Rob Gardner was born on Tuesday, December 19, 1944, in Binghamton, New York. Gardner was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 1, 1965, with the New York Mets. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rob Gardner baseball stats page.
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Rob Gardner![]() Rob Gardner Autograph on a 1968 Topps (#219 | Checklist) |
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Rob GardnerRob Gardner Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1965 | 21 | Mets | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 115 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1966 | 22 | Mets | 41 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 5.12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 133.2 | 597 | 147 | 76 | 82 | 15 | 64 | 4 | 74 | 8 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1967 | 23 | Cubs | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31.2 | 135 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1968 | 24 | Indians | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1970 | 26 | Yankees | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 27 | Athletics | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1971 | 27 | Yankees | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1972 | 28 | Yankees | 20 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 | 408 | 91 | 33 | 43 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 58 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1973 | 29 | Athletics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1973 | 29 | Brewers | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 9.95 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.2 | 67 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 8 Years | 109 | 42 | 17 | 14 | 18 | .438 | 4.35 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 331.0 | 1,449 | 345 | 160 | 180 | 35 | 133 | 7 | 193 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rob GardnerRob Gardner Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1965 | 21 | Mets | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1966 | 22 | Mets | 43 | 41 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .171 | .195 |
| 1967 | 23 | Cubs | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| 1968 | 24 | Indians | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1970 | 26 | Yankees | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 1971 | 27 | Athletics | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| 1971 | 27 | Yankees | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1972 | 28 | Yankees | 20 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .107 | .107 |
| 1973 | 29 | Athletics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1973 | 29 | Brewers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 8 Years | 111 | 87 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 | .148 | .161 | ||
Rob GardnerRob Gardner Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1965 Mets | P | 5 | 4 | 84 | 7 | 1.4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1966 Mets | P | 41 | 17 | 401 | 29 | 0.7 | 28 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 1.89 |
| 1967 Cubs | P | 18 | 5 | 95 | 7 | 0.4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.99 |
| 1968 Indians | P | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1970 Yankees | P | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.23 |
| 1971 Athletics | P | 4 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.52 |
| 1971 Yankees | P | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1972 Yankees | P | 20 | 14 | 291 | 15 | 0.8 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.39 |
| 1973 Athletics | P | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1973 Brewers | P | 10 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.84 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 109 | 42 | 993 | 66 | 0.6 | 65 | 11 | 54 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 1.77 | |
| 8 Years | 109 | 42 | 993 | 66 | 0.6 | 65 | 11 | 54 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 1.77 | |
Rob GardnerRob Gardner Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1965 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2.71 | 6.11 | 2.25 |
| 1966 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 41.0 | 1.16 | 4.98 | 4.31 |
| 1967 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2.67 | 4.55 | 1.71 |
| 1968 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 20.25 | 6.75 |
| 1970 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 7.36 | 4.91 |
| 1971 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.67 | 5.87 | 3.52 |
| 1971 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| 1972 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 28.0 | 2.07 | 5.38 | 2.60 |
| 1973 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 2.45 | 4.91 |
| 1973 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.38 | 3.55 | 9.24 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 8 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 43.5 | 1.45 | 5.25 | 3.62 |
Rob GardnerRob Gardner Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1965 New York Mets | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1966 New York Mets | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1967 Chicago Cubs | 41 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1968 Cleveland Indians | 38 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1970 New York Yankees | 43 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1971 Oakland Athletics | 56 | $12,750.00 | - | - |
| 1971 New York Yankees | 39, 43 | " " | - | - |
| 1972 New York Yankees | 43 | $15,500.00 | - | - |
| 1973 Oakland Athletics | 22 | $22,500.00 | - | - |
| 1973 Milwaukee Brewers | 33 | " " | - | - |
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