Jim Gantner

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: January 5, 1953 in Fond du Lac, WI us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 12th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI).

School: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (Oshkosh, WI)

Debut: September 3, 1976 (Age 23-242d, 13,800th in major league history)
vs. DET 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 1992 (Age 39-272d)
vs. OAK 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Ron Simon

Full Name: James Elmer Gantner

Nicknames: Gumby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.5

6189

1696

.274

726

RBI

568

137

OBP

.319

SLG

.351

OPS

.671

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1974	21	MIL-min	A-	62	236	177	35	54	6	2	5	21	7	1	54	46	.305	.477	.446	.923		79	2	4	1	0	1		NWK · NYPL
1975	22	MIL-min	AA	138	515	456	61	117	17	0	12	48	20	2	49	96	.257	.331	.373	.704		170		4	2	4			TMI · EL
1976	23	MIL-min	AA	126	489	403	56	118	21	1	6	53	25	12	74	50	.293	.404	.395	.799		159		4	4	4			BKS · EL
1976	23	MIL	AL	26	79	69	6	17	1	0	0	7	1	0	6	11	.246	.316	.261	.577	72	18	1	1	3	0	0	5/HD
1977	24	MIL-min	AAA	143	614	541	98	152	35	5	15	80	19	2	62	68	.281	.355	.447	.802		242		3	3	5			SPO · PCL
1977	24	MIL	AL	14	49	47	4	14	1	0	1	2	2	1	2	5	.298	.327	.383	.710	93	18	1	0	0	0	0	5/H
1978	25	MIL	AL	43	105	97	14	21	1	0	1	8	2	0	5	10	.216	.269	.258	.527	50	25	0	2	1	0	0	45/H36
1979	26	MIL	AL	70	234	208	29	59	10	3	2	22	3	5	16	17	.284	.336	.389	.726	96	81	3	2	5	3	1	54H/6D1
1980	27	MIL	AL	132	457	415	47	117	21	3	4	40	11	10	30	29	.282	.330	.376	.706	96	156	8	1	8	3	5	54H/6
1981	28	MIL	AL	107	397	352	35	94	14	1	2	33	3	6	29	29	.267	.325	.330	.654	94	116	6	3	9	4	5	*4/H
1982	29	MIL	AL	132	485	447	48	132	17	2	4	43	6	3	26	36	.295	.335	.369	.704	99	165	6	2	7	3	3	*4/H
1983	30	MIL	AL	161	662	603	85	170	23	8	11	74	5	6	38	46	.282	.329	.401	.730	107	242	10	6	11	4	5	*4/H
1984	31	MIL	AL	153	658	613	61	173	27	1	3	56	6	5	30	51	.282	.314	.344	.658	86	211	16	3	2	10	0	*4/H
1985	32	MIL	AL	143	573	523	63	133	15	4	5	44	11	8	33	42	.254	.300	.327	.627	73	171	13	3	10	4	7	*45/H6
1986	33	MIL	AL	139	543	497	58	136	25	1	7	38	13	7	26	50	.274	.313	.370	.684	84	184	13	6	6	7	2	*4/H5D6
1987	34	MIL	AL	81	296	265	37	72	14	0	4	30	6	2	19	22	.272	.331	.370	.701	84	98	7	5	4	1	2	45/HD
1988	35	MIL	AL	155	596	539	67	149	28	2	0	47	20	8	34	50	.276	.322	.336	.658	84	181	9	3	18	2	1	*4/H5
1989	36	MIL	AL	116	455	409	51	112	18	3	0	34	20	6	21	33	.274	.321	.333	.654	86	136	10	10	8	5	2	*4/DH
1990	37	MIL-min	A,AAA	15	61	51	11	19	2	0	2	7	3	0	9	2	.373	.475	.529	1.005		27		1	0	0	1		BEL,DEN · MIDW,AA
1990	37	MIL	AL	88	358	323	36	85	8	5	0	25	18	3	29	19	.263	.328	.319	.647	83	103	10	2	4	0	0	4/5H
1991	38	MIL	AL	140	567	526	63	149	27	4	2	47	4	6	27	34	.283	.320	.361	.681	90	190	13	3	7	4	5	54/H
1992	39	MIL	AL	101	273	256	22	63	12	1	1	18	6	2	12	17	.246	.278	.313	.590	67	80	9	0	3	2	2	45/H3D
17 Yrs				1801	6787	6189	726	1696	262	38	47	568	137	78	383	501	.274	.319	.351	.671	88	2175	135	52	106	52	40
162 Game Avg.				162	610	557	65	153	24	3	4	51	12	7	34	45	.274	.319	.351	.671	88	196	12	5	10	5	4
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards