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Ron Gant   |   Major Leaguer   1987-2003

Full Name:  Ronald Edwin Gant
Born:  March 2,1965  in  Victoria, Texas
Height:  6-0  Weight:  196  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Victoria (Victoria,TX)
College:  

Baseball Lists:  30/30 Club - MLB ... Home Run Derby Participants

Debut:  September 6,1987

Drafted:  Selected by Atlanta Braves in 4th Round (100th overall) of 1983 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Mar 15,1994] - Released by Braves.  [Jun 21,1994] - Signed as Free Agent by Reds.  [Oct 30,1995] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 23,1995] - Signed as Free Agent by Cardinals.  [Nov 19,1998] - Traded by Cardinals with Cliff Politte and Jeff Brantley to Phillies for Garrett Stephenson and Ricky Bottalico.  [Jul 29,2000] - Traded by Phillies to Angels for Kent Bottenfield.  [Oct 30,2000] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 10,2000] - Signed as Free Agent by Rockies.  [Jul 3,2001] - Traded by Rockies to Athletics for Robin Jennings.  [Nov 5,2001] - Granted Free Agency.  [Jan 18,2002] - Signed as Free Agent by Padres.  [Oct 28,2002] - Granted Free Agency.  [Feb 21,2003] - Signed as Free Agent by Athletics.  [Jun 4,2003] - Released by Athletics.  

Disabled List:  [Apr 26,2002] - 15 Day Disabled list - (fractured right-pinky finger)   [May 21,2002] - Activated  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1983GCL BravesGCL18AtlRk ss 561933245221144641340201  .233.366.280646--
1984AndersonSAL19AtlA 2b 105359448514633813529651006  .237.291.334625--
1985SumterSAL20AtlA 2b 1023054678144737191033592210  .256.332.397729--
1986DurhamCaro21AtlA+ 2b 13751210814231102610235978853026  .277.372.529901--
1987GreenvilleSou22AtlAA 2b 14052778130273148224459922037  .247.321.389710--
 AtlantaNL22AtlMLB 2b2218392240294211100113 .265.271.38665747%
1988RichmondIL23AtlAAA 2b 12453142200112100001  .311.333.444777--
 AtlantaNL23AtlMLB 2b114656385146288196019104611834247 .259.317.43975641%
1989SumterSAL24AtlA of 123913154115421130200  .385.520.6151135--
 RichmondIL24AtlAAA of 63225425913211277229420101  .262.345.484829--
 AtlantaNL24AtlMLB 3b-of17526026468392596206310220 .177.237.33557240%
1990AtlantaNL25AtlMLB of315257510717434332843316508610148 .303.357.53989643%
1991AtlantaNL26AtlMLB of4,31545611011413533210534157110458056 .251.338.49683440%
1992AtlantaNL27AtlMLB of3,4153544741412261780321045101750610 .259.321.41573643%
1993AtlantaNL28AtlMLB of3,51576061131662743611726967117220714 .274.345.51085537%
1995CincinnatiNL30CinMLB of311941079113194298823874108351511 .276.386.55494044%
1996St. LouisNL31StlMLB lf3122419741031423082134739835149 .246.359.50486341%
1997St. LouisNL32StlMLB lf2,51395026811521417621465816213012 .229.310.388698--
1998St. LouisNL33StlMLB lf5,61213836092171266780519222026 .240.331.49382442%
1999PhiladelphNL34PhiMLB lf 13851610713427517771338511210036 .260.364.430794--
2000AnaheimAL35AnaMLB lf-dh5,2348215193161612201800010 .232.379.51289142%
 PhiladelphNL35PhiMLB lf2893435487162203854367311137 .254.324.48781148%
2001OaklandAL36OakMLB dh-lf3,4,5348115215121320112400010 .259.344.42076443%
 ColoradoNL36ColMLB lf7,65917131448282231245602220 .257.345.46881348%
2002San DiegoNL37SdMLB lf51023095881141185946365921158 .262.338.48982743%
2003OaklandAL38OakMLB lf-dh7,81741460014002900011 .146.182.22040270%
 
Major League Totals - 16 Season(s)183264491080165130250321100824310277014113238125798 .256.336.46880442%
Minor League Totals - 7 Season(s)627220536656810730633051073928239087622 .258.341.419760--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1991AtlantaNL26AtlCh727471013702400000 .259.310.407717--
 AtlantaNL26AtlWs730380104102300000 .267.313.333646--
1992AtlantaNL27AtlCh722540026104400000 .182.308.455763--
 AtlantaNL27AtlWs48211000201200000 .125.222.250472--
1993AtlantaNL28AtlCh627453003002900000 .185.241.296537--
1995CincinnatiNL30CinDiv313330012000300000 .231.231.462693--
 CincinnatiNL30CinCh416130001000300000 .188.188.188376--
1996St. LouisNL31StlDiv310341014202000000 .400.500.8001300--
 St. LouisNL31StlCh725361024002600000 .240.296.520816--
2001OaklandAL36OakDiv411120011000300000 .182.182.455637--
 
Major League Totals - 6 Season(s)52189294371828130153700000 .228.284.402686--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1983GCL BravesGCL18AtlRkSS49681342222415---.902--
 
1984AndersonSAL19AtlA2B1002482633154275---.943--
 
1985SumterSAL20AtlA2B851601991036927---.973--
1985SumterSAL20AtlASS201010---1.000--
 
1986DurhamCaro21AtlA+2B1352403842665061---.960--
 
1987GreenvilleSou22AtlAA2B14032843421783108---.973--
1987AtlantaNL22AtlMLB2B204559310717---.972--
 
1988RichmondIL23AtlAAA2B1222235504---.900--
1988AtlantaNL23AtlMLB2B1222953782669982---.963--
1988AtlantaNL23AtlMLB3B2221395656---.923--
 
1989SumterSAL24AtlAOF121912220---.909--
1989RichmondIL24AtlAAA3B83130161---1.000--
1989RichmondIL24AtlAAAOF52108151140---.956--
1989AtlantaNL24AtlMLB3B5323103161428---.887--
1989AtlantaNL24AtlMLBOF144701480---.979--
 
1990AtlantaNL25AtlMLBOF146357783722---.978--
 
1991AtlantaNL26AtlMLBOF148338763511---.983--
 
1992AtlantaNL27AtlMLBOF147277542861---.986--
 
1993AtlantaNL28AtlMLBOF1552715112871---.962--
 
1995CincinnatiNL30CinMLBOF117191732010---.985--
 
1996St. LouisNL31StlMLBLF116216452252---.978--
 
1997St. LouisNL32StlMLBLF128248462581---.977--
1997St. LouisNL32StlMLBDH1--------
 
1998St. LouisNL33StlMLBLF104162451710---.971--
 
1999PhiladelphNL34PhiMLBLF133259722682---.993--
1999PhiladelphNL34PhiMLBDH2--------
 
2000AnaheimAL35AnaMLBLF21132.14211441---.9772.92
2000AnaheimAL35AnaMLBDH12--------
2000PhiladelphNL35PhiMLBLF84726.1175461850---.9682.22
 
2001ColoradoNL36ColMLBLF513888123860---.9651.93
2001OaklandAL36OakMLBLF117340040---1.000.49
2001OaklandAL36OakMLBDH20--------
 
2002San DiegoNL37SdMLBLF78597.2138631470---.9802.17
2002San DiegoNL37SdMLBCF1210010---1.0004.50
2002San DiegoNL37SdMLBRF52530030---1.0001.08
2002San DiegoNL37SdMLBDH4--------
 
2003OaklandAL38OakMLBLF844270070---1.0001.50
2003OaklandAL38OakMLBRF11820020---1.0002.25
2003OaklandAL38OakMLBDH6--------
 


 Awards
[1988] - NL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #4)  [1990] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #14)  [1991] - NL Silver Slugger Award (OF), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #6)  [1992] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1993] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #5), Baseball America National League All-Star OF  [1995] - Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #11), Played in MLB All-Star Game
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1987*60,000  292,85380
198865,000  325,30569
1989*62,500  375,25780
1990125,000  426,35857
19911,195,000  617,62720
19922,700,00088  798,1859
19933,700,00054  815,7235
1994109,000  914,15780
19945,500,0005  914,15780
19953,633,33592  831,5049
19964,000,00072  835,2627
19974,500,00073  996,9907
19985,500,00043  1,054,0374
19996,000,00052  1,222,5375
20005,066,667  1,369,50510
20011,750,000  1,609,51228
2002500,000  1,654,08842
2003350,000  1,773,36447
 
Career:  $44,816,502   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Finished tied for 3rd in the Home Run Derby at the 1995 all-star game.

Notes: Played in 2 All-Star games during his career (1992, 1995)
 Jobs in Baseball
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