Jim Gantner

Second Base

1976—1992

jim-gantner
Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Second Base RANK

Player Detail

James Elmer
GIVEN NAME
Gantner
SURNAME
January 5, 1953, in Fond du Lac, WI
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1976—1992
Playing Career
Played from 23-39
PLAYING AGE
Milwaukee Brewers
Teams Played For
Second Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Milwaukee Brewers
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Gumby
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
#8 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 180
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 3, 1976
Major League Debut
October 3, 1992
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Jim Gantner?

Solid ballplayer who manned second base when needed for Brewers for 17 seasons.

30

HITTING

30

POWER

50

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
Gantner, Paul Molitor, and Robin Yount play 1,194 games together for the Brewers, a record for three teammates.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1801
1696
47
568
.274

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1983 Brewers

30 Years Old

.282
AVG
11
HR
74
RBI
85
RUNS
.329
OBP
170
HITS
23
2B
8
3B
.401
SLG
38
BB
5
SB
4.3
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.274
.319
.351

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.671
.677
99.4

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

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
19.5
58.2

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

Jim Gantner 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
Gantner
548
150
64
23
3
4
50
34
44
12
192
189
.274
.319
.351
671
AVG 2B
536
139
69
23
4
7
48
66
14
190
190
.260
.322
.355
.677

Jim Gantner Rankings

AT Second Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
100
105
NR
90
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Second Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
82
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Jim Gantner PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
22.4
16.6
12.6
9.2
2.01
70.8
45.6
33.2
22.8
5.19
BLUE = Jim Gantner
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
168.9
106.8
UNK
53.3
15.1
352.5
203.1
147.5
97.5
26.2
BLUE = Jim Gantner
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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