David Freese vs. Brett Gardner — Career Comparison

David Freese
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Brett Gardner
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveAll-Star

David Freese and Brett Gardner are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 108 for David Freese, 107 for Brett Gardner), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 107 vs 103). The overall lean goes to David Freese, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for David Freese and Brett Gardner

David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1184
167.98
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1688
153.13
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
4229
600
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6614
600
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3758
533.18
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5737
520.44
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1041
147.69
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1470
133.35
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
724
102.72
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1007
91.35
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
27.95
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
22.77
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.99
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
6.62
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
16.03
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
12.61
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
44.98
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
463
42
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
543.42
77.1
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
865.71
78.53
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1591
225.73
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
207.2
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1484
210.55
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2236
202.84
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
481
68.24
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
943
85.55
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
535
75.9
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
52.43
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
903
128.12
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1382
125.37
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
562.11
79.75
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
883.9
80.18
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
10.36
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
67
6.08
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
370
52.49
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
63.41
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.56
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.54
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
974
138.19
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1245
112.94
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
4.34
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.31
5.31
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.57
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.26
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.41
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.81
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
134
19.01
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.26
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.14
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
24.86
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.56
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.81
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.7
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
30.66
David Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
42.11
42.11
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.07
81.07

Fielding Stats for David Freese and Brett Gardner

David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
1.17
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
1.1
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
973
1.07
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
0.99
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
24630
27
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39965
27
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
8210
9
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13321.2
9
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
1.42
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3117
2.11
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1615
1.77
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.05
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.11
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.02
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3007
3.3
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3221
2.18
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2909
3.19
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
2.16
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
96.74
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.22
99.22
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.724
2.724
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.957
1.957
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.1
91.1
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.02
90.02
David Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.29
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.01
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0