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12. Gary Sheffield

12. Gary Sheffield
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: November 18, 1968 in Tampa, FL USA
  • Weight: 190 lbs.
  • Height: 5'11"
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: September 03, 1988
  • Final Game: September 30, 2009
  • Silver Slugger - 1992
  • TSN All-Star - 1992
  • TSN Major League Player of the Year - 1992
  • Silver Slugger - 1996
  • TSN All-Star - 1996
  • Silver Slugger - 2003
  • TSN All-Star - 2003
  • Silver Slugger - 2004
  • Silver Slugger - 2005
  • MVP - 1992
  • MVP - 1996
  • MVP - 2000
  • MVP - 2002
  • MVP - 2003
  • MVP - 2004
  • MVP - 2005
 
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A member of the rare 500 Home Run club, Gary Sheffield accomplished that feat over eight teams, with two of them being clubs he had at least 100 HR.  The Marlins were one of those teams.

The Marlins were Sheffield’s third team, and he was traded from San Diego to Florida midway during their expansion season.  Sheffield had the power, speed and average, and he had his best season with the Marlins in 1996.  That year, he smacked 42 Home Runs, 120 RBIs, and led the NL in OBP (.465), OPS (1.090) and OPS+ (189).  Sheffield won the Silver Slugger that year, and was sixth in MVP voting.

Sheffield had a down year in 1997, but it didn’t end that way.  The Marlins shocked everyone by winning the World Series in only their fourth year of existence, with Sheffield hitting a Home Run in every series.  There should have been so much more for Sheffield in South Beach, but right after the Marlins won it all, they went into garage sale mode, with Sheffield being traded during the ’98 season to the Dodgers.

With the Marlins, Sheffield blasted 122 Home Runs with a .970 OPS.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Outfield
  • Acquired: Traded from the San Diego Padres with Rich Rodriguez for Andres Beruman, Trevor Hoffman and Jose Martinez 6/24/93.
  • Departed:

    Traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers with Manuel Barrios, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich and Charles Johnson for Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile 5/14/08.

  • Games Played: 558
  • Notable Statistics:

    365 Runs Scored
    538 Hits
    98 Doubles
    7 Triples                         
    122 Home Runs
    380 Runs Batted In
    74 Stolen Bases
    .288/.426/.543 Slash Line
    13.2 bWAR                     

    16 Playoff Games
    13 Runs Scored
    16 Hits
    2 Doubles
    0 Triples                        
    3 Home Runs
    7 Runs Batted In
    0 Stolen Bases
    .320/.521/.540 Slash Line

  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    World Series Champion (1997)
    All-Star (1993*, 1996 & 1998**)
    Silver Slugger (1996)
    Highest On Base Percentage (1996)
    Highest OPS (1996)
    Highest OPS+ (1996)

    *Traded from San Diego during the season.
    **Traded to Los Angeles (NL) during the season.

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