List of career achievements by Gary Gait
Gary Gait during the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship gold medal game
This page details statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to Gary Gait.
Professional career statistics and achievements[]
| Key | |
|---|---|
| GP | Games Played |
| GS | Games Started |
| Sh | Shots |
| G | Goals |
| 2ptG | 2-Point Goals |
| A | Assists |
| Pts | Points |
| LB/GB | Loose Balls/Ground Balls |
| TotPen | Total Penalties |
| PIM/PenMin | Penalty Minutes |
| FO | Face-Offs (Face-Offs Attempted–Face-Offs Won) |
| FO% | Face-Off Percentage |
| Sh% | Shot Percentage |
| PPG | Power Play Goals |
| PPA | Power Play Assists |
| SHG | Shorthanded Goals |
| SHA | Shorthanded Assists |
| GWG | Game Winning Goals |
| OTG | Overtime Goals |
National Lacrosse League[]
| Year | Age | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | FO | FO% | LB | PIM |
| 1991 | 23 | Detroit Turbos | 10 | 32 | 36 | 68 | 0-0 | .000 | 67 | 12 |
| 1992 | 24 | Detroit Turbos | 8 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 61-114 | .535 | 51 | 17 |
| 1993 | 25 | Philadelphia Wings | 8 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 4-4 | 1.000 | 68 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | Philadelphia Wings | 7 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 2-4 | .500 | 38 | 6 |
| 1995 | 27 | Philadelphia Wings | 8 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 0-0 | .000 | 58 | 4 |
| 1996 | 28 | Philadelphia Wings | 10 | 43 | 22 | 65 | 0-0 | .000 | 74 | 4 |
| 1997 | 29 | Philadelphia Wings | 10 | 40 | 32 | 72 | 0-0 | .000 | 65 | 8 |
| 1998 | 30 | Baltimore Thunder | 12 | 57 | 28 | 85 | 0-0 | .000 | 64 | 13 |
| 1999 | 31 | Baltimore Thunder | 11 | 50 | 32 | 82 | 0-0 | .000 | 60 | 2 |
| 2000 | 32 | Pittsburgh CrosseFire | 12 | 38 | 45 | 83 | 0-0 | .000 | 63 | 4 |
| 2001 | 33 | Washington Power | 14 | 43 | 47 | 90 | 0-0 | .000 | 82 | 10 |
| 2002 | 34 | Washington Power | 16 | 50 | 62 | 112 | 0-0 | .000 | 120 | 8 |
| 2003 | 35 | Colorado Mammoth | 16 | 61 | 35 | 96 | 0-0 | .000 | 105 | 4 |
| 2004 | 36 | Colorado Mammoth | 16 | 55 | 38 | 93 | 0-0 | .000 | 80 | 8 |
| 2005 | 37 | Colorado Mammoth | 16 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 0-0 | .000 | 81 | 4 |
| 2009 | 41 | Rochester Knighthawks | 11 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 1-1 | 1.000 | 42 | 4 |
| 2010 | 42 | Rochester Knighthawks | 11 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 0-0 | .000 | 47 | 4 |
| 2011 | 43 | Rochester Knighthawks | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0-0 | .000 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 Season Totals | 198 | 635 | 530 | 1165 | 68-123 | .553 | 1171 | 112 | ||
| Playoffs | 23 | 67 | 57 | 124 | 17-21 | .810 | 125 | 14 | ||
| All-Star | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | ||||
Source: NLL.com
Major League Lacrosse[]
| Year | Age | Team | GP | GS | Sh | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | GB | TotPen | PenMin | Sh% | FO | FO% | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG |
| 2001 | 34 | Long Island Lizards | 14 | 10 | 86 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 1 | 0.5 | 34.9 | 0-0 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 35 | Baltimore Bayhawks | 12 | 4 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 2.0 | 42.4 | 0-0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 36 | Baltimore Bayhawks | 11 | 4 | 81 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 22 | 2 | 2.0 | 37.0 | 0-0 | - | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 37 | Baltimore Bayhawks | 12 | 10 | 107 | 32 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 21 | 1 | 0.5 | 29.9 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 38 | Baltimore Bayhawks | 12 | 12 | 102 | 42 | 0 | 21 | 63 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 41.2 | 0-0 | - | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 Season Totals | 61 | 40 | 435 | 159 | 1 | 62 | 222 | 133 | 7 | 5.0 | 36.6 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Playoffs | 9 | 5 | 72 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 0.5 | 37.5 | 0-0 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Source: majorleaguelacrosse.com
National Lacrosse League Achievements[]
- 7-time regular season leader, total goals (1995–99, 2003, 2004)
- 2-time regular season leader, total assists (1991, 1997)
- 7-time regular season leader, total points (1991, 1995, 1997–00, 2004)
Championship Game[]
- played in 7 championship games (1 Detroit, 4 Philadelphia and 2 Baltimore)
- does not hold any Championship Game records
Rank among NLL Championship Game leaders in other stats:
- 3rd, goals, career (21)
- 4th, assists, career (15)
Playoffs[]
Holds NLL Playoff Records for:
- goals, career (65)
All-Star Game[]
Gait at the 2005 All-Star Skills Competition
- selected 4 times
- does not hold any All-Star Game records
Rank among NLL All-Star Game leaders in other stats:
- 2nd, goals, game (5)
- Behind Mark Steenhuis (6)
- 2nd, points, game (8)
- scored 5 goals and 3 assists for 8 points (1991 All-Star game)
- Behind Paul Cantabene (10)
- 5th, goals, career (6)
- Tied with Gavin Prout
Regular season[]
Holds NLL regular season records for:
- MVP honors (6)
- The only other player to win multiple MVP Awards is John Tavares (3)
- consecutive MVP honors (5)
- All-Pro Team honors (15)
- consecutive All-Pro Team honors (15)
- All-Pro First Team honors (14)
- consecutive All-Pro First Team honors (14)
- goals per game, career (3.425)
- goals, game (10)
- Set vs. the Toronto Rock on January 9, 1999
- Shared with his brother, Paul
Rank among NLL regular season leaders in other stats:
- 2nd, goals, career (596)
- 3rd, assists, career (495)
- 7th, assists per game, career (2.845)
- 2nd, points, career (1,091)
- 3rd, points per game, career (6.270)
- 5th, loose balls, career (1076)
- 2nd, goals, season (61)
- Also holds 3rd and 4th for this record
- 9th, assists, season (62)
- 3rd, points, season (112)
- 2nd, shots on goal, season (253)
- Also holds 3rd place for this record
- 6th, loose balls, season (120)
- 3rd, points, game (14)
Philadelphia Wings franchise records[]
Holds Philadelphia Wings records for:
- goals, 10-game season (43)
- assists, 10-game season (32)
- points, 10-game season (72)
- points, 8-game season (48)
- shots on goal, 10-game season (126)
- shots on goal, 8-game season (132)
Rank among Philadelphia Wings leaders in other stats:
- 5th, goals, career (150)
- 7th, assists, career (102)
- 7th, points, career (252)
- 6th, goals, season (43)
- Also holds 10th place for this record
Colorado Mammoth franchise records[]
Holds Colorado Mammoth records for:
- games played, career (113)
- goals, career (387)
- assists, career (335)
- points, career (722)
- goals, season (61)
- Also holds 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 10th place for this record
- shots on goal, season (244)
- Also holds 2nd, 4th, 6th and 7th place for this record
- goals, game (10)*
- goals, 16-game season (61)
- goals, 14-game season (43)
- goals, 12-game season (57)
- assists, 14-game season (47)
- points, 14-game season (90)
- points, 12-game season (85)
- shots on goal, 16-game season (253)
- shots on goal, 14-game season (146)
- shots on goal, 12-game season (157)
Rank among Colorado Mammoth leaders in other stats:
- 3rd, loose balls, career (655)
- 3rd, assists, season (62)
- Also holds 8th and 9th place for this record
- 2nd, points, season (96)
- Also holds 3rd, 7th, 9th and 10th place for this record
- 8th, loose balls, season (120)
*NLL record
Coaching records[]
- Gary Gait does not hold any coaching records
Rank among NLL coaching leaders in other stats:
- 2nd, regular season win percentage, career (%68.75)
- 4th, postseason win percentage, career (%75.00)
Major League Lacrosse Achievements[]
- Scored 3 (hat trick) or more goals in 34 games (31 regular season, 3 postseason)
- Scored 6 goals (sock trick) in 4 games (2 regular season, 2 postseason)
- 1-time regular season leader, total goals (2005)
- 1-time regular season leader, total points (2005)
- 1-time regular season leader, total hat tricks (2005)
Post season[]
Holds MLL post season records for:
- goals, career (29)
- points, career (35)
- hat tricks, career (3)
- There is a 5-way tie for this record
- shots, career (72)
- power play assists, game (2)
- Set vs. the Long Island Lizards in the 2002 Championship Game on September 1
Rank among MLL post season leaders in other stats:
- 5th, assists, career (8)
- Tied with Ryan Boyle
- 8th, ground balls, career (24)
Regular season[]
Holds MLL regular season records for:
- overtime goals, career (2)
- There is a 4-way tie for this record
- overtime points, career (2)
- There is an 8-way tie for this record
Rank among MLL regular season leaders in other stats:
- 6th, goals, career (159)
- 5th, hat tricks, career (31)
- 12th, assists, career (62)
- 8th, points, career (222)
- 9th, shots, career (435)
Career Highs[]
Regular season:
- goals: 6 (2 times)
- assists: 4 (3 times)
- points: 8 (2 times)
Postseason:
- goals: 6 (2 times)
- assists: 4 (September 1, 2002 vs. Long Island Lizards)
- points: 7 (August 24, 2003 vs. Long Island Lizards)
- power play assists: 2 (September 1, 2002 vs. Long Island Lizards)*
*MLL record
Other Interesting Notes[]
- Games in which Gait was leading scorer (or tied for leading scorer): 20 (17 regular season, 3 post season)
- Games in which Gait was team's leading scorer (or tied for leading scorer): 23 (20 regular season, 3 post season)
College career statistics and achievements[]
Syracuse University[]
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 1.71 | |
| 1988 | 15 | 70(a) | 17 | 87 | 5.80 | |
| 1989 | 17 | 51 | 14 | 65 | 3.82 | |
| 1990 | 16 | 46 | 26 | 72 | 4.50 | |
| Totals | 56 | 192(b) | 61 | 253 | 4.52 |
- (a) 2nd in NCAA single-season goals
- (b) 3rd in NCAA career goals
NCAA Tournament[]
- 1-time NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 4-time All-Tournament Team
- 2-time Tournament leader, total points (1988, 1990)
Holds NCAA Tournament records for:
- goals, career (50)
- goals, game (9)
- Set vs. Navy on May 22, 1988
- Shared with Oliver Brown
- goals, quarterfinal (9)
- Set vs. Navy on May 22, 1988
- points, game (12)
- Set vs. Navy on May 22, 1988
- Shared with Ed Mullen
Rank among NCAA Tournament leaders in other stats:
- 2nd, goals, tournament (15)
- Set during the 1990 tournament
- Held for 16 years until Matt Ward broke it in 2006 with 16 (Ward played in 4 games in 2006 while Gait played in only 3 in 1990 because Syracuse had a Bye in the first round of the 1990 tournament)
- Also holds 3rd place for this record with 14 goals (1988)
- 3rd, goals, championship game (5)
- Set during the 1990 Championship Game
- Tied with many
Career and season NCAA records[]
- 3rd, career goals (192)
- 2nd, goals in a season (70)
- 4th, career goals per game (3.43)
- 18th, career points (253)
- 5th, goals per game, season (4.67)
- 3rd, points, game (12)
- Set May 22, 1988 vs. Navy
- 3rd, goals, game (9)
- Set May 22, 1988 vs. Navy
Syracuse men's lacrosse records[]
- goals, career (192)
- goals per game, career (3.43)
- goals, season (70)
- goals per game, season (4.67)
- goals, game (9)
- goals, tournament (15, 1990)
- goals, tournament game (9)*
- Set May 22, 1988 vs. Navy
- points, tournament game (12)*
- Set May 22, 1988 vs. Navy
Hall of Fame Inductions[]
- US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame – November 12, 2005
- National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame – February 23, 2006 – Charter Class
Awards[]
- NLL Most Valuable Player Award: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003
- NLL Championionship Game MVP Award: 1991, 1995
- NLL Sportsmanship Award: 2004 (tie), 2005
- NLL Rookie of the Year Award: 1991
- NLL Player of the Month: 6 times
- NLL Player of the Week: 7 times (1994–2001)
- NLL Overall Player of the Week: 6 times (2002–2005)
- NLL Offensive Player of the Week: 3 times
- MLL Most Valuable Player Award: 2005 (tie)
- MLL Championship Game MVP Award: 2005
- MLL All-Star MVP Award: 2004
- MLL Offensive Player of the Week: 2 times
- MLL Most Valuable Player of the Game Award: 12 times
- Lt. Raymond Enners Award (NCAA Player of the Year): 1988, 1990
- McLaughlin Award: 1988, 1989
- NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: 1990
Honors[]
- 3-time All-World Team (1990, 1994, 1998)
- 14-time NLL All-Pro First Team (1991-2004)
- 1-time NLL All-Pro Second Team (2005)
- 2-time All-MLL Team (2004, 2005)
- 3-time All-American First Team (1988, 1989, 1990)
- 1-time All-American Honorable Mention (1987)
- 4-time NCAA All-Tournament Team (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)
- Named to Lacrosse Magazine's All-20th Century Team
- Named to the NCAA's 25th Anniversary Team
Team honors[]
- Three NCAA National Championships - Syracuse University: 1988, 1989, 1990
- Two Mann Cups - Victoria Shamrocks: 1997, 1999
- Three NLL Championships - Detroit Turbos: 1991 - Philadelphia Wings: 1994, 1995
- Three MLL Steinfeld Cups - Long Island Lizards: 2001 - Baltimore Bayhawks: 2002, 2005
- Heritage Cup - Canada: 2004
- World Championship - Canada: 2006
Coaching honors[]
- Seven NCAA Women's National Championships - University of Maryland Assistant Coach: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
- NLL Champion's Cup - Colorado Mammoth Head Coach: 2006
- Two MLL Steinfeld Cups - Baltimore Bayhawks Player-Coach: 2002, 2005
Physical statistics[]
- Height: 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm)
- Weight: 210 pounds (95 kg)
See also[]
NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Records
References[]
- Inside Lacrosse
- National Lacrosse League Career Stats
- The Outsider's Guide to the NLL
- Major League Lacrosse Record Books
External links[]
- Rochester Knighthawks Player Profile
- Gary Gait: MLL Player Profile at Pointstreak.com
- Gary Gait: NLL Player Profile at Pointstreak.com
- Gary Gait National Hall of Fame Biography
- Gary Gait Coaching record at Syracuse
- 1987 Syracuse Men's Lacrosse Statistics
- 1989 Syracuse Men's Lacrosse Statistics
- 1990 Syracuse Men's Lacrosse Statistics
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