Gary Sheffield
1988–2009 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, NLS, New York Yankees
2,576G
.292AVG
.393OBP
.514SLG
More career statistics
2,689H
509HR
1,676RBI
253SB
17Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,576 | 10,947 | 9,217 | 1,636 | 2,689 | 467 | 27 | 509 | 1,676 | 1,475 | 1,171 | 253 | 104 | 135 | 111 | 4,737 | .292 | .393 | .514 | .907 |
Streaks
24longest hitting streak · 2003-07-26 to 2003-08-20
52longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Two Homers, Two Steals | 1995-09-18 | 1 in 8,945 games | box score ↗ |
| 76 | Two Homers in an Inning | 1997-07-13 | 1 in 3,109 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 2000-05-02 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1294 | 5409 | 1337 | 262 | 841 | 762 | 552 | .296 | .388 | .527 |
| Away | 1282 | 5538 | 1352 | 247 | 835 | 713 | 619 | .288 | .373 | .501 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 5 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .545 | .739 | .909 |
| April | 439 | 1876 | 435 | 84 | 258 | 260 | 209 | .278 | .370 | .502 |
| May | 467 | 2003 | 505 | 81 | 293 | 275 | 218 | .299 | .389 | .497 |
| June | 430 | 1852 | 458 | 92 | 304 | 253 | 185 | .295 | .384 | .523 |
| July | 442 | 1908 | 501 | 86 | 294 | 228 | 172 | .307 | .382 | .532 |
| August | 406 | 1731 | 431 | 92 | 288 | 219 | 213 | .292 | .376 | .534 |
| September | 373 | 1499 | 334 | 68 | 216 | 221 | 171 | .269 | .370 | .479 |
| October | 14 | 55 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 2 | .404 | .491 | .830 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 136 | 568 | 141 | 22 | 97 | 71 | 66 | .291 | .373 | .487 |
| new-york-mets | 131 | 553 | 153 | 30 | 84 | 69 | 51 | .322 | .401 | .562 |
| san-francisco-giants | 128 | 550 | 145 | 34 | 91 | 99 | 54 | .330 | .444 | .611 |
| colorado-rockies | 124 | 534 | 136 | 29 | 96 | 97 | 54 | .325 | .436 | .629 |
| atlanta-braves | 115 | 470 | 111 | 20 | 54 | 63 | 58 | .275 | .370 | .499 |
| montreal-expos | 114 | 479 | 117 | 23 | 81 | 79 | 37 | .306 | .409 | .563 |
| cincinnati-reds | 108 | 459 | 105 | 24 | 76 | 69 | 49 | .276 | .379 | .507 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 106 | 442 | 108 | 25 | 72 | 46 | 52 | .283 | .348 | .524 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 24 | 80 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | .237 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 95 | 368 | 91 | 5 | 32 | 10 | .247 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 125 | 487 | 143 | 10 | 67 | 25 | .294 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 50 | 175 | 34 | 2 | 22 | 5 | .194 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 146 | 557 | 184 | 33 | 100 | 5 | .330 | – | – | |
| 1993 | Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres | 140 | 494 | 145 | 20 | 73 | 17 | .294 | – | – |
| 1994 | FMFlorida Marlins | 87 | 322 | 89 | 27 | 78 | 12 | .276 | – | – |
| 1995 | FMFlorida Marlins | 63 | 213 | 69 | 16 | 46 | 19 | .324 | – | – |
| 1996 | FMFlorida Marlins | 161 | 519 | 163 | 42 | 120 | 16 | .314 | – | – |
| 1997 | FMFlorida Marlins | 135 | 444 | 111 | 21 | 71 | 11 | .250 | – | – |
| 1998 | Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers | 130 | 437 | 132 | 22 | 85 | 22 | .302 | – | – |
| 1999 | 152 | 549 | 165 | 34 | 101 | 11 | .301 | – | – | |
| 2000 | 141 | 501 | 163 | 43 | 109 | 4 | .325 | – | – | |
| 2001 | 143 | 515 | 160 | 36 | 100 | 10 | .311 | – | – | |
| 2002 | 135 | 492 | 151 | 25 | 84 | 12 | .307 | – | – | |
| 2003 | 155 | 576 | 190 | 39 | 132 | 18 | .330 | – | – | |
| 2004 | 154 | 573 | 166 | 36 | 121 | 5 | .290 | – | – | |
| 2005 | 154 | 584 | 170 | 34 | 123 | 10 | .291 | – | – | |
| 2006 | 39 | 151 | 45 | 6 | 25 | 5 | .298 | – | – | |
| 2007 | 133 | 494 | 131 | 25 | 75 | 22 | .265 | – | – | |
| 2008 | 114 | 418 | 94 | 19 | 57 | 9 | .225 | – | – | |
| 2009 | 100 | 268 | 74 | 10 | 43 | 2 | .276 | – | – |