Tony Gwynn was born on Monday, May 9, 1960, in Los Angeles, California. Gwynn was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 19, 1982, with the San Diego Padres. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Tony Gwynn baseball stats page.

"One of the things I'm proudest about is that I played for one team. My baseball card looks awesome because it has San Diego all the way down. I grew up in an environment where that kind of stuff was important." - Tony Gwynn on MLB.com (12/27/2006, Barry M. Bloom, 'Tony Gwynn heading for the Hall of Fame') [ Tony Gwynn Quotes ]

Did you know that Tony Gwynn was highly recruited out of High School not as an outfielder, but rather a point guard? When he went to San Diego State University he was there on a basketball scholarship, he didn't join the baseball team until his sophomore year, and on draft day he was selected by both the San Diego Padres (MLB Draft, 3rd Round, 58th overall) and the San Diego Clippers (NBA Draft, 10th Round, 214th overall).

Not one player in the entire history of the National League has won more batting titles in the senior circuit than Tony Gwynn. His eight batting championships (1984, 1987-1989 & 1994-1997) tied Honus Wagner and the two remain in the batting average record book to this day. Join Baseball Almanac as we take a look at some additional numbers of interest as they relate one of the most consistent hitters in Major League history:

