Brett Gardner vs. Alex Gonzalez — Career Comparison

Brett Gardner
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Alex Gonzalez
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Brett Gardner comes out clearly ahead of Alex Gonzalez across most offensive categories. Brett Gardner led in walk rate (BB%+ 124 vs 88), contact rate (K%+ 104 vs 73), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 107 vs 92). Alex Gonzalez held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 97 vs 84). Brett Gardner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brett Gardner and Alex Gonzalez

Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1688
153.13
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
1396
151.52
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6614
600
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
5528
600
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5737
520.44
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4977
540.2
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1470
133.35
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
1209
131.22
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1007
91.35
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
771
83.68
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
251
22.77
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
29.74
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
6.62
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.93
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
12.61
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
14.87
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
463
42
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
438
47.54
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
865.71
78.53
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
596.77
64.77
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2284
207.2
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1948
211.43
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2236
202.84
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
1646
178.65
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
943
85.55
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
623
67.62
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
52.43
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
536
58.18
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1382
125.37
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
1022
110.93
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
883.9
80.18
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
588.82
63.91
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
6.08
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
45
4.88
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
63.41
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
392
42.55
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.54
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.3
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1245
112.94
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
126.45
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.31
5.31
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
4.75
4.75
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
69
6.26
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
8.9
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
3.81
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
32
3.47
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.26
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
128
13.89
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
274
24.86
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
97
10.53
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.81
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
48
5.21
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
30.66
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
145
15.74
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.07
81.07
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
66.9
66.9

Fielding Stats for Brett Gardner and Alex Gonzalez

Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1633
1.1
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1375
1.05
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1470
0.99
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1332
1.02
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39965
27
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
35379
27
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13321.2
9
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11793
9
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3117
2.11
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2103
1.6
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.05
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3726
2.84
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.02
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.12
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3221
2.18
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5989
4.57
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3196
2.16
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5829
4.45
Brett Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.22
99.22
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.33
97.33
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.957
1.957
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.239
4.239
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.02
90.02
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.87
96.87
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.01
Alex Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
0.64
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0