005 - AL Silver Slugger OF
2007 - AL Player of the Week Week of 2007-06-09
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