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Gary Sheffield played 22 major-league seasons (1988-2009) as a OF (1,641), 3B (468), SS (94), 1B (9). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 22 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 20 | ML4 | 24 | 80 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | .238 | .695 | 93 |
| 1989 | 21 | ML4 | 95 | 368 | 34 | 91 | 5 | 32 | 10 | 27 | 33 | .247 | .640 | 81 |
| 1990 | 22 | ML4 | 125 | 487 | 67 | 143 | 10 | 67 | 25 | 44 | 41 | .294 | .771 | 115 |
| 1991 | 23 | ML4 | 50 | 175 | 25 | 34 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 15 | .194 | .597 | 65 |
| 1992 | 24 | SDN | 146 | 557 | 87 | 184 | 33 | 100 | 5 | 48 | 40 | .330 | .965 | 180 |
| 1993 | 25 | SDN|FLO | 140 | 494 | 67 | 145 | 20 | 73 | 17 | 47 | 64 | .294 | .837 | 130 |
| 1994 | 26 | FLO | 87 | 322 | 61 | 89 | 27 | 78 | 12 | 51 | 50 | .276 | .964 | 155 |
| 1995 | 27 | FLO | 63 | 213 | 46 | 69 | 16 | 46 | 19 | 55 | 45 | .324 | 1.054 | 185 |
| 1996 | 28 | FLO | 161 | 519 | 118 | 163 | 42 | 120 | 16 | 142 | 66 | .314 | 1.090 | 194 |
| 1997 | 29 | FLO | 135 | 444 | 86 | 111 | 21 | 71 | 11 | 121 | 79 | .250 | .870 | 136 |
| 1998 | 30 | FLO|LAN | 130 | 437 | 73 | 132 | 22 | 85 | 22 | 95 | 46 | .302 | .952 | 157 |
| 1999 | 31 | LAN | 152 | 549 | 103 | 165 | 34 | 101 | 11 | 101 | 64 | .301 | .930 | 141 |
| 2000 | 32 | LAN | 141 | 501 | 105 | 163 | 43 | 109 | 4 | 101 | 71 | .325 | 1.081 | 177 |
| 2001 | 33 | LAN | 143 | 515 | 98 | 160 | 36 | 100 | 10 | 94 | 67 | .311 | 1.000 | 163 |
| 2002 | 34 | ATL | 135 | 492 | 82 | 151 | 25 | 84 | 12 | 72 | 53 | .307 | .916 | 147 |
| 2003 | 35 | ATL | 155 | 576 | 126 | 190 | 39 | 132 | 18 | 86 | 55 | .330 | 1.023 | 171 |
| 2004 | 36 | NYA | 154 | 573 | 117 | 166 | 36 | 121 | 5 | 92 | 83 | .290 | .927 | 140 |
| 2005 | 37 | NYA | 154 | 584 | 104 | 170 | 34 | 123 | 10 | 78 | 76 | .291 | .891 | 135 |
| 2006 | 38 | NYA | 39 | 151 | 22 | 45 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 16 | .298 | .806 | 108 |
| 2007 | 39 | DET | 133 | 494 | 107 | 131 | 25 | 75 | 22 | 84 | 71 | .265 | .839 | 121 |
| 2008 | 40 | DET | 114 | 418 | 52 | 94 | 19 | 57 | 9 | 58 | 83 | .225 | .725 | 92 |
| 2009 | 41 | NYN | 100 | 268 | 44 | 74 | 10 | 43 | 2 | 40 | 46 | .276 | .823 | 123 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SS | 24 | 23 | 39 | 48 | 3 | 9 |
| 1989 | SS | 70 | 70 | 85 | 194 | 12 | 40 |
| 1989 | 3B | 21 | 21 | 15 | 44 | 4 | 4 |
| 1990 | 3B | 125 | 125 | 98 | 254 | 25 | 16 |
| 1991 | 3B | 43 | 43 | 29 | 65 | 8 | 7 |
| 1992 | 3B | 144 | 144 | 99 | 299 | 16 | 25 |
| 1993 | 3B | 133 | 133 | 79 | 225 | 34 | 15 |
| 1994 | OF | 87 | 86 | 154 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 1995 | OF | 61 | 61 | 109 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 1996 | OF | 161 | 160 | 238 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | OF | 132 | 132 | 226 | 14 | 5 | 1 |
| 1998 | OF | 126 | 126 | 217 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 1999 | OF | 145 | 145 | 235 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000 | OF | 139 | 139 | 203 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | OF | 141 | 141 | 195 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | OF | 127 | 127 | 232 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | OF | 153 | 154 | 283 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | OF | 136 | 136 | 271 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | OF | 131 | 130 | 239 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | OF | 21 | 20 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1B | 9 | 9 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | OF | 12 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | OF | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | OF | 63 | 62 | 96 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Gary Sheffield won: Silver Slugger 1992 (NL), TSN All-Star 1992 (NL), Silver Slugger 1996 (NL), TSN All-Star 1996 (NL), Silver Slugger 2003 (NL), TSN All-Star 2003 (NL), Silver Slugger 2004 (AL), Silver Slugger 2005 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (7 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2000, 1996, 1992.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 3 | 204 / 336 | 2 |
| 1996 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 7 | 112 / 392 | 0 |
| 2000 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 9 | 71 / 448 | 0 |
| 2002 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 18 | 6 / 448 | 0 |
| 2003 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 3 | 247 / 448 | 1 |
| 2004 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 2 | 254 / 392 | 5 |
| 2005 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 8 | 84 / 392 | 0 |
Gary Sheffield ranks on 4 all-time single-season position leaderboards (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #18 | third basemen | 1992 | 180 OPS+ |
| #27 | right fielders | 1996 | 194 OPS+ |
| #81 | left fielders | 2000 | 177 OPS+ |
| #108 | right fielders | 2003 | 171 OPS+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.