What years did Ron Gant play?

Ron Gant played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2003.

Was Ron Gant a pitcher?

No. Ron Gant was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Ron Gant hit?

Ron Gant hit 321 career home runs with 1651 hits.

Ron Gant

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-2003)

AVG .256

HR 321

RBI 1,008

H 1,651

OPS .803

PIV 11,888

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 172 lb
Born: 3/2/1965 in Victoria, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-09-06
Last Game: 2003-05-25
Awards: 2× All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Ronald Edwin Gant

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,832	6,449	1,080	1,651	302	50	321	1,008	243	770	1,411	.256	.336	.468	.803	11,888

Career AVG .256 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .336 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .468 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — +14.1% above league average.

Career OPS .803 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — +8.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	ATL	NL	21	83	9	22	4	0	2	9	4	1	11	.265	.262 (+1%)	.331 (-18%)	.415 (-7%)	.746 (-12%)	-190.6
1988	ATL	NL	146	563	85	146	28	8	19	60	19	46	118	.259	.254 (+2%)	.317 (avg)	.377 (+16%)	.695 (+9%)	791.6
1989	ATL	NL	75	260	26	46	8	3	9	25	9	20	63	.177	.254 (-30%)	.319 (-26%)	.375 (-11%)	.694 (-18%)	-788.7
1990	ATL	NL	152	575	107	174	34	3	32	84	33	50	86	.303	.257 (+17%)	.324 (+10%)	.385 (+40%)	.710 (+26%)	2857.1
1991	ATL	NL	154	561	101	141	35	3	32	105	34	71	104	.251	.255 (-2%)	.323 (+5%)	.384 (+29%)	.708 (+18%)	1931.7
1992	ATL	NL	153	544	74	141	22	6	17	80	32	45	101	.259	.255 (+1%)	.322 (-1%)	.377 (+10%)	.699 (+5%)	468.4
1993	ATL	NL	157	606	113	166	27	4	36	117	26	67	117	.274	.265 (+3%)	.332 (+4%)	.403 (+26%)	.735 (+16%)	1926.5
1995	CIN	NL	119	410	79	113	19	4	29	88	23	74	108	.276	.266 (+3%)	.337 (+14%)	.417 (+33%)	.755 (+24%)	2117.5
1996	SLN	NL	122	419	74	103	14	2	30	82	13	73	98	.246	.269 (-9%)	.340 (+5%)	.426 (+18%)	.767 (+12%)	1144.0
1997	SLN	NL	139	502	68	115	21	4	17	62	14	58	162	.229	.266 (-14%)	.336 (-8%)	.419 (-7%)	.756 (-8%)	-641.7
1998	SLN	NL	121	383	60	92	17	1	26	67	8	51	92	.240	.266 (-10%)	.335 (-1%)	.420 (+17%)	.755 (+9%)	688.6
1999	PHI	NL	138	516	107	134	27	5	17	77	13	85	112	.260	.271 (-4%)	.344 (+6%)	.433 (-1%)	.778 (+2%)	353.4
2000	PHI	NL	89	343	54	87	16	2	20	38	5	36	73	.254	.270 (-6%)	.344 (-6%)	.437 (+11%)	.782 (+4%)	165.6
2000	ANA	AL	34	82	15	19	3	1	6	16	1	20	18	.232	.270 (-14%)	.344 (+10%)	.437 (+17%)	.782 (+14%)	165.6
2001	COL	NL	59	171	31	44	8	2	8	22	3	24	56	.257	.263 (-3%)	.332 (+4%)	.426 (+10%)	.758 (+7%)	224.0
2001	OAK	AL	34	81	15	21	5	1	2	13	2	11	24	.259	.263 (-2%)	.332 (+4%)	.426 (-2%)	.758 (+1%)	224.0
2002	SDN	NL	102	309	58	81	14	1	18	59	4	36	59	.262	.261 (avg)	.331 (+2%)	.416 (+17%)	.747 (+11%)	593.7
2003	OAK	AL	17	41	4	6	0	0	1	4	0	2	9	.146	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			1,832	6,449	1,080	1,651	302	50	321	1,008	243	770	1,411	.256	—	—	—	—	12,031

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
52	189	29	43	7	1	8	28	15	37	.228

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2001	ALDS2	OAK	4	11	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	3	.182
1996	NLCS	SLN	7	25	3	6	1	0	2	4	2	6	.240
1996	NLDS2	SLN	3	10	3	4	1	0	1	4	2	0	.400
1995	NLCS	CIN	4	16	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.188
1995	NLDS2	CIN	3	13	3	3	0	0	1	2	0	3	.231
1993	NLCS	ATL	6	27	4	5	3	0	0	3	2	9	.185
1992	NLCS	ATL	7	22	5	4	0	0	2	6	4	4	.182
1992	WS	ATL	4	8	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	.125
1991	NLCS	ATL	7	27	4	7	1	0	1	3	2	4	.259
1991	WS	ATL	7	30	3	8	0	1	0	4	2	3	.267

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	912	3132	542	820	167	512	.262
Away	920	3317	538	831	154	496	.251

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2003-05-25	OAK	KCR	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003-05-18	OAK	CLE	W	3	0	1	0	1	0	1
2003-05-17	OAK	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003-05-16	OAK	CLE	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2003-05-13	OAK	DET	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
2003-05-11	OAK	NYY	W	4	1	1	1	1	0	1
2003-05-03	OAK	NYY	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003-05-02	OAK	NYY	L	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
2003-04-27	OAK	CLE	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003-04-20	OAK	TEX	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	142	139	340	437	29	99
3B	75	73	44	142	21	14
OF	1464	1411	2819	63	64	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	ATL	2B	20	19	45	59	3	17
1988	ATL	2B	122	120	295	378	26	82
1988	ATL	3B	22	22	21	39	5	6
1989	ATL	3B	53	51	23	103	16	8
1989	ATL	OF	14	13	47	0	1	0
1990	ATL	OF	146	139	357	7	8	2
1991	ATL	OF	148	145	338	7	6	1
1992	ATL	OF	147	137	277	5	4	1
1993	ATL	OF	155	155	271	5	11	1
1995	CIN	OF	117	117	191	7	3	0
1996	SLN	OF	116	116	216	4	5	2
1997	SLN	OF	128	125	247	4	6	1
1998	SLN	OF	104	101	162	4	5	0
1999	PHI	OF	133	131	260	7	2	2
2000	PHI	OF	84	84	175	4	6	0
2000	ANA	OF	21	14	42	1	1	1
2001	COL	OF	51	48	81	2	3	0
2001	OAK	OF	11	8	4	0	0	0
2002	SDN	OF	80	73	142	6	3	0
2003	OAK	OF	9	5	9	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	142
Third Base	75
Left Field	1184
Center Field	299
Right Field	8
Designated Hitter	46

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1995	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1991	Silver Slugger	OF
1991	TSN All-Star	OF
1990	Player of the Week	Week of 1990-08-25

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	OAK	AL	$350,000
2002	SDN	NL	$500,000
2001	COL	NL	$1,750,000
2000	PHI	NL	$5,066,667
1999	PHI	NL	$6,000,000
1998	SLN	NL	$5,500,000
1997	SLN	NL	$4,500,000
1996	SLN	NL	$4,000,000
1995	CIN	NL	$3,633,335
1994	ATL	NL	$5,500,000
1994	CIN	NL	$109,000
1993	ATL	NL	$3,700,000
1992	ATL	NL	$2,700,000
1991	ATL	NL	$1,195,000
1990	ATL	NL	$125,000
1988	ATL	NL	$65,000
Total Career Earnings			$44,694,002

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1995	Most Valuable Player	NL	11th	31.0	392	1
1993	Most Valuable Player	NL	5th	176.0	392	0
1991	Most Valuable Player	NL	6th	110.0	336	0
1990	Most Valuable Player	NL	14th	10.0	336	0
1988	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	22.0	120	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Gant

What years did Ron Gant play?: Ron Gant played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 2003.
Was Ron Gant a pitcher?: No. Ron Gant was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Ron Gant hit?: Ron Gant hit 321 career home runs with 1651 hits.