David Gamboa
Retired
David Gamboa
Birthdate:
June 14, 1977 (82 y, 11 m, 17 d)
Born In:
HolguĂ­n, HOL, CUB
Nationality:
Cuban
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'2"/259
Entry:
1995 Draft - Round: 6, Overall: 136, Team: California Kodiaks
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 2002 Pittsburgh (BLB)
All-Star 2014 Dallas (BLB)
2010 Philadelphia (BLB)
2009 Dallas (BLB)
2008 Dallas (BLB)
2006 Pittsburgh (BLB)
2003 Pittsburgh (BLB)
1998 Harrisburg (AA)
Batter of the Month Jul 2006 Pittsburgh (BLB)
Sep 2002 Pittsburgh (BLB)
Jul 2002 Pittsburgh (BLB)
Aug 1999 Allentown (AAA)
May 1998 Harrisburg (AA)
Rookie of the Month May 2000 Pittsburgh (BLB)
Player of the Week Sep 7, 2009 Dallas (BLB)
Jun 29, 2009 Dallas (BLB)
Jun 19, 2006 Pittsburgh (BLB)
May 12, 2003 Pittsburgh (BLB)
Sep 2, 2002 Pittsburgh (BLB)
Jun 24, 2002 Pittsburgh (BLB)
Sep 3, 2001 Pittsburgh (BLB)
Aug 30, 1999 Allentown (AAA)
Jul 12, 1999 Allentown (AAA)
Jun 15, 1998 Harrisburg (AA)
May 19, 1997 Seattle (A)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink3
Grey Ink77
Similar Players (1B)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
2001 162 1
2004 161 2
2007 162 1
2014 162 1
Year PA Rank
2001 734 2
2002 711 6
2003 720 4
2004 712 6
2014 706 4
Year Hits Rank
2002 188 5
2003 187 4
2004 175 9
Year TB Rank
2002 292 7
2003 294 6
Year 3B Rank
2003 7 4
Year HR Rank
2007 27 10
Year RBI Rank
2008 113 7
Year R Rank
2002 105 3
2003 89 7
2007 98 6
Year BB Rank
2001 109 6
2002 110 4
2003 107 2
2004 89 5
2006 94 8
2007 101 3
2008 84 9
2009 86 6
2011 70 7
2012 83 4
2014 92 2
2015 73 8
Year IBB Rank
2001 12 5
2003 14 1
2004 10 7
2008 9 10
2013 9 9
2014 11 2
2015 10 5
Year HBP Rank
2000 15 8
2001 14 9
2002 18 2
2003 19 1
2004 17 1
2006 12 5
2007 12 10
2008 19 1
2009 20 1
2010 12 4
2012 17 4
2014 22 1
2015 14 3
2017 14 3
Year SH Rank
2001 10 7
2014 9 5
Year SF Rank
2006 6 7
2010 6 5
2014 6 3
Year Avg Rank
2002 0.324 2
2003 0.319 3
2009 0.313 5
Year OBP Rank
2001 0.406 5
2002 0.445 1
2003 0.435 1
2004 0.397 6
2006 0.406 3
2007 0.377 7
2008 0.394 6
2009 0.417 2
2010 0.400 2
2012 0.386 4
2014 0.402 3
Year SLG Rank
2002 0.503 8
2003 0.501 7
Year OPS Rank
2001 0.857 7
2002 0.949 3
2003 0.936 2
2008 0.876 9
2009 0.895 5
2014 0.894 7
Year G Rank
2000 158 9
2001 162 1
2003 158 10
2004 161 5
2007 162 1
2008 161 6
2009 161 3
2014 162 1
Year WAR Rank
2002 7.8 4
2003 7.1 2
2009 5.9 6
2014 5.9 9