List of career achievements by Gary Gait
# List of career achievements by Gary Gait

This page details statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to Gary Gait.

## Professional career statistics and achievements

### 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 | 18 Season Totals | 18 Season Totals | 198 | 635 | 530 | 1165 | 68-123 | .553 | 1171 | 112 |
| Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 23 | 67 | 57 | 124 | 17-21 | .810 | 125 | 14 |
| All-Star | All-Star | 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 | 5 Season Totals | 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 | Playoffs | 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**

* 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

## Honours

* 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 honours

* 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 honours

* 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)
