Brett Gardner

Left Field

2008—2021

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK
#30

Player Detail

Brett M.
GIVEN NAME
Gardner
SURNAME
August 24, 1983, in Holly Hill, SC
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
2008—2021
Playing Career
Played from 24-35
PLAYING AGE
New York Yankees
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Yankees
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Gardy
NICKNAME
11
UNIFORM NUMBER
#1 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 195
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
June 30, 2008
Major League Debut
STILL PLAYING
FINAL GAME
— Top 50 Left Fielder —

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WHO IS Brett Gardner?

Alien-shaped bald head; wads of bubblegum; Yankee lifer.
Gardner ranks sixth all-time in games played in the outfield for the Yankees, behind Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth, Bernie Williams, Roy White, and Joe DiMaggio.
  • Brett Gardner Scouting Report

60

HITTING

50

POWER

60

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1548
1232
96
450
.264
1 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
37.4
55.9

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.740
.745
100.1

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.264
.347
.393

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Alex Gordon
Michael Brantley

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
UNK
UNK
UNK

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Jorge Posada
Mark Teixeira
Robinson Cano
Derek Jeter
Alex Rodriguez
Johnny Damon
Curtis Granderson
Aaron Judge
Andy Pettitte
CC Sabathia
Joe Girardi

Brett Gardner Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Gardner
522
136
88
23
7
12
52
61
111
27
209
203
.264
.347
.393
740
AVG LF
538
139
74
28
3
17
50
124
12
226
194
.258
.325
.419
.745

Brett Gardner Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
30
42
46
43
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Left Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
33
39
52
47
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Brett Gardner PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
42.8
32.0
19.9
16.6
4.47
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Brett Gardner
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
167.7
127.8
UNK
57.7
17.5
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Brett Gardner
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF