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Full Name: Gary Antonian Sheffield Primary Position: OF,RF,3B,LF,DH
Height/Weight: 6'0"/215 First Game: September 3, 1988
Birthdate: November 18, 1968 MLB Experience: 20 years
Birthplace: Tampa, Florida
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Gary Sheffield (Gary Antonian Sheffield) was born on November 18, 1968 in Tampa, Florida. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1988 for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1989, his rookie year, he hit .247 with 5 home runs and 32 RBI. Sheffield played for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees over the course of his 19 year career.

Sheffield was among the stars named in the Mitchell Report on the use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in baseball. Sheffield FedEx receipt to BALCO in February 2003 was cited by federal agents for their search warrant on Greg Anderson’s condominium. The report also cited physical evidence of steroid use by an unnamed person or people connected to the Tigers in 2004. Sheffield has admitted using a cream he got from Anderson but said in a 2004 interview with Sports Illustrated that he did not knowingly use steroids.

Most people believe that Gary Sheffield's best season was 2003, when he slugged 39 home runs, hit for a .330 average and knocked in 132 runs.

Scouting Report[]

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1988 MIL A 24 80 12 19 4 12 .237 .295 .400 1 0 7 7 0 1 3 0 5
1989 MIL A 95 368 34 91 5 32 .247 .303 .337 18 0 27 33 4 3 10 0 4
1990 MIL A 125 487 67 143 10 67 .294 .350 .421 30 1 44 41 3 4 25 1 11
1991 MIL A 50 175 25 34 2 22 .194 .277 .320 12 2 19 15 3 1 5 1 3
1992 SD N 146 557 87 184 33 100 .330 .385 .580 34 3 48 40 6 0 5 5 19
1993 SD N 68 258 34 76 10 36 .295 .344 .473 12 2 18 30 3 0 5 0 9
1993 FLA N 72 236 33 69 10 37 .292 .378 .479 8 3 29 34 6 0 12 6 2
1993 TOT N 140 494 67 145 20 73 .294 .361 .476 20 5 47 64 9 0 17 6 11
1994 FLA N 87 322 61 89 27 78 .276 .380 .584 16 1 51 50 6 0 12 11 10
1995 FLA N 63 213 46 69 16 46 .324 .467 .587 8 0 55 45 4 0 19 8 3
1996 FLA N 161 519 118 163 42 120 .314 .465 .624 33 1 142 66 10 0 16 19 16
1997 FLA N 135 444 86 111 21 71 .250 .424 .446 22 1 121 79 15 0 11 11 7
1998 LA N 90 301 52 95 16 57 .316 .444 .535 16 1 69 30 6 0 18 11 4
1998 FLA N 40 136 21 37 6 28 .272 .392 .500 11 1 26 16 2 0 4 1 3
1998 TOT N 130 437 73 132 22 85 .302 .428 .524 27 2 95 46 8 0 22 12 7
1999 LA N 152 549 103 165 34 101 .301 .407 .523 20 0 101 64 4 0 11 4 10
2000 LA N 141 501 105 163 43 109 .325 .438 .643 24 3 101 71 4 0 4 7 13
2001 LA N 143 515 98 160 36 100 .311 .417 .583 28 2 94 67 4 0 10 13 12
2002 ATL N 135 492 82 151 25 84 .307 .404 .512 26 0 72 53 11 0 12 2 16
2003 ATL N 155 576 126 190 39 132 .330 .419 .604 37 2 86 55 8 0 18 6 16
2004 NY A 154 573 117 166 36 121 .290 .393 .534 30 1 92 83 11 0 5 7 16
2005 NY A 154 584 104 170 34 123 .291 .379 .512 27 0 78 76 8 0 10 7 11
2006 NY A 39 151 22 45 6 25 .298 .355 .450 5 0 13 16 1 0 5 2 6
2007 DET A 133 494 107 131 25 75 .265 .378 .462 20 1 84 71 9 0 22 2 10
Total NL 1588 5619 1052 1722 358 1099 .306 .416 .557 295 20 1013 700 89 0 157 104 140
Total AL 774 2912 488 799 122 477 .274 ? ? 143 5 364 342 39 9 85 20 66
Total 2362 8531 1540 2521 480 1576 .296 .397 .522 438 25 1377 1042 128 9 242 124 206

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1988 MIL A SS 24 23 211.1 39 48 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 .967
1989 MIL A DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 MIL A SS 70 70 596 85 194 12 40 0 0 0 0 0 .959
1989 MIL A 3B 21 21 177 15 44 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .937
1990 MIL A 3B 125 125 1069 98 254 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 .934
1991 MIL A DH 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 MIL A 3B 43 43 369 29 65 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 .922
1992 SD N 3B 144 144 1247.2 99 299 16 25 0 0 0 0 0 .961
1993 SD N 3B 67 66 564.2 41 102 15 11 0 0 0 0 0 .905
1993 FLA N 3B 66 66 565 38 123 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 .894
1993 TOT N 3B 133 132 1129.2 79 225 34 15 0 0 0 0 0 .899
1994 FLA N OF 87 86 743.2 154 7 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1994 FLA N RF 87 86 743.2 154 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .970
1995 FLA N LF 3 3 20 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1995 FLA N OF 61 61 530.1 109 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .942
1995 FLA N RF 59 58 510.1 108 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .958
1996 FLA N OF 161 160 1342 238 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1996 FLA N RF 161 160 1342 238 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1997 FLA N OF 132 132 1115.1 226 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1997 FLA N RF 132 132 1115.1 228 14 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1997 FLA N DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 LA N RF 89 89 776 150 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1998 LA N OF 89 89 776 149 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .994
1998 FLA N OF 37 37 322.2 68 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1998 FLA N RF 37 37 322.2 68 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .986
1998 TOT N OF 126 126 1098.2 217 9 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1998 TOT N RF 126 126 1098.2 218 9 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1999 LA N DH 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 LA N OF 145 145 1222.1 235 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1999 LA N LF 145 145 1222.1 235 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .972
2000 LA N DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 LA N OF 139 139 1133 203 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .954
2000 LA N LF 139 139 1133 203 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .954
2001 LA N DH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 LA N OF 141 141 1202 196 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .973
2001 LA N RF 2 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2001 LA N LF 141 141 1195 194 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .972
2002 ATL N RF 127 127 1104 232 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .984
2002 ATL N DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ATL N OF 127 127 1104 232 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .984
2003 ATL N RF 153 153 1288.1 283 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .986
2003 ATL N OF 153 153 1288.1 283 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .986
2004 NY A DH 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NY A OF 136 136 1178.2 270 11 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .983
2004 NY A 3B 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NY A RF 136 136 1178.2 271 11 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .983
2005 NY A RF 131 130 1099.1 239 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
2005 NY A DH 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 NY A OF 131 130 1099.1 239 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
2006 NY A OF 21 20 165 39 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
2006 NY A 1B 9 9 57 56 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .983
2006 NY A RF 21 20 165 39 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .976
2006 NY A DH 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 DET A DH 119 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2007 DET A OF 12 12 106 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2007 DET A RF 7 5 50 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2007 DET A LF 7 7 56 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total DH 190 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 1142 1133 9702.1 2024 72 40 13 0 0 0 0 0 .981
Total 1B 9 9 57 56 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .983
Total LF 435 435 3626.1 646 30 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 .964
Total SS 94 93 807.1 124 242 15 49 0 0 0 0 0 .961
Total 3B 468 465 3994.1 320 887 88 67 0 0 0 0 0 .932
Total OF 1572 1568 13328.2 2666 104 65 15 0 0 0 0 0 .977

Transactions[]

  • Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1986 - signed June 26, 1986).
  • Traded by Milwaukee Brewers with Geoff Kellogg to San Diego Padres in exchange for Ricky Bones, Jose Valentin and Matt Mieske (March 26, 1992).
  • Traded by San Diego Padres with Rich Rodriguez to Florida Marlins in exchange for Trevor Hoffman, Jose Martinez and Andres Berumen (June 24, 1993).
  • Traded by Florida Marlins with Manuel Barrios, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich and Charles Johnson to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile (May 14, 1998).
  • Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Brian Jordan, Odalis Perez and Andrew Brown (January 15, 2002).
  • Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (December 19, 2003).
  • Traded by New York Yankees to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Anthony Claggett, Humberto Sanchez and Kevin Whelan (November 10, 2006).

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