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Historical player · 1988–2009

Gary Sheffield

B/T R/R · HT 71 · WT 190 · Born 11/18/1968 · From Tampa, FL USA · Debut 1988-09-03 · Final 2009-09-30

Career · batting

2,576

9,217

2,689

509

RBI

1,676

253

1,475

AVG/OPS

0.292 · 0.907

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Los Angeles Dodgers · 1998–2001

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129

#26 on the Dodgers

↑ 1 J. Pederson

↓ 1 W. Smith

Hits

583

#91 on the Dodgers

↑ 22 M. Mota

↓ 4 C. Izturis

RBI

367

#62 on the Dodgers

↑ 2 G. Smith

↓ 1 T. Corcoran

#111 on the Dodgers

↑ 1 C. Babb

↓ 2 B. Coulson

Runs

358

#73 on the Dodgers

↑ 1 D. Bissonette

↓ 3 J. Loney

365

#39 on the Dodgers

↑ 2 S. Garvey

↓ 2 S. Sax

Career with the Florida Marlins · 1993–1998

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122

#7 on the Marlins

↑ 7 D. Lee

↓ 2 J. Conine

Hits

538

#18 on the Marlins

↑ 3 A. Hechavarria

↓ 36 C. Ross

RBI

380

#9 on the Marlins

↑ 29 C. Floyd

↓ 5 A. Gonzalez

#12 on the Marlins

↑ 7 J. Chisholm

↓ 2 C. Yelich

Runs

365

#11 on the Marlins

↑ 4 C. Yelich

↓ 2 A. Gonzalez

424

#3 on the Marlins

↑ 63 G. Stanton

↓ 18 H. Ramirez

Career with the New York Yankees · 2004–2006

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#58 on the Yankees

↑ 1 J. Damon

↓ 4 M. Stanley

Hits

381

#123 on the Yankees

↑ 1 J. Gibbs

↓ 2 H. Wolter

RBI

269

#79 on the Yankees

↑ 7 O. Gamble

↓ 3 R. Hartzell

#137 on the Yankees

↑ 1 P. Baumann

↓ 1 H. Bader

Runs

243

#101 on the Yankees

↑ 7 M. Cabrera

↓ 6 C. Headley

183

#99 on the Yankees

↑ 1 B. Daniels

↓ 1 K. Elberfeld

Career with the Atlanta Braves · 2002–2003

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#56 on the Braves

↑ 1 A. Duvall

↓ 4 T. d'Arnaud

Hits

341

#167 on the Braves

↑ 8 M. Grissom

↓ 2 E. Renteria

RBI

216

#111 on the Braves

↑ 2 E. Brown

↓ 1 L. Maye

#112 on the Braves

↑ 1 D. Evans

↓ 1 W. Berger

Runs

208

#123 on the Braves

↑ 1 J. Quinn

↓ 6 J. Connolly

158

#102 on the Braves

↑ 1 C. Boyer

↓ 1 R. Garr

Career with the Detroit Tigers · 2007–2008

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#87 on the Tigers

↑ 1 R. Fick

↓ 1 D. Demeter

Hits

225

#196 on the Tigers

↑ 2 C. Shelton

↓ 2 R. Simon

RBI

132

#155 on the Tigers

↑ 1 E. Haase

↓ 2 P. Sheridan

#85 on the Tigers

↑ 1 L. Herndon

↓ 1 G. Brown

Runs

159

#154 on the Tigers

↑ 1 Z. McKinstry

↓ 1 R. Fick

142

#129 on the Tigers

↑ 1 D. Young

↓ 1 H. Dauss

Career with the San Diego Padres · 1992–1993

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#45 on the Padres

↑ 1 D. Jackson

↓ 1 B. Trammell

Hits

260

#83 on the Padres

↑ 3 G. Vaughn

↓ 1 D. Roberts

RBI

136

#70 on the Padres

↑ 1 D. Jackson

↓ 1 R. Rivera

#113 on the Padres

↑ 1 E. Aybar

↓ 1 C. Crespo

Runs

121

#85 on the Padres

↑ 2 B. Ausmus

↓ 1 B. Trammell

#124 on the Padres

↑ 1 M. Darr

↓ 1 B. Barton

Career with the Milwaukee Brewers · 1988–1991

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#97 on the Brewers

↑ 1 H. Aaron

↓ 1 F. Stubbs

Hits

287

#74 on the Brewers

↑ 6 J. Chourio

↓ 7 M. Felder

RBI

133

#77 on the Brewers

↑ 3 T. Taylor

↓ 1 K. Hiura

#36 on the Brewers

↑ 1 S. Frelick

↓ 1 J. Burnitz

Runs

138

#81 on the Brewers

↑ 7 C. Lee

↓ 2 D. Davis

#80 on the Brewers

↑ 1 N. Aoki

↓ 1 J. Kendall

Career with the New York Mets · 2009–2009

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#175 on the Mets

↑ 1 M. Anderson

↓ 1 C. Walker

Hits

#254 on the Mets

↑ 1 R. Darling

↓ 1 O. Santos

RBI

#213 on the Mets

↑ 1 E. Campbell

↓ 1 C. Washington

#261 on the Mets

↑ 1 B. Almon

↓ 1 B. Abreu

Runs

#215 on the Mets

↑ 1 A. Cora

↓ 1 J. Buchek

#190 on the Mets

↑ 2 M. Carreon

↓ 1 D. Gallagher

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MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

509

#27 all-time MLB

↑ 2 M. Cabrera

↓ 5 E. Murray

Hits

2,689

#70 all-time MLB

↑ 16 D. Cramer

↓ 11 F. Clarke

RBI

1,676

#30 all-time MLB

↑ 19 C. Ripken

↓ 9 S. Sosa

253

#236 all-time MLB

↑ 1 G. Beaumont

↓ 1 B. Holliday

Batting · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
1988	Brewers	AL	24	80	12	19	1	0	4	12	3	7	7	0.238	0.295	0.400
1989	Brewers	AL	95	368	34	91	18	0	5	32	10	27	33	0.247	0.303	0.337
1990	Brewers	AL	125	487	67	143	30	1	10	67	25	44	41	0.294	0.350	0.421
1991	Brewers	AL	50	175	25	34	12	2	2	22	5	19	15	0.194	0.277	0.320
1992	Padres	NL	146	557	87	184	34	3	33	100	5	48	40	0.330	0.385	0.580
1993	Padres	NL	68	258	34	76	12	2	10	36	5	18	30	0.295	0.344	0.473
1993	Marlins	NL	72	236	33	69	8	3	10	37	12	29	34	0.292	0.378	0.479
1994	Marlins	NL	87	322	61	89	16	1	27	78	12	51	50	0.276	0.380	0.584
1995	Marlins	NL	63	213	46	69	8	0	16	46	19	55	45	0.324	0.467	0.587
1996	Marlins	NL	161	519	118	163	33	1	42	120	16	142	66	0.314	0.465	0.624
1997	Marlins	NL	135	444	86	111	22	1	21	71	11	121	79	0.250	0.424	0.446
1998	Marlins	NL	40	136	21	37	11	1	6	28	4	26	16	0.272	0.392	0.500
1998	Dodgers	NL	90	301	52	95	16	1	16	57	18	69	30	0.316	0.444	0.535
1999	Dodgers	NL	152	549	103	165	20	0	34	101	11	101	64	0.301	0.407	0.523
2000	Dodgers	NL	141	501	105	163	24	3	43	109	4	101	71	0.325	0.438	0.643
2001	Dodgers	NL	143	515	98	160	28	2	36	100	10	94	67	0.311	0.417	0.583
2002	Braves	NL	135	492	82	151	26	0	25	84	12	72	53	0.307	0.404	0.512
2003	Braves	NL	155	576	126	190	37	2	39	132	18	86	55	0.330	0.419	0.604
2004	Yankees	AL	154	573	117	166	30	1	36	121	5	92	83	0.290	0.393	0.534
2005	Yankees	AL	154	584	104	170	27	0	34	123	10	78	76	0.291	0.379	0.512
2006	Yankees	AL	39	151	22	45	5	0	6	25	5	13	16	0.298	0.355	0.450
2007	Tigers	AL	133	494	107	131	20	1	25	75	22	84	71	0.265	0.378	0.462
2008	Tigers	AL	114	418	52	94	16	0	19	57	9	58	83	0.225	0.326	0.400
2009	Mets	NL	100	268	44	74	13	2	10	43	2	40	46	0.276	0.372	0.451
Career			2,576	9,217	1,636	2,689	467	27	509	1,676	253	1,475	1,171	0.292	0.393	0.514

Fielding by position

Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1,641	1,637	13,877.7	2,775	108	67	15
3B	468	466	3,994.3	320	887	88	67
SS	94	93	807.3	124	242	15	49
1B	9	9	57.0	56	3	1	4

Hall of Fame voting

Year	Body	Votes	Needed	Status
2026	Contemporary Baseball Era		12	Ballot
2024	BBWAA	246	289	Ballot
2023	BBWAA	214	292	Ballot
2022	BBWAA	160	296	Ballot
2021	BBWAA	163	301	Ballot
2020	BBWAA	121	298	Ballot
2019	BBWAA	58	319	Ballot
2018	BBWAA	47	317	Ballot
2017	BBWAA	59	332	Ballot
2016	BBWAA	51	330	Ballot
2015	BBWAA	64	412	Ballot