Ron Gant

Left Field

1987—2003

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK
#54

Player Detail

Ronald Edwin
GIVEN NAME
Gant
SURNAME
March 2, 1965, in Victoria, TX
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1987—2003
Playing Career
Played from 22-38
PLAYING AGE
Atlanta Braves
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Anaheim Angels
Colorado Rockies
Oakland A's
San Diego Padres
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Atlanta Braves
PRIMARY TEAM
1995
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
5
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 172
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 6, 1987
Major League Debut
May 25, 2003
FINAL GAME

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WHO IS Ron Gant?

Arrived just as Braves were becoming a dynasty and starred in outfield as a 30/30 man many times.
In mid-career, Ron missed a full season after breaking his leg in an accident while driving an All-Terrain Vehicle.
  • Ron Gant Scouting Report

60

HITTING

60

POWER

60

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

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1832
1651
321
1008
.256
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
30.2
55.9

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

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.803
.777
103.7

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

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.256
.336
.468

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Barry Bonds
Luis Gonzalez
Vince Coleman
Moises Alou

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.262
.344
.485

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Javy Lopez
Mark McGwire
Mark Lemke
Barry Larkin
Chipper Jones
Lonnie Smith
Ray Lankford
David Justice
John Smoltz
Tim Hudson
Bobby Cox

Ron Gant 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
Gant
529
135
89
25
4
26
83
63
116
20
247
201
.256
.336
.468
803
AVG LF
532
144
78
27
4
17
57
97
16
231
205
.271
.343
.434
.777

Ron Gant Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
54
63
59
55
65
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
51
60
49
55
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Ron Gant PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
34.1
26.3
20.9
15.6
3.01
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Ron Gant
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
212.5
146.3
92.7
74.7
18.7
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Ron Gant
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF