#89 Brent Gates, Second Base, 28 yrs, New York (N) Mets

#89 Brent Gates, Second Base, 28 yrs, New York (N) Mets
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Brent Gates

3/14/1970
28
USA,MI,GRAND RAPIDS
6"1
185

Second Base
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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 550,000
1998
$ 990,000 (4 year(s))
4 Year(s), 119 Days (807 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	6	6	5	5	7
Versus LHP	6	6	5	5	7
Versus RHP	6	6	5	5	7
Talent	6	6	6	5	7

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Fielding Ratings
2B : 4 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.)
SS : 1 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
10/13	@HOU	W 3-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
10/15	HOU	L 1-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
10/16	HOU	W 8-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
10/18	@PIT	W 12-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
10/21	PIT	L 6-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
10/22	PIT	W 18-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
10/23	PIT	W 4-3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#8
10/27	TOR	L 6-7	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#9
10/30	@TOR	L 4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5
11/1	@TOR	L 4-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	127	291	79	15	2	4	40	38	37	43	.271	.356	.378	.735	.692	.107
Projected	127	291	79	15	2	4	40	38	37	43	.271	.356	.378	.735	.692	.107

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	57	333	2	2	0	8	2	1	110	21	4	1	80.0	40.7	4.9

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	116	32	4	2	1	17	18	14	18	0	1	1	.276	.356	.371	.727
vs. RHP	175	47	11	0	3	23	20	23	25	1	1	1	.269	.355	.383	.738
Close/Late	44	18	3	0	0	7	3	7	11	0	1	1	.409	.491	.477	.968
Scoring Position	77	20	3	0	2	33	0	14	18	1	2	0	.260	.362	.377	.738
Pinch Hitting	53	15	8	0	2	10	7	8	7	0	0	0	.283	.377	.547	.924

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	67	160	44	9	0	2	19	20	21	25	.275	.355	.369	.724
Road	60	131	35	6	2	2	21	18	16	18	.267	.353	.389	.743
This Week	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Last Week	2	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.667	.667	.667	1.333
March/April	19	37	12	2	0	0	5	7	3	4	.324	.375	.378	.753
May	24	59	14	2	0	1	6	7	9	5	.237	.343	.322	.665
June	20	37	11	2	1	1	5	6	6	12	.297	.395	.486	.882
July	17	36	13	3	0	1	9	4	6	3	.361	.465	.528	.993
August	21	49	7	2	0	0	2	3	7	7	.143	.241	.184	.425
Sept/Oct	26	73	22	4	1	1	13	11	6	12	.301	.354	.425	.779
Postseason	13	18	3	0	0	0	2	4	2	3	.167	.286	.167	.452

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1994	134	397	103	26	8	9	51	62	34	2	4	56	0	0	.259	.318	.433	.751	NYM
1995	125	239	69	15	3	9	38	34	19	0	1	24	1	0	.289	.340	.490	.829	NYM
1996	145	444	107	22	2	9	59	51	45	2	4	56	1	1	.241	.311	.360	.671	NYM
1997	61	93	24	3	0	4	10	9	8	0	0	12	0	0	.258	.317	.419	.736	NYM
1998	127	291	79	15	2	4	40	38	37	2	1	43	4	1	.271	.356	.378	.735	NYM
Total	592	1464	382	81	15	35	198	194	143	6	10	191	6	2	.261	.327	.408	.736

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1993, A	39	97	34	4	3	10	22	16	19	9	1	0	.351	.453	.763	1.216
1993, AAA	95	357	103	21	4	7	40	61	61	49	5	4	.289	.390	.429	.818
1997, AAA	64	237	74	10	1	12	41	39	42	44	0	2	.312	.410	.515	.925

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1994	8	28	6	0	0	0	2	2	1	4	0	0	.214	.241	.214	.456
1995	6	22	4	1	0	1	2	3	3	4	0	0	.182	.280	.364	.644
1996	13	45	13	3	0	1	4	7	2	1	0	1	.289	.319	.422	.741
1997	8	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282
1998	13	18	3	0	0	0	2	4	2	3	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452
Total	48	123	27	4	0	2	10	16	9	14	0	1	.220	.273	.301	.574

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
First Base	1	0	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	4.0	13.50
Second Base	79	42	95	170	47	269	4	.985	437.0	5.54
Shortstop	20	15	23	53	12	77	1	.987	143.1	4.83

Player History

Drafted in 3rd round, 81st overall pick, by New York (N) in 1993...
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/4/1994, off Ed Correa (MON)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1994, off Ed Correa (MON)...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Pittsburgh on 6/8/1996...
2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $550,000 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $550,000 through salary arbitration...
11/2/1998: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $990,000 per year, for 4 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Triples
1994 - 8 - 10th

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