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Portrait of Ron Gant

Ron Gant LFBraves

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
19 7320 .256 .336 .468 117 34.2
Birth Date3-2-1965
Height6' 0"
Weight195 lbs
Age59 years, 1 months, 22 days
BatsR
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
1987 ATL 22 21 86 22 4 0 2 1 11 0 4 2 .265 .271 .386 80 -2.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
1988 ATL 23 146 618 146 28 8 19 46 118 3 19 10 .259 .317 .439 109 6.6 3.9 -0.5 2.8
1989 ATL 24 75 285 46 8 3 9 20 63 1 9 6 .177 .237 .335 69 -9.1 -0.4 1.9 0.1
1990 ATL 25 152 631 174 34 3 32 50 86 1 33 16 .303 .357 .539 142 30.2 4.7 -6.2 4.9
1991 ATL 26 154 642 141 35 3 32 71 104 5 34 15 .251 .338 .496 127 21.3 3.8 -6.2 4.0
1992 ATL 27 153 602 141 22 6 17 45 101 7 32 10 .259 .321 .415 110 9.0 6.6 -18.3 1.1
1993 ATL 28 157 682 166 27 4 36 67 117 2 26 9 .274 .345 .510 135 31.6 4.3 -12.1 3.9
1995 CIN 30 119 493 113 19 4 29 74 108 3 23 8 .276 .386 .554 144 29.1 -2.0 -2.9 3.5
1996 SLN 31 122 500 103 14 2 30 73 98 3 13 4 .246 .359 .504 135 25.5 0.9 -0.2 3.6
1997 SLN 32 139 562 115 21 4 17 58 162 1 14 6 .229 .310 .388 85 -8.6 0.1 -5.1 -0.3
1998 SLN 33 121 438 92 17 1 26 51 92 2 8 0 .240 .331 .493 120 12.1 -1.9 -7.3 1.1
1999 PHI 34 138 605 134 27 5 17 85 112 1 13 3 .260 .364 .430 105 7.2 4.6 10.6 3.2
2000 ANA 35 34 103 19 3 1 6 20 18 0 1 2 .232 .379 .512 113 2.5 -1.8 1.7 0.4
2000 PHI 35 89 384 87 16 2 20 36 73 1 5 4 .254 .324 .487 114 9.8 1.3 9.4 2.8
2001 COL 36 59 199 44 8 2 8 24 56 0 3 1 .257 .345 .468 91 -1.3 4.6 -0.2 0.8
2001 OAK 36 34 93 21 5 1 2 11 24 0 2 0 .259 .344 .420 93 -0.5 -0.2 -2.5 -0.2
2002 SDN 37 102 353 81 14 1 18 36 59 2 4 6 .262 .338 .489 121 10.6 0.2 6.6 2.5
2003 OAK 38 17 44 6 0 0 1 2 9 0 0 0 .146 .182 .220 61 -2.0 0.2 -0.1 -0.1
Career18327320165130250321770141132243102.256.336.468117171.829.0-31.134.2

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
1984 AND A SAL 105 395 .000 .000 .000 .282 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1985 SUM A SAL 102 341 .000 .000 .000 .296 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986 DUR A+ CRL 137 601 .000 .000 .000 .288 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987 ATL MLB NL 21 86 .257 .320 .402 .282 101 -2.8 2.5 -0.1 80 17 0.1 0.0 -2.1 0.0
1987 GRN AA SOU 140 598 .000 .000 .000 .274 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 ATL MLB NL 146 618 .244 .302 .361 .295 102 8.8 16.2 -0.3 109 11 -0.5 3.9 6.6 2.8
1988 RIC AAA INT 12 48 .000 .000 .000 .400 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 ATL MLB NL 75 285 .246 .309 .364 .195 101 -10.1 7.4 0.9 69 11 1.9 -0.4 -9.1 0.1
1989 SUM A SAL 12 50 .000 .000 .000 .400 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 RIC AAA INT 63 255 .000 .000 .000 .279 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1990 ATL MLB NL 152 631 .253 .313 .380 .308 106 33.7 16.9 0.2 142 10 -6.2 4.7 30.2 4.9
1991 ATL MLB NL 154 642 .251 .314 .374 .253 106 22.1 17.4 1.6 127 13 -6.2 3.8 21.3 4.0
1992 ATL MLB NL 153 602 .252 .311 .369 .287 102 10.3 15.6 -3 110 12 -18.3 6.6 9.0 1.1
1993 ATL MLB NL 157 682 .264 .325 .402 .283 101 31.2 19.6 -4.6 135 10 -12.1 4.3 31.6 3.9
1995 CIN MLB NL 119 493 .263 .326 .402 .302 103 27.5 14.8 -3.5 144 9 -2.9 -2.0 29.1 3.5
1996 SLN MLB NL 122 500 .264 .326 .407 .247 98 18.5 15.5 -3.6 135 11 -0.2 0.9 25.5 3.6
1997 SLN MLB NL 139 562 .260 .327 .408 .302 96 -7.7 14.9 -3.9 85 8 -5.1 0.1 -8.6 -0.3
1998 SLN MLB NL 121 438 .261 .328 .411 .247 98 8.2 11.3 -3 120 11 -7.3 -1.9 12.1 1.1
1999 PHI MLB NL 138 605 .271 .340 .434 .300 98 2.9 16.4 -4.6 105 8 10.6 4.6 7.2 3.2
2000 ANA MLB AL 34 103 .266 .340 .422 .220 87 7.4 3.2 -1.1 113 11 1.7 -1.8 2.5 0.4
2000 PHI MLB NL 89 384 .268 .334 .430 .265 106 1.3 12.1 -2.8 114 11 9.4 1.3 9.8 2.8
2001 COL MLB NL 59 199 .263 .329 .433 .330 126 -3.6 5.9 -1.3 91 10 -0.2 4.6 -1.3 0.8
2001 OAK MLB AL 34 93 .263 .336 .426 .339 95 1.8 2.8 -1.3 93 10 -2.5 -0.2 -0.5 -0.2
2002 SDN MLB NL 102 353 .259 .326 .408 .266 102 8.6 10.2 -2.5 121 11 6.6 0.2 10.6 2.5
2003 OAK MLB AL 17 44 .271 .320 .435 .156 92 -5.9 1.2 -0.5 61 13 -0.1 0.2 -2.0 -0.1

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
1984 AND A SAL 395 359 44 85 14 6 3 120 38 29 65 13 5 .237 .296 .334 .097 0 0
1985 SUM A SAL 341 305 46 78 14 4 7 121 37 33 59 19 10 .256 .331 .397 .141 1 1
1986 DUR A+ CRL 601 512 108 142 31 10 26 271 102 78 85 35 9 .277 .375 .529 .252 2 2
1987 ATL MLB NL 86 83 9 22 4 0 2 32 9 1 11 4 2 .265 .271 .386 .120 1 1
1987 GRN AA SOU 598 527 78 130 27 3 14 205 82 59 92 24 4 .247 .323 .389 .142 3 3
1988 RIC AAA INT 48 45 3 14 2 2 0 20 0 2 10 1 1 .311 .340 .444 .133 0 0
1988 ATL MLB NL 618 563 85 146 28 8 19 247 60 46 118 19 10 .259 .317 .439 .179 4 2
1989 SUM A SAL 50 39 13 15 4 1 1 24 5 11 3 4 2 .385 .520 .615 .231 0 0
1989 ATL MLB NL 285 260 26 46 8 3 9 87 25 20 63 9 6 .177 .237 .335 .158 2 2
1989 RIC AAA INT 255 225 42 59 13 2 11 109 27 29 42 7 2 .262 .346 .484 .222 0 0
1990 ATL MLB NL 631 575 107 174 34 3 32 310 84 50 86 33 16 .303 .357 .539 .237 4 1
1991 ATL MLB NL 642 561 101 141 35 3 32 278 105 71 104 34 15 .251 .338 .496 .244 5 0
1992 ATL MLB NL 602 544 74 141 22 6 17 226 80 45 101 32 10 .259 .321 .415 .156 6 0
1993 ATL MLB NL 682 606 113 166 27 4 36 309 117 67 117 26 9 .274 .345 .510 .236 7 0
1995 CIN MLB NL 493 410 79 113 19 4 29 227 88 74 108 23 8 .276 .386 .554 .278 5 1
1996 SLN MLB NL 500 419 74 103 14 2 30 211 82 73 98 13 4 .246 .359 .504 .258 4 1
1997 SLN MLB NL 562 502 68 115 21 4 17 195 62 58 162 14 6 .229 .310 .388 .159 1 0
1998 SLN MLB NL 438 383 60 92 17 1 26 189 67 51 92 8 0 .240 .331 .493 .253 2 0
1999 PHI MLB NL 605 516 107 134 27 5 17 222 77 85 112 13 3 .260 .364 .430 .171 3 0
2000 ANA MLB AL 103 82 15 19 3 1 6 42 16 20 18 1 2 .232 .379 .512 .280 1 0
2000 PHI MLB NL 384 343 54 87 16 2 20 167 38 36 73 5 4 .254 .324 .487 .233 3 1
2001 OAK MLB AL 93 81 15 21 5 1 2 34 13 11 24 2 0 .259 .344 .420 .160 1 0
2001 COL MLB NL 199 171 31 44 8 2 8 80 22 24 56 3 1 .257 .345 .468 .211 2 2
2002 SDN MLB NL 353 309 58 81 14 1 18 151 59 36 59 4 6 .262 .338 .489 .227 5 1
2003 OAK MLB AL 44 41 4 6 0 0 1 9 4 2 9 0 0 .146 .182 .220 .073 1 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2002-04-24 2002-05-21 15-DL 27 24 Right Fingers Fracture Little Finger -
1998-06-21 1998-07-11 15-DL 20 16 - Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
1996-05-11 1996-06-14 15-DL 34 29 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
1994-06-21 1994-08-11 15-DL 51 46 Right Lower Leg Surgery Fractured Tibia and Fibula From Dirtbike Accident 1994-02-03 -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2003 OAK $350,000
2002 SDN $500,000
2001 COL $1,750,000
2000 PHI $5,040,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$7,640,000
4 yrTotal$7,640,000

 

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2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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DateRoundtable NameComment
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneSure, Brandon, but he's the latest on a long list of that sort, like Danny Tartabull and Ron Gant, a list that ought to have Rickie Weeks on it one of these years. ;) (Christina Kahrl)