Gary Sheffield

Positions: Rightfielder, Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: November 18, 1968 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (6th) of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Hillsborough HS (Tampa, FL)

Debut: September 3, 1988 (Age 19-290d, 15,532nd in major league history)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 2009 (Age 40-316d)
vs. WSN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Himself • Previously: Jim Neader, Rufus Williams, Scott Boras

Full Name: Gary Antonian Sheffield

Nicknames: Sheff

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Relatives: Nephew of Dwight Gooden

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

60.5

9217

2689

509

.292

1636

RBI

1676

253

OBP

.393

SLG

.514

OPS

.907

OPS+

140

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1997 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	FLA		CHC	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 2	FLA		CHC	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	3	Apr 3	FLA		CHC	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	RF
4	4	Apr 4	FLA		CIN	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
5	5	Apr 5	FLA		CIN	W,4-3	CG	41	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	6	Apr 6	FLA		CIN	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	7	Apr 8	FLA	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	8	Apr 10	FLA	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
9	9	Apr 11	FLA	@	CIN	W,10-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
10	10	Apr 12	FLA	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	38	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
11	11	Apr 13	FLA	@	CIN	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
12	12	Apr 15	FLA		STL	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	13	Apr 16	FLA		STL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
14	14	Apr 17	FLA		STL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	15	Apr 18	FLA	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
16	16	Apr 19	FLA	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
17	17	Apr 20	FLA	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	RF
18	18	Apr 22	FLA	@	COL	L,4-13	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
19	19	Apr 23	FLA	@	COL	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
20	20	Apr 25	FLA		LAD	W,4-2	GS	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
21	21	Apr 26	FLA		LAD	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
22	22	Apr 27	FLA		LAD	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	23	Apr 28	FLA		SDP	W,12-9	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
24	24	Apr 29	FLA		SDP	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
25	25	Apr 30	FLA	@	STL	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	26	May 1	FLA	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
27	27	May 2	FLA	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	28	May 3	FLA	@	HOU	W,9-8	CG	59	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
29	29	May 4	FLA	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
30	30	May 5	FLA		PIT	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	31	May 6	FLA		PIT	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
32	32	May 7	FLA		ATL	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	33	May 8	FLA		ATL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
34	34	May 9	FLA		HOU	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
35	35	May 10	FLA		HOU	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
36	36	May 11	FLA		HOU	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
37	37	May 12	FLA		HOU	W,11-4	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
38	38	May 13	FLA	@	ATL	W,11-5	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
39	50 (11)	May 29	FLA		COL	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
40	51	May 30	FLA		COL	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
41	52	May 31	FLA		COL	L,4-8	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	53	Jun 1	FLA		COL	L,2-9	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
43	54	Jun 2	FLA		SFG	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
44	55	Jun 3	FLA		SFG	L,1-9	CG	33	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
45	56	Jun 4	FLA	@	NYM	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
46	58 (1)	Jun 7	FLA	@	COL	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
47	59	Jun 8 (1)	FLA	@	COL	L,2-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
48	60	Jun 8 (2)	FLA	@	COL	W,9-1	CG	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	61	Jun 9	FLA	@	SFG	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
50	62	Jun 10	FLA	@	SFG	W,9-0	CG	28	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
51	63	Jun 11	FLA	@	SFG	W,6-3	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
52	64	Jun 13	FLA		NYY	W,2-1	GS	43	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
53	65	Jun 15 (1)	FLA		NYY	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
54	66	Jun 15 (2)	FLA		NYY	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
55	67	Jun 16	FLA	@	DET	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
56	68	Jun 17	FLA	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
57	69	Jun 18	FLA	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
58	70	Jun 20	FLA	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
59	71	Jun 21	FLA	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
60	72	Jun 22	FLA	@	MON	W,2-0	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	73	Jun 23	FLA	@	PHI	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
62	74	Jun 24	FLA	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
63	76 (1)	Jun 26	FLA		MON	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
64	77	Jun 27	FLA		MON	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
65	78	Jun 28	FLA		MON	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
66	79	Jun 29	FLA		MON	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
67	80	Jun 30	FLA	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	81	Jul 1	FLA	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
69	82	Jul 2	FLA	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
70	83	Jul 3	FLA	@	NYM	W,10-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	84	Jul 4	FLA	@	NYM	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
72	85	Jul 5	FLA	@	NYM	L,3-5	GS	20	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
73	86	Jul 6	FLA	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	50	11.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
74	87	Jul 10	FLA		PHI	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
75	88	Jul 11	FLA		PHI	L,3-13	CG	50	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
76	89	Jul 13	FLA		PHI	W,9-3	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
77	97 (7)	Jul 21	FLA		SDP	L,2-10	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
78	98	Jul 22	FLA	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
79	99	Jul 23	FLA	@	CIN	W,8-1	GS	22	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
80	100	Jul 25	FLA	@	STL	W,5-4	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
81	101	Jul 26	FLA	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
82	102	Jul 27	FLA	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
83	103	Jul 28	FLA		CIN	L,0-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
84	104	Jul 29	FLA		CIN	W,7-1	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
85	105	Jul 30	FLA		CIN	W,6-0	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	106	Jul 31	FLA		ATL	W,1-0	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	107	Aug 1	FLA		ATL	W,3-2	CG	47	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
88	108	Aug 2	FLA		ATL	L,2-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	110 (1)	Aug 4	FLA		HOU	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
90	111	Aug 5	FLA		HOU	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
91	112	Aug 6	FLA	@	PIT	W,12-3	GS	19	5.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
92	113	Aug 7	FLA	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
93	114	Aug 8	FLA	@	ATL	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	RF
94	115	Aug 9	FLA	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
95	116	Aug 10	FLA	@	ATL	W,4-2	CG	38	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
96	117	Aug 11	FLA	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	36	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	RF
97	118	Aug 12	FLA	@	HOU	L,2-13	GS	30	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
98	120 (1)	Aug 15	FLA		PIT	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
99	121	Aug 16	FLA		PIT	L,5-10	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
100	122	Aug 17	FLA		PIT	W,10-2	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
101	123	Aug 18	FLA		PIT	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
102	124	Aug 19	FLA		CHC	W,8-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	125	Aug 20	FLA		CHC	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	126	Aug 22	FLA		STL	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
105	127	Aug 23	FLA		STL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
106	128	Aug 24	FLA		STL	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
107	129	Aug 25	FLA	@	CHC	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
108	130	Aug 26	FLA	@	CHC	W,11-0	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
109	131	Aug 27	FLA	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
110	132	Aug 28	FLA	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG	42	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	RF
111	133	Aug 29	FLA	@	TOR	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	134	Aug 30	FLA	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
113	136 (1)	Sep 1	FLA		BAL	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
114	137	Sep 2	FLA		BAL	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
115	138	Sep 3	FLA		BAL	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
116	139	Sep 5	FLA	@	LAD	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
117	141 (1)	Sep 7	FLA	@	LAD	L,5-9	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
118	142	Sep 8	FLA	@	LAD	W,8-4	GS	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
119	143	Sep 9	FLA	@	SDP	L,6-7	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
120	144	Sep 10	FLA	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
121	145	Sep 12	FLA		SFG	L,0-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
122	146	Sep 13	FLA		SFG	W,8-1	GS	23	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
123	147	Sep 14	FLA		SFG	W,5-4	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
124	148	Sep 15	FLA		COL	L,1-7	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
125	149	Sep 16	FLA		COL	W,9-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
126	154 (4)	Sep 20	FLA		NYM	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
127	155	Sep 21	FLA		NYM	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
128	156	Sep 22	FLA		NYM	L,3-10	GS	39	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
129	157	Sep 23	FLA	@	MON	W,6-3	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
130	160 (2)	Sep 26	FLA	@	PHI	L,3-5	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
131	161	Sep 27	FLA	@	PHI	L,7-8	GS	30	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
132	162	Sep 28	FLA	@	PHI	L,7-8	GS	27	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
							132gm		1115.1	228	14	5	247	1