Retired
Gary Sheffield
Nickname:
SheffBirthdate:
Nov. 18, 1968 (43 y, 11 m, 29 d)Born In:
Tampa, FL, USANationality:
American
Position:
3BBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/198
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1992 | San Diego (MLB) |
| All-Star | 2006 | Tampa Bay (MLB) |
| 2005 | Tampa Bay (MLB) | |
| 2004 | Tampa Bay (MLB) | |
| 2003 | Tampa Bay (MLB) | |
| 2001 | New York (MLB) | |
| 1997 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| 1996 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| 1995 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| 1992 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| League Champ | 2003 | Tampa Bay (MLB) |
| 1992 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Silver Slugger | 2005 - DH | Tampa Bay (MLB) |
| 1994 - 3B | San Diego (MLB) | |
| 1993 - 3B | San Diego (MLB) | |
| 1992 - 3B | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Championship Series MVP | 1992 | San Diego (MLB) |
| Batter of the Month | Jun 2000 | San Diego (MLB) |
| Oct 1993 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Aug 1993 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Sep 1992 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Player of the Week | Jul 17, 2006 | Tampa Bay (MLB) |
| Aug 25, 2003 | Tampa Bay (MLB) | |
| Aug 26, 2002 | Tampa Bay (MLB) | |
| Jul 30, 2001 | New York (MLB) | |
| Sep 4, 2000 | New York (MLB) | |
| Jul 17, 2000 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Jun 10, 1996 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| May 13, 1996 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Jun 19, 1995 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Sep 5, 1994 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Aug 2, 1993 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Sep 14, 1992 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Aug 31, 1992 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Jul 13, 1992 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Jun 22, 1992 | San Diego (MLB) | |
| Jun 15, 1992 | San Diego (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 25 | 19.7 | 29.4 |
| Grey Ink | 114 | 130.3 | 164.7 |
| HoF Standard | 74 | 43.9 | 47.6 |
| WAR | 93.0 | 52.9 | 62.6 |
| WAR7 | 50.3 | 35.7 | 40.5 |
| JAWS | 71.6 | 44.3 | 51.6 |
Similar Players (3B)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Ken Griffey Jr. R | 867 |
| Robin Ventura R | 838 |
| Carl Yastrzemski R | 831 |
| Larry Walker R | 812 |
| Barry Bonds R | 811 |
| Mel Ott R | 806 |
| Rafael Palmeiro R | 804 |
| Frank Robinson R | 803 |
| Jim Thome | 803 |
| Jim Edmonds R | 802 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 155 | 6 |
| 2003 | 161 | 1 |
| 2004 | 160 | 2 |
| 2005 | 159 | 1 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 733 | 3 |
| 2004 | 715 | 8 |
| 2005 | 713 | 7 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 200 | 5 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 376 | 1 |
| 1993 | 361 | 2 |
| 2001 | 340 | 7 |
| 2003 | 324 | 8 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 52 | 1 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 46 | 1 |
| 1993 | 45 | 2 |
| 2001 | 41 | 4 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 141 | 1 |
| 1993 | 141 | 1 |
| 1994 | 129 | 8 |
| 1996 | 127 | 5 |
| 2001 | 123 | 5 |
| 2003 | 124 | 5 |
| 2005 | 110 | 5 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 113 | 2 |
| 1993 | 118 | 3 |
| 1997 | 120 | 4 |
| 2001 | 128 | 5 |
| 2003 | 137 | 1 |
| 2004 | 113 | 8 |
| 2005 | 111 | 4 |
| 2006 | 113 | 7 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 89 | 9 |
| 1997 | 99 | 5 |
| 2001 | 106 | 2 |
| 2003 | 100 | 5 |
| 2004 | 102 | 7 |
| 2005 | 104 | 5 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 | 5 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9 | 10 |
| 2003 | 14 | 10 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9 | 5 |
| 1992 | 8 | 9 |
| 1993 | 13 | 1 |
| 1997 | 7 | 10 |
| 2003 | 10 | 4 |
| 2005 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008 | 8 | 9 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 83 | 2 |
| 1993 | 78 | 2 |
| 2001 | 80 | 7 |
| 2006 | 77 | 9 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.343 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0.343 | 7 |
| 1995 | 0.316 | 9 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.397 | 4 |
| 1994 | 0.422 | 7 |
| 1996 | 0.407 | 10 |
| 1997 | 0.421 | 6 |
| 2001 | 0.413 | 4 |
| 2003 | 0.411 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0.387 | 9 |
| 2007 | 0.378 | 5 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.644 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0.583 | 4 |
| 1994 | 0.593 | 7 |
| 2001 | 0.590 | 5 |
| 2003 | 0.532 | 9 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.301 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0.278 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0.285 | 6 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.041 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0.937 | 8 |
| 1994 | 1.014 | 7 |
| 1996 | 0.950 | 10 |
| 2001 | 1.003 | 5 |
| 2003 | 0.943 | 5 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 160 | 4 |
| 1997 | 159 | 9 |
| 2003 | 161 | 2 |
| 2004 | 161 | 1 |
| 2005 | 160 | 4 |
| 2006 | 159 | 10 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.1 | 1 |
| 1993 | 7.2 | 5 |
| 1994 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 2001 | 7.9 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 5.2 | 10 |