Jelly Gardner

Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .283
HR 3
RBI 232
H 703
OPS .708
PIV -193
Position
Center Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'7" / 160 lb
Born
9/27/1895 in Russellville, AR, USA
Died
3/28/1977 in Chicago, IL, USA

Full name: Floyd Gardner

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
222.0 178.0 32.0 44.0 4.0 0 1.0 7.0 38.0 6.0 12.0 .247 .378 .287 .665

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
698 2,487 473 703 74 19 3 232 136 362 18 .283 .376 .331 .708 -193

Career AVG .283 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .376 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — +9.4% above league average.

Career SLG .331 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 15.9% below league average.

Career OPS .708 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — near 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
1919 DS WES 21 61 7 13 1 1 0 4 4 8 0 .213 .262 (-19%) .322 (avg) .347 (-25%) .670 (-13%) -82.8
1920 DM NNL 2 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1920 CAG NNL 26 96 21 27 4 1 0 8 5 15 0 .281 .271 (+3%) .331 (+14%) .363 (-5%) .694 (+4%) 0.0
1921 CAG NNL 62 194 16 45 1 0 0 23 15 26 8 .232 .286 (-19%) .344 (-5%) .395 (-40%) .739 (-23%) -634.4
1922 CAG NNL 69 237 47 63 4 1 1 23 26 37 5 .266 .285 (-7%) .345 (+5%) .397 (-24%) .743 (-10%) -254.8
1923 CAG NNL 75 283 70 79 9 0 0 19 21 43 0 .279 .282 (-1%) .344 (+10%) .390 (-20%) .734 (-6%) -105.9
1924 CAG NNL 78 290 66 93 10 4 0 29 13 54 2 .321 .283 (+13%) .345 (+24%) .389 (-2%) .734 (+10%) 819.4
1925 CAG NNL 84 320 46 90 10 3 2 42 9 33 0 .281 .288 (-2%) .349 (avg) .407 (-14%) .756 (-8%) -351.8
1926 CAG NNL 68 247 57 82 12 4 0 18 6 37 1 .332 .279 (+19%) .345 (+21%) .390 (+6%) .735 (+13%) 722.0
1927 NLG ECL 5 21 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
1928 CAG NNL 50 184 37 51 3 0 0 10 19 27 1 .277 .280 (-1%) .342 (+10%) .395 (-26%) .737 (-9%) -147.9
1928 HG EAS 16 65 17 19 1 0 0 5 1 7 1 .292 .280 (+4%) .342 (+5%) .395 (-22%) .737 (-9%) -147.9
1929 CAG NNL 73 260 50 84 10 5 0 31 9 45 0 .323 .289 (+12%) .353 (+20%) .415 (-4%) .769 (+7%) 530.6
1930 CAG NNL 34 100 17 23 3 0 0 9 1 19 0 .230 .293 (-22%) .354 (+6%) .429 (-39%) .784 (-19%) -236.4
1931 DS NNL 35 121 19 26 6 0 0 9 6 10 0 .215 .276 (-22%) .338 (-19%) .388 (-32%) .726 (-26%) -494.1
Career · 15 seasons 698 2,487 473 703 74 19 3 232 136 362 18 .283 — — — — -384

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
19 61 11 15 2 0 0 6 22 6 .246

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1926 NNC CAG 8 25 3 7 0 0 0 2 10 2 .280
1926 NWS CAG 11 36 8 8 2 0 0 4 12 4 .222

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11327702.219
Away292400.444

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1929-06-29 CAGKCML 300000010
1929-06-09 CAGSSNL 001000210
1926-07-13 CAGDAYW 531000010
1924-08-18 CAGDT1W 422000010
1924-05-18 CAGCUWW 331000020
1921-07-10 CAGSLGW 200000000
1921-06-20 CAGCG1W 211000010
1921-06-19 CAGCG1W 300000000
1921-06-13 CAGIN4W 401000000
1921-05-09 CAGKCMW 401000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 8 7 7 16 4 2
3B 1 0 2 0 0 0
OF 694 590 1098 86 45 10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1919 DS OF 21 20 17 4 1 0
1920 DM OF 2 2 0 0 1 0
1920 CAG OF 27 26 22 4 2 0
1921 CAG OF 61 58 70 10 10 0
1922 CAG OF 69 67 119 6 5 2
1923 CAG OF 78 75 115 9 5 3
1924 CAG OF 78 78 197 14 6 1
1925 CAG OF 83 0 0 0 0 0
1926 CAG OF 68 66 120 11 2 1
1927 NLG OF 5 5 19 1 0 1
1928 CAG OF 50 49 121 12 2 0
1928 HG OF 16 16 35 4 0 1
1929 CAG 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1929 CAG OF 74 73 171 10 6 1
1930 CAG 3B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1930 CAG OF 37 30 54 0 3 0
1931 DS 2B 7 7 6 16 4 2
1931 DS OF 25 25 38 1 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 8
Third Base 1
Left Field 54
Center Field 324
Right Field 316

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jelly Gardner

Was Jelly Gardner a pitcher?
No. Jelly Gardner was a position player (Center Fielder).
How many home runs did Jelly Gardner hit?
Jelly Gardner hit 3 career home runs with 703 hits.