Brett Gardner: Better Than League Average?

Player Tm Lg Pos PA AB R H 2B 3B HR BB K SB BA OBP SLG BR BR/650 BRAR BRAR/650 Brett Gardner NYA AL CF 176 152 28 46 4 4 3 17 21 16 .303 .374 .441 26 97 9 34 Average AL CF 176 156 23 41 7 1 4 15 31 7 .261 .329 .407 21 79 4 16 Replacement AL CF 176 161 20 37 7 1 4 14 34 6 .228 .293 .356 17 62 0 0 BR: Batting runs as calculated by linear weights BR/650: BR pro-rated to 650 PA BRAR: Postion-adjusted batting runs above replacement BRAR/650: BRAR pro-rated to 650 PA In the interest of full disclosure, Gardner's performance over 170 PAs is still within range of his less than impressive projections entering 2009. Player -2 SD -1 SD wOBA +1 SD +2 SD Brett Gardner .208 .274 .340 .405 .471 Average .176 .243 .310 .377 .444 Replacement .142 .210 .278 .347 .415 wOBA does not factor in baserunning. Gardner's 16 steals and 2 times caught...