Brent Gates was born on Saturday, March 14, 1970, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Gates was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 5, 1993, with the Oakland Athletics. 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 Brent Gates baseball stats page.
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Brent Gates![]() Brent Gates Autograph on a 1996 Topps Stadium Club (#39) |
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Brent GatesBrent Gates 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 |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Brent GatesBrent Gates 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 |
| 1993 | 23 | Athletics | 139 | 535 | 64 | 155 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 56 | 4 | 75 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | .290 | .357 | .391 |
| 1994 | 24 | Athletics | 64 | 233 | 29 | 66 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .283 | .337 | .365 |
| 1995 | 25 | Athletics | 136 | 524 | 60 | 133 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 46 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 | .254 | .308 | .344 |
| 1996 | 26 | Athletics | 64 | 247 | 26 | 65 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .263 | .316 | .381 |
| 1997 | 27 | Mariners | 65 | 151 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .238 | .298 | .351 |
| 1998 | 28 | Twins | 107 | 333 | 31 | 83 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 36 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .249 | .324 | .321 |
| 1999 | 29 | Twins | 110 | 306 | 40 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .255 | .328 | .340 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 7 Years | 685 | 2,329 | 268 | 616 | 119 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 279 | 225 | 8 | 349 | 25 | 36 | 10 | 72 | .264 | .327 | .357 | ||
Brent GatesBrent Gates Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1993 Athletics | 2B | 139 | 135 | 3,633 | 726 | 5.2 | 712 | 281 | 431 | 14 | 88 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 5.29 |
| 1994 Athletics | 1B | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 8.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 9.00 |
| 1994 Athletics | 2B | 63 | 59 | 1,545 | 272 | 4.3 | 265 | 106 | 159 | 7 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 4.63 |
| 1995 Athletics | 1B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.50 |
| 1995 Athletics | 2B | 132 | 128 | 336 | 669 | 5.1 | 657 | 233 | 424 | 12 | 81 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 52.79 |
| 1996 Athletics | 2B | 63 | 63 | 1,641 | 332 | 5.3 | 323 | 140 | 183 | 9 | 48 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 5.31 |
| 1997 Mariners | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1997 Mariners | 2B | 21 | 5 | 279 | 44 | 2.1 | 43 | 13 | 30 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 4.16 |
| 1997 Mariners | 3B | 32 | 25 | 672 | 61 | 1.9 | 57 | 10 | 47 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .934 | 2.29 |
| 1997 Mariners | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 |
| 1997 Mariners | SS | 5 | 1 | 57 | 7 | 1.4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.32 |
| 1998 Twins | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 18.00 |
| 1998 Twins | 2B | 21 | 13 | 393 | 68 | 3.2 | 66 | 23 | 43 | 2 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 4.53 |
| 1998 Twins | 3B | 77 | 66 | 1,824 | 179 | 2.3 | 172 | 59 | 113 | 7 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.55 |
| 1998 Twins | SS | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
| 1999 Twins | 1B | 5 | 3 | 81 | 27 | 5.4 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
| 1999 Twins | 2B | 47 | 26 | 789 | 139 | 3.0 | 139 | 44 | 95 | 0 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.76 |
| 1999 Twins | 3B | 61 | 41 | 1,137 | 109 | 1.8 | 106 | 27 | 79 | 3 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.52 |
| 1999 Twins | SS | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 2B Totals | 486 | 429 | 8,616 | 2,250 | 4.6 | 2,205 | 840 | 1,365 | 45 | 276 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 6.91 | |
| 3B Totals | 170 | 132 | 3,633 | 349 | 2.1 | 335 | 96 | 239 | 14 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.49 | |
| 1B Totals | 9 | 5 | 132 | 49 | 5.4 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 9.82 | |
| SS Totals | 7 | 1 | 72 | 9 | 1.3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 | |
| LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.50 | |
| 7 Years | 673 | 567 | 12,459 | 2,658 | 3.9 | 2,598 | 984 | 1,614 | 60 | 301 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 5.63 | |
Brent GatesBrent Gates 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 |
| 1993 Athletics | 7 | 3 | .700 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 76.4 | 7.1 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 1994 Athletics | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116.5 | 7.3 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
| 1995 Athletics | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 104.8 | 6.2 | 9.4 | - | - | - |
| 1996 Athletics | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123.5 | 7.1 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
| 1997 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 50.3 | 7.2 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1998 Twins | 3 | 3 | .500 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 111.0 | 7.2 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
| 1999 Twins | 1 | 3 | .250 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 102.0 | 5.5 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 18 | 13 | .581 | 74 | 1 | 7 | 93.2 | 6.7 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
Brent GatesBrent Gates Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1993 Oakland Athletics | 13 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
| 1994 Oakland Athletics | 13 | $190,000.00 | - | n/a |
| 1995 Oakland Athletics | 13 | $190,000.00 | - | - |
| 1996 Oakland Athletics | 8 | $290,000.00 | - | - |
| 1997 Seattle Mariners | 9 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
| 1998 Minnesota Twins | 5 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
| 1999 Minnesota Twins | 5 | $425,000.00 | - | - |
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