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Ron Gant LFBraves

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
16 7320 .256 .336 .468 .280 33.6
Birth Date3-2-1965
Height6' 0"
Weight195 lbs
BatsR
ThrowsR

Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1987 ATL 22 21 86 83 9 22 4 0 2 32 1 11 0 1 1 9 4 2 .265 .271 .386 .230 -0.2 0.0 -0.0
1988 ATL 23 146 618 563 85 146 28 8 19 247 46 118 3 4 2 60 19 10 .259 .317 .439 .275 23.1 5.0 3.1
1989 ATL 24 75 285 260 26 46 8 3 9 87 20 63 1 2 2 25 9 6 .177 .237 .335 .223 -1.3 1.7 0.0
1990 ATL 25 152 631 575 107 174 34 3 32 310 50 86 1 4 1 84 33 16 .303 .357 .539 .314 54.3 -3.5 5.4
1991 ATL 26 154 642 561 101 141 35 3 32 278 71 104 5 5 0 105 34 15 .251 .338 .496 .295 45.4 -5.6 4.2
1992 ATL 27 153 602 544 74 141 22 6 17 226 45 101 7 6 0 80 32 10 .259 .321 .415 .278 25.0 -10.5 1.6
1993 ATL 28 157 682 606 113 166 27 4 36 309 67 117 2 7 0 117 26 9 .274 .345 .510 .303 50.5 -7.9 4.3
1995 CIN 30 119 493 410 79 113 19 4 29 227 74 108 3 5 1 88 23 8 .276 .386 .554 .310 34.4 -1.2 3.2
1996 SLN 31 122 500 419 74 103 14 2 30 211 73 98 3 4 1 82 13 4 .246 .359 .504 .292 30.8 0.5 3.0
1997 SLN 32 139 562 502 68 115 21 4 17 195 58 162 1 1 0 62 14 6 .229 .310 .388 .248 -5.7 4.4 -0.1
1998 SLN 33 121 438 383 60 92 17 1 26 189 51 92 2 2 0 67 8 0 .240 .331 .493 .277 14.1 -5.0 0.9
1999 PHI 34 138 605 516 107 134 27 5 17 222 85 112 1 3 0 77 13 3 .260 .364 .430 .264 21.7 7.1 2.7
2000 ANA 35 34 103 82 15 19 3 1 6 42 20 18 0 1 0 16 1 2 .232 .379 .512 .303 4.1 1.9 0.6
2000 PHI 35 89 384 343 54 87 16 2 20 167 36 73 1 3 1 38 5 4 .254 .324 .487 .271 16.4 8.3 2.3
2001 COL 36 59 199 171 31 44 8 2 8 80 24 56 0 2 2 22 3 1 .257 .345 .468 .244 6.2 0.2 0.6
2001 OAK 36 34 93 81 15 21 5 1 2 34 11 24 0 1 0 13 2 0 .259 .344 .420 .275 2.2 -1.6 0.1
2002 SDN 37 102 353 309 58 81 14 1 18 151 36 59 2 5 1 59 4 6 .262 .338 .489 .283 16.9 4.8 2.2
2003 OAK 38 17 44 41 4 6 0 0 1 9 2 9 0 1 0 4 0 0 .146 .182 .220 .136 -4.9 0.0 -0.5
Career1832732064491080165130250321301677014113257121008243102.256.336.468.280333.1-1.033.6

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
1984 AND A 105 395 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .282 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1985 SUM A 102 341 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .296 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986 DUR A+ 137 601 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .288 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987 ATL MLB 21 86 .230 .255 .317 .395 .000 .282 101 -2.8 2.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0
1987 GRN AA 140 598 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .274 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 ATL MLB 146 618 .275 .241 .297 .357 .000 .295 102 8.8 16.2 -0.3 5.0 3.9 23.1 3.1 23.1 3.1
1988 RIC AAA 12 48 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 ATL MLB 75 285 .223 .242 .304 .361 .000 .195 101 -10.1 7.4 0.9 1.7 -0.4 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 0.0
1989 SUM A 12 50 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .400 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 RIC AAA 63 255 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .279 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 ATL MLB 152 631 .314 .251 .308 .377 .000 .308 106 33.7 16.9 0.2 -3.5 4.7 54.3 5.4 54.3 5.4
1991 ATL MLB 154 642 .295 .250 .309 .370 .000 .253 106 22.1 17.4 1.6 -5.6 3.8 45.4 4.2 45.4 4.2
1992 ATL MLB 153 602 .278 .250 .306 .364 .000 .287 102 10.3 15.6 -3 -10.5 6.6 25.0 1.6 25.0 1.6
1993 ATL MLB 157 682 .303 .262 .320 .397 .000 .283 101 31.2 19.6 -4.6 -7.9 4.3 50.5 4.3 50.5 4.3
1995 CIN MLB 119 493 .310 .259 .319 .396 .000 .302 103 27.5 14.8 -3.5 -1.2 -2.0 34.4 3.2 34.4 3.2
1996 SLN MLB 122 500 .292 .262 .319 .402 .000 .247 98 18.5 15.5 -3.6 0.5 0.9 30.8 3.0 30.8 3.0
1997 SLN MLB 139 562 .248 .256 .319 .401 .000 .302 96 -7.7 14.9 -3.9 4.4 0.1 -5.7 -0.1 -5.7 -0.1
1998 SLN MLB 121 438 .277 .260 .324 .406 .000 .247 98 8.2 11.3 -3 -5.0 -1.9 14.1 0.9 14.1 0.9
1999 PHI MLB 138 605 .264 .269 .335 .426 .000 .300 98 2.9 16.4 -4.6 7.1 4.6 21.7 2.7 21.7 2.7
2000 ANA MLB 34 103 .303 .269 .338 .425 .000 .220 93 5.2 2.9 -1.1 1.9 -1.8 4.1 0.6 4.1 0.6
2000 PHI MLB 89 384 .271 .267 .329 .426 .000 .265 97 4.9 10.6 -2.8 8.3 1.3 16.4 2.3 16.4 2.3
2001 COL MLB 59 199 .244 .261 .319 .424 .000 .330 123 -3.4 5.4 -1.3 0.2 4.6 6.2 0.6 6.2 0.6
2001 OAK MLB 34 93 .275 .268 .333 .426 .000 .339 95 1.6 2.5 -1.3 -1.6 -0.2 2.2 0.1 2.2 0.1
2002 SDN MLB 102 353 .283 .256 .321 .405 .000 .266 102 8.6 9.0 -2.5 4.8 0.2 16.9 2.2 16.9 2.2
2003 OAK MLB 17 44 .136 .269 .316 .435 .000 .156 92 -5.9 1.2 -0.5 0.0 0.2 -4.9 -0.5 -4.9 -0.5
CareerMLB7320.280.256.316.392.253.279101153.6200.1-33.4-1.029.0333.133.6333.133.6

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1984 AND A 395 44 85 14 6 3 38 29 65 13 5 .237 .296 .334 .097 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1985 SUM A 341 46 78 14 4 7 37 33 59 19 10 .256 .331 .397 .141 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986 DUR A+ 601 108 142 31 10 26 102 78 85 35 9 .277 .375 .529 .252 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987 ATL MLB 86 9 22 4 0 2 9 1 11 4 2 .265 .271 .386 .120 .230 -0.2 0.0 -0.0
1987 GRN AA 598 78 130 27 3 14 82 59 92 24 4 .247 .323 .389 .142 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 ATL MLB 618 85 146 28 8 19 60 46 118 19 10 .259 .317 .439 .179 .275 23.1 5.0 3.1
1988 RIC AAA 48 3 14 2 2 0 0 2 10 1 1 .311 .340 .444 .133 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 ATL MLB 285 26 46 8 3 9 25 20 63 9 6 .177 .237 .335 .158 .223 -1.3 1.7 0.0
1989 SUM A 50 13 15 4 1 1 5 11 3 4 2 .385 .520 .615 .231 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 RIC AAA 255 42 59 13 2 11 27 29 42 7 2 .262 .346 .484 .222 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 ATL MLB 631 107 174 34 3 32 84 50 86 33 16 .303 .357 .539 .237 .314 54.3 -3.5 5.4
1991 ATL MLB 642 101 141 35 3 32 105 71 104 34 15 .251 .338 .496 .244 .295 45.4 -5.6 4.2
1992 ATL MLB 602 74 141 22 6 17 80 45 101 32 10 .259 .321 .415 .156 .278 25.0 -10.5 1.6
1993 ATL MLB 682 113 166 27 4 36 117 67 117 26 9 .274 .345 .510 .236 .303 50.5 -7.9 4.3
1995 CIN MLB 493 79 113 19 4 29 88 74 108 23 8 .276 .386 .554 .278 .310 34.4 -1.2 3.2
1996 SLN MLB 500 74 103 14 2 30 82 73 98 13 4 .246 .359 .504 .258 .292 30.8 0.5 3.0
1997 SLN MLB 562 68 115 21 4 17 62 58 162 14 6 .229 .310 .388 .159 .248 -5.7 4.4 -0.1
1998 SLN MLB 438 60 92 17 1 26 67 51 92 8 0 .240 .331 .493 .253 .277 14.1 -5.0 0.9
1999 PHI MLB 605 107 134 27 5 17 77 85 112 13 3 .260 .364 .430 .171 .264 21.7 7.1 2.7
2000 ANA MLB 103 15 19 3 1 6 16 20 18 1 2 .232 .379 .512 .280 .303 4.1 1.9 0.6
2000 PHI MLB 384 54 87 16 2 20 38 36 73 5 4 .254 .324 .487 .233 .271 16.4 8.3 2.3
2001 COL MLB 199 31 44 8 2 8 22 24 56 3 1 .257 .345 .468 .211 .244 6.2 0.2 0.6
2001 OAK MLB 93 15 21 5 1 2 13 11 24 2 0 .259 .344 .420 .160 .275 2.2 -1.6 0.1
2002 SDN MLB 353 58 81 14 1 18 59 36 59 4 6 .262 .338 .489 .227 .283 16.9 4.8 2.2
2003 OAK MLB 44 4 6 0 0 1 4 2 9 0 0 .146 .182 .220 .073 .136 -4.9 0.0 -0.5

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2002-04-24 2002-05-21 15-DL 27 24 Right Fingers Fracture Pinkie Finger -
1998-06-21 1998-07-11 15-DL 20 16 - Thigh Strain Hamstring - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2003 OAK $350,000
2002 SDN $500,000
2001 COL $1,750,000
2000 PHI $5,040,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$7,640,000
4 yrTotal$7,640,000

 

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Baseball ProGUESTus: When Good Things Come in Three YearsChad Finn2013-04-17
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DateRoundtable NameComment
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneSure, Brandon, but he's the latest on a long list of that sort, like Danny Tartabull and Ron Gant, a list that ought to have Rickie Weeks on it one of these years. ;) (Christina Kahrl)