What years did Rob Gardner play?

Rob Gardner played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1973.

Was Rob Gardner a pitcher?

Yes. Rob Gardner pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 193 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rob Gardner hit?

Rob Gardner hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.

What was Rob Gardner's career batting average?

Rob Gardner batted .138 over his career, with 12 hits in 87 at bats.

How many RBI did Rob Gardner have?

Rob Gardner drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Rob Gardner's career ERA?

Rob Gardner finished with a 4.35 career ERA, going 14-18 with 193 strikeouts.

Rob Gardner

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1973)

Rob Gardner was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1973 for 6 teams, including the New York Mets, a span of 9 seasons. Across 109 career appearances, he went 14-18 with a 4.35 ERA and 193 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 14–18

ERA 4.35

WHIP 1.44

SO 193

Pitcher PIV -3306.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 176 lb
Born: 12/19/1944 in Binghamton, NY, USA
Died: 10/21/2023 in Binghamton, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1965-09-01
Last Game: 1973-07-13

Full name: Richard Frank Gardner

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rob Gardner — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
14	18	109	42	4	0	2	331.0	345	160	35	133	193	4.35	-3306.4

Career ERA 4.35 vs. league average 3.47 across their career seasons — 25.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Rob Gardner Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1965	NYN	NL	0	2	5	4	0	0	28.0	23	10	7	19	3.21	3.50 (+8%)	-187.9
1966	NYN	NL	4	8	41	17	3	1	133.2	147	76	64	74	5.12	3.52 (-45%)	-2972.0
1967	CHN	NL	0	2	18	5	0	0	31.2	33	14	6	16	3.98	3.30 (-20%)	307.1
1968	CLE	AL	0	0	5	0	0	0	2.2	5	2	2	6	6.75	—	0.0
1970	NYA	AL	1	0	1	1	0	0	7.1	8	4	4	6	4.91	—	0.0
1971	OAK	AL	0	0	4	1	0	0	7.2	8	2	3	5	2.35	—	0.0
1971	NYA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	2	2	3.00	—	0.0
1972	NYA	AL	8	5	20	14	1	0	97.0	91	33	28	58	3.06	3.26 (+6%)	-27.4
1973	OAK	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	7.1	10	4	4	2	4.91	—	0.0
1973	ML4	AL	1	1	10	0	0	1	12.2	17	14	13	5	9.95	3.75 (-166%)	-426.2
Career · 10 seasons			14	18	109	42	4	2	331.0	345	160	133	193	4.35	—	-3,306

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Rob Gardner — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
111	87	2	12	2	0	0	2	0	1	37	.138	.148	.161	.309	0

Career AVG .138 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 44.3% below league average.

Career OBP .148 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 52.9% below league average.

Career SLG .161 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 56.1% below league average.

Career OPS .309 vs. league average .680 across their career seasons — 54.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Rob Gardner Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1965	NYN	NL	5	7	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	NYN	NL	43	41	1	7	1	1	0	12	.171	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	CHN	NL	18	6	1	0	0	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	CLE	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	NYA	AL	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	OAK	AL	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	NYA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	NYA	AL	20	28	0	3	0	1	0	16	.107	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	OAK	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	ML4	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			111	87	2	12	2	2	1	37	.138	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rob Gardner — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	52	46	2	7	0	2	.152
Away	59	41	0	5	0	0	.122

Pitching — Home / Away

Rob Gardner — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	51	180.1	178	82	76	103	4.09
Away	58	150.2	167	78	57	90	4.66

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rob Gardner — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1973-07-13	MIL	OAK	—	0.1	3	4	4	1	0
1973-07-09	MIL	KCR	—	2.2	4	2	2	2	2
1973-07-03	MIL	BAL	—	0.1	1	3	3	1	0
1973-06-28	MIL	DET	L	1.0	1	3	3	2	1
1973-06-27	MIL	DET	—	1.2	1	0	0	1	0
1973-06-26	MIL	BAL	—	2.1	1	0	0	3	0
1973-06-17	MIL	CHW	SV	1.0	1	1	1	1	0
1973-06-12	MIL	MIN	—	2.0	3	1	1	2	2
1973-06-11	MIL	MIN	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
1973-06-05	MIL	OAK	W	1.1	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rob Gardner — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	109	42	11	54	1	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rob Gardner — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1965	NYN	P	5	4	2	5	0	1
1966	NYN	P	41	17	4	24	1	1
1967	CHN	P	18	5	1	6	0	0
1968	CLE	P	5	0	0	0	0	0
1970	NYA	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
1971	OAK	P	4	1	1	2	0	0
1971	NYA	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1972	NYA	P	20	14	2	13	0	1
1973	OAK	P	3	0	0	0	0	0
1973	ML4	P	10	0	1	3	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Rob Gardner Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	109

Rob Gardner: the record in brief

The profile opens with Rob Gardner's first major league game on September 1, 1965; the last one listed came on July 13, 1973. By club, Gardner's seasons break down as the New York Mets (1965 to 1966), the Chicago Cubs (1967), the Cleveland Indians (1968), the New York Yankees (1970 to 1972), the Oakland Athletics (1971 to 1973), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1973). Gardner, a pitcher by primary position, batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'1" and 176 pounds. The birth record reads December 19, 1944, in Binghamton, NY, USA. The bio records the death on October 21, 2023, in Binghamton, NY, USA. The given name on file is Richard Frank Gardner.

Gardner went 14-18 with a 4.35 ERA in 109 games, 42 of them starts. Gardner had 193 strikeouts. Against a 3.47 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.35 mark was 25.3% worse. Gardner won 8 games in 1972, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 74 in 1966.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rob Gardner

What years did Rob Gardner play?: Rob Gardner played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1973.
Was Rob Gardner a pitcher?: Yes. Rob Gardner pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 193 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rob Gardner hit?: Rob Gardner hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.
What was Rob Gardner's career batting average?: Rob Gardner batted .138 over his career, with 12 hits in 87 at bats.
How many RBI did Rob Gardner have?: Rob Gardner drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Rob Gardner's career ERA?: Rob Gardner finished with a 4.35 career ERA, going 14-18 with 193 strikeouts.