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Gary Pettis   |   Major Leaguer   1982-1992

Full Name:  Gary George Pettis
Born:  April 3,1958  in  Oakland, California
Height:  6-1  Weight:  160  Bats:  Both  Throws:  Right
High School:  Castlemont (Oakland,CA)
College:  Laney College

Brother of Stacey Pettis, Uncle of Marquis Pettis

Baseball Lists:  AL Gold Glove Award Winners

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Drafted:  Selected by California Angels in 6th Round (141st overall) of 1979 amateur entry draft (Jan-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Dec 5,1987] - Traded by Angels to Tigers for Dan Petry.  [Nov 13,1989] - Granted Free Agency.  [Nov 24,1989] - Signed as Free Agent by Rangers.  [Apr 6,1992] - Released by Rangers.  [Apr 14,1992] - Signed as Free Agent by Padres.  [Jun 21,1992] - Released by Padres.  [Jul 4,1992] - Signed as Free Agent by Tigers.  [Oct 28,1992] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 10,1992] - Signed as Free Agent by Athletics.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1979idaho fllsPio21CalRk 3b-ss 501983963101032615517534 10  .318.384.515899--
1980SalinasCalif22CalA+ of 118393719415323143137912811 12  .239.379.308687--
1981HolyokeEast23CalAA of 1204217711289336551286934342  .266.394.349743--
1982SpokanePCL24CalAAA of 13352810815222141595318781071441  .288.380.388768--
 CaliforniaAL24CalMLB of4,3,5105510011000200000 .200.200.80010000%
1983EdmontonPCL25CalAAA of 1325291381512781152526811215345  .285.382.429811--
 CaliforniaAL25CalMLB of12285192523368371500101 .294.348.49484273%
1984CaliforniaAL26CalMLB of1140397639011622948176011531514 .227.332.30063265%
1985CaliforniaAL27CalMLB of1125443671141081325696212500925 .257.347.32367059%
1986CaliforniaAL28CalMLB of1,915453993139234558501369132021557 .258.339.34368259%
1987EdmontonPCL29CalAAA of 81662100131350000  .125.263.188451--
 CaliforniaAL29CalMLB of8,113339449821321172455212410108 .208.302.25956158%
1988DetroitAL30DetMLB of112945865961443364410478510603 .210.285.27756253%
1989ToledoIL31DetAAA of 62167101343720000  .333.500.5241024--
 DetroitAL31DetMLB of11194447711486118431584106008014 .257.375.30968456%
1990TexasAL32TexMLB of113642366101168331381557118401136 .239.333.33666952%
1991TexasAL33TexMLB of9,11372823761750192913549100614 .216.341.27761846%
1992ToledoIL34DetAAA of 1035560003528100100  .171.326.171497--
 DetroitAL34DetMLB of948129272643112134273400313 .202.338.30264049%
 San DiegoNL34SdMLB of930300610001021100000 .200.250.23348363%
1993TacomaPCL35OakAAA of 2676161840065222240020  .237.408.289697--
 
Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)11833629568855109492125935410452195893651355 .236.332.31064257%
Minor League Totals - 9 Season(s)603221746660588442121723562381543251610 .273.384.381765--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1986CaliforniaAL28CalCh726491014003500000 .346.414.500914--
 
Major League Totals - 1 Season(s)726491014003500000 .346.414.500914--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1979idaho fllsPio21CalRk2B111020---1.000--
1979idaho fllsPio21CalRk3B323655121032---.883--
1979idaho fllsPio21CalRkSS14223512699---.826--
 
1980SalinasCalif22CalA+3B201120---.500--
1980SalinasCalif22CalA+SS1313226412---.854--
1980SalinasCalif22CalA+OF1051931362122---.972--
 
1981HolyokeEast23CalAAOF100237542463---.984--
 
1982SpokanePCL24CalAAAOF132345963603---.983--
1982CaliforniaAL24CalMLBOF851060---1.000--
 
1983EdmontonPCL25CalAAAOF1313251053404---.985--
1983CaliforniaAL25CalMLBOF214951552---.982--
 
1984CaliforniaAL26CalMLBOF1343371163544---.983--
 
1985CaliforniaAL27CalMLBOF1223681343855---.990--
 
1986CaliforniaAL28CalMLBOF153462974783---.985--
1986CaliforniaAL28CalMLBDH1--------
 
1987EdmontonPCL29CalAAAOF671190---.889--
1987CaliforniaAL29CalMLBOF131344273532---.980--
 
1988DetroitAL30DetMLBOF126361553710---.987--
1988DetroitAL30DetMLBDH2--------
 
1989ToledoIL31DetAAAOF4910101---1.000--
1989DetroitAL31DetMLBOF119325143300---.988--
 
1990TexasAL32TexMLBOF1282851022974---.993--
1990TexasAL32TexMLBDH2--------
 
1991TexasAL33TexMLBOF126248462581---.977--
1991TexasAL33TexMLBDH3--------
 
1992ToledoIL34DetAAAOF102000200---1.000--
1992DetroitAL34DetMLBOF46144211470---.993--
1992San DiegoNL34SdMLBOF142001210---.952--
 
1993TacomaPCL35OakAAAOF257633820---.963--
 


 Awards
[1985] - AL Gold Glove Award (OF)  [1986] - AL Gold Glove Award (OF)  [1988] - AL Gold Glove Award (OF)  [1989] - AL Gold Glove Award (OF)  [1990] - AL Gold Glove Award (OF)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985125,000  299,10855
1986300,000  325,46641
1987400,000  292,85328
1988400,000  325,30530
1989440,000  375,25729
1990703,333  426,35823
1991*100,000  617,62774
19921,053,334  798,18527
1993300,000  815,72342
 
Career:  $3,821,667   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
2006 - Coach for Nashville of Pacific Coast League (AAA)
 Jobs in Baseball
Year(s)TeamPosition
1995Anaheim Angels [MLB]Roving Minor League Instructor
1997-2000Chicago White Sox [MLB]Roving Minor League Instructor
2001-2002Chicago White Sox [MLB]First Base Coach
2003-2004New York Mets [MLB]First Base Coach
2005-2006Nashville [Pcl]Hitting Coach
2007-2008Texas Rangers [MLB]First Base Coach
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