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George Caster

George Jasper Caster (Ug)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 4, 1907 in Colton, CA(All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1934
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Browns/Tigers 1934-1946

Final Game: September 16, 1946
Died: December 18, 1955 in Lakewood, CA
Buried: Sunnyside Memorial Park, Long Beach, CA
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1934 26 PHA AL 3 2 .600 3.41 5 3 2 2 0 0 37.0 32 16 14 3 14 15 3 1 1 155 129 1.243 7.8 0.7 3.4 3.6 1.07
1935 27 PHA AL 1 4 .200 6.25 25 1 11 0 0 1 63.1 86 59 44 8 37 24 2 0 2 312 73 1.942 12.2 1.1 5.3 3.4 0.65
1937 29 PHA AL 12 19 .387 4.43 34 33 1 19 3 0 231.2 227 141 114 23 107 100 2 0 2 1005 107 1.442 8.8 0.9 4.2 3.9 0.93
1938 30 PHA AL 16 20 .444 4.35 42 40 2 20 2 1 281.1 310 156 136 25 117 112 3 0 5 1250 110 1.518 9.9 0.8 3.7 3.6 0.96
1939 31 PHA AL 9 9 .500 4.90 28 17 8 7 1 0 136.0 144 82 74 16 45 59 3 1 1 583 96 1.390 9.5 1.1 3.0 3.9 1.31
1940 32 PHA AL 4 19 .174 6.56 36 24 8 11 0 2 178.1 234 160 130 18 69 75 3 1 3 835 68 1.699 11.8 0.9 3.5 3.8 1.09
1941 33 SLB AL 3 7 .300 5.00 32 9 12 3 0 3 104.1 105 66 58 12 37 36 2 0 0 451 87 1.361 9.1 1.0 3.2 3.1 0.97
1942 34 SLB AL 8 2 .800 2.81 39 0 24 0 0 5 80.0 62 30 25 3 39 34 3 1 1 336 133 1.263 7.0 0.3 4.4 3.8 0.87
1943 35 SLB AL 6 8 .429 2.12 35 0 32 0 0 8 76.1 69 22 18 4 41 43 1 1 0 331 159 1.441 8.1 0.5 4.8 5.1 1.05
1944 36 SLB AL 6 6 .500 2.44 42 0 34 0 0 12 81.0 91 37 22 5 33 46 0 0 0 358 150 1.531 10.1 0.6 3.7 5.1 1.39
1945 37 TOT AL 6 3 .667 4.57 32 0 16 0 0 3 67.0 67 38 34 3 34 32 2 0 0 295 79 1.507 9.0 0.4 4.6 4.3 0.94
1945 37 SLB AL 1 2 .333 6.89 10 0 6 0 0 1 15.2 20 13 12 0 7 9 0 0 0 73 53 1.723 11.5 0.0 4.0 5.2 1.29
1945 37 DET AL 5 1 .833 3.86 22 0 10 0 0 2 51.1 47 25 22 3 27 23 2 0 0 222 92 1.442 8.2 0.5 4.7 4.0 0.85
1946 38 DET AL 2 1 .667 5.66 26 0 19 0 0 4 41.1 42 26 26 1 24 19 1 0 0 185 66 1.597 9.1 0.2 5.2 4.1 0.79
12 Yrs 76 100 .432 4.54 376 127 169 62 6 39 1377.2 1469 833 695 121 597 595 25 5 15 6096 96 1.500 9.6 0.8 3.9 3.9 1.00
162 Game Avg. 10 14 .432 4.54 51 17 23 8 1 5 186 199 113 94 16 81 80 3 1 2 824 96 1.500 9.6 0.8 3.9 3.9 1.00
PHA (6 yrs) 45 73 .381 4.97 170 118 32 59 6 4 927.2 1033 614 512 93 389 385 16 3 14 4140 94 1.533 10.0 0.9 3.8 3.7 0.99
SLB (5 yrs) 24 25 .490 3.40 158 9 108 3 0 29 357.1 347 168 135 24 157 168 6 2 1 1549 112 1.410 8.7 0.6 4.0 4.2 1.07
DET (2 yrs) 7 2 .778 4.66 48 0 29 0 0 6 92.2 89 51 48 4 51 42 3 0 0 407 78 1.511 8.6 0.4 5.0 4.1 0.82

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1934 26 PHA AL 37.0 5 3 16 3.89 4.90 0.19 0.00 104.9 4.93 4 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.7 9 .584 .503 $
1935 27 PHA AL 63.1 25 1 59 8.38 5.10 -0.10 0.00 101.0 5.26 -22 -2.0 1.0 -0.0 -1.4 -14 .422 .488 $
1937 29 PHA AL 231.2 34 33 141 5.48 5.33 -0.01 0.00 102.2 5.46 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.7 29 .497 .499 $
1938 30 PHA AL 280.2 42 40 156 5.00 5.52 -0.37 0.00 99.7 5.87 24 2.3 1.0 -0.1 4.6 63 .554 .514 $
1939 31 PHA AL 136.0 28 17 82 5.43 5.34 -0.42 0.00 101.4 5.84 6 0.5 1.0 -0.1 1.7 23 .519 .503 $
1940 32 PHA AL 178.1 36 24 160 8.07 5.02 -0.32 0.00 102.7 5.49 -53 -4.5 1.0 -0.1 -3.4 -34 .375 .472 $
1941 33 SLB AL 104.1 32 9 66 5.69 4.51 -0.18 0.00 104.4 4.90 -10 -1.0 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 0 .470 .494 $
1942 34 SLB AL 80.0 39 0 30 3.38 4.14 -0.13 0.00 103.6 4.43 9 1.0 1.0 -0.1 1.4 15 .525 .506 $
1943 35 SLB AL 76.0 35 0 22 2.61 3.85 -0.22 0.00 101.0 4.11 12 1.5 1.0 -0.1 1.9 17 .543 .509 $
1944 36 SLB AL 80.2 42 0 37 4.13 4.19 -0.03 0.00 103.1 4.35 2 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.6 7 .505 .501 $
1945 37 SLB AL 15.2 10 0 13 7.47 4.03 0.08 0.00 107.9 4.27 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -5 .440 .496 $
1945 37 DET AL 51.1 22 0 25 4.38 3.96 0.13 0.00 103.5 3.97 -2 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.0 1 .488 .498 $
1946 38 DET AL 41.1 26 0 26 5.66 4.20 0.05 0.00 105.7 4.39 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -3 .475 .496 $
12 Seasons 1376.1 376 127 833 5.45 4.93 -0.19 0.00 102.2 5.22 -42 -3.1 1.0 -0.9 6.6 108 .492 .499 $
PHA (6 yrs) 927.0 170 118 614 5.96 5.30 -0.24 0.00 101.5 5.61 -42 -3.3 1.0 -0.6 3.9 75 .480 .497 $
SLB (5 yrs) 356.2 158 9 168 4.24 4.19 -0.13 0.00 103.4 4.47 8 1.1 1.0 -0.2 3.1 35 .507 .501 $
DET (2 yrs) 92.2 48 0 51 4.95 4.07 0.09 0.00 104.5 4.15 -8 -0.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -2 .481 .497 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1945 37 DET AL WS W CHC 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.5
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.5

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1934 26 PHA AL 155 1.9% 9.7% 9.0% 3.9% 19% 76%
1935 27 PHA AL 312 2.6% 7.7% 11.9% 75%
1937 29 PHA AL 1007 2.3% 9.9% 10.6% 5.6% 25% 75%
1938 30 PHA AL 1250 2.0% 9.0% 9.4% 4.1% 17% 78%
1939 31 PHA AL 583 2.7% 10.1% 7.7% 5.7% 23% 77%
1940 32 PHA AL 835 2.2% 9.0% 8.3% 5.9% 21% 79%
1941 33 SLB AL 451 2.7% 8.0% 8.2% 3.6% 15% 79%
1942 34 SLB AL 336 0.9% 10.1% 11.6% 74%
1943 35 SLB AL 331 1.2% 13.0% 12.4% 70%
1944 36 SLB AL 358 1.4% 12.9% 9.2% 75%
1945 37 TOT AL 295 1.0% 10.9% 11.5% 74%
1945 37 SLB AL 73 0.0% 12.3% 9.6% 77%
1945 37 DET AL 222 1.4% 10.4% 12.2% 73%
1946 38 DET AL 185 0.5% 10.3% 13.0% 75%
12 Yrs 6098 2.0% 9.8% 9.8% 3.5% 14% 76%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.9% 8.7% 3.0% 12% 79%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1934 26 3 2 .600 3.41 5 3 2 2 0 0 37.0 32 16 14 3 14 15 3 1 1 155 129 1.243 7.8 0.7 3.4 3.6 1.07 129
1935 27 4 6 .400 5.20 30 4 13 2 0 1 100.1 118 75 58 11 51 39 5 1 3 467 87 1.684 10.6 1.0 4.6 3.5 0.76 87
1936 28 4 6 .400 5.20 30 4 13 2 0 1 100.1 118 75 58 11 51 39 5 1 3 467 87 1.684 10.6 1.0 4.6 3.5 0.76 87
1937 29 16 25 .390 4.66 64 37 14 21 3 1 332.0 345 216 172 34 158 139 7 1 5 1472 100 1.515 9.4 0.9 4.3 3.8 0.88 100
1938 30 32 45 .416 4.52 106 77 16 41 5 2 613.1 655 372 308 59 275 251 10 1 10 2722 104 1.516 9.6 0.9 4.0 3.7 0.91 104
1939 31 41 54 .432 4.59 134 94 24 48 6 2 749.1 799 454 382 75 320 310 13 2 11 3305 103 1.493 9.6 0.9 3.8 3.7 0.97 103
1940 32 45 73 .381 4.97 170 118 32 59 6 4 927.2 1033 614 512 93 389 385 16 3 14 4140 94 1.533 10.0 0.9 3.8 3.7 0.99 94
1941 33 48 80 .375 4.97 202 127 44 62 6 7 1032.0 1138 680 570 105 426 421 18 3 14 4591 93 1.516 9.9 0.9 3.7 3.7 0.99 93
1942 34 56 82 .406 4.82 241 127 68 62 6 12 1112.0 1200 710 595 108 465 455 21 4 15 4927 95 1.497 9.7 0.9 3.8 3.7 0.98 95
1943 35 62 90 .408 4.64 276 127 100 62 6 20 1188.1 1269 732 613 112 506 498 22 5 15 5258 97 1.494 9.6 0.8 3.8 3.8 0.98 97
1944 36 68 96 .415 4.50 318 127 134 62 6 32 1269.1 1360 769 635 117 539 544 22 5 15 5616 98 1.496 9.6 0.8 3.8 3.9 1.01 98
1945 37 74 99 .428 4.51 350 127 150 62 6 35 1336.1 1427 807 669 120 573 576 24 5 15 5911 97 1.497 9.6 0.8 3.9 3.9 1.01 97
1946 38 76 100 .432 4.54 376 127 169 62 6 39 1377.2 1469 833 695 121 597 595 25 5 15 6096 96 1.500 9.6 0.8 3.9 3.9 1.00 96

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1934 26 2 2 .500 3.32 38.0 32 16 14 3 14 15 3 1.211 7.6 3.3 3.6 1.07 0.7 5
1935 27 3 4 .429 5.09 69.0 84 43 39 8 36 26 2 1.739 11.0 4.7 3.4 0.72 1.0 25
1937 29 14 12 .538 3.64 242.0 214 109 98 22 101 105 2 1.302 8.0 3.8 3.9 1.04 0.8 34
1938 30 19 14 .576 3.49 304.0 297 131 118 24 112 121 3 1.345 8.8 3.3 3.6 1.08 0.7 42
1939 31 7 8 .467 4.09 143.0 139 72 65 15 43 62 3 1.273 8.7 2.7 3.9 1.44 0.9 28
1940 32 7 14 .333 5.65 191.0 230 133 120 18 68 80 3 1.560 10.8 3.2 3.8 1.18 0.8 36
1941 33 5 7 .417 4.46 109.0 103 60 54 12 36 38 2 1.275 8.5 3.0 3.1 1.06 1.0 32
1942 34 6 3 .667 2.96 82.0 66 30 27 3 42 35 3 1.317 7.2 4.6 3.8 0.83 0.3 39
1943 35 6 2 .750 2.52 75.0 76 23 21 4 45 42 1 1.613 9.1 5.4 5.0 0.93 0.5 35
1944 36 6 3 .667 2.56 81.0 96 26 23 5 35 46 0 1.617 10.7 3.9 5.1 1.31 0.6 42
1945 37 3 4 .429 5.32 66.0 74 43 39 3 38 32 2 1.697 10.1 5.2 4.4 0.84 0.4 32
1946 38 1 3 .250 6.30 40.0 45 31 28 1 26 19 1 1.775 10.1 5.9 4.3 0.73 0.2 26
12 Yrs 79 76 .510 4.04 1440.0 1456 717 646 118 596 621 25 1.425 9.1 3.9 1.04 0.7 376

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1938 AL  4.6 (6th)

Wins s c a p y
1938 AL  16 (6th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 AL  8.819 (9th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1937 AL  3.885 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1938 AL  42 (6th)
1942 AL  39 (2nd)
1944 AL  42 (8th)

Saves s c a p y
1941 AL  3 (8th)
1942 AL  5 (4th)
1943 AL  8 (4th)
1944 AL  12 (1st)
1945 AL  3 (8th)
1946 AL  4 (5th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1937 AL  231.7 (10th)
1938 AL  281.3 (2nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1937 AL  100 (10th)
1938 AL  112 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1937 AL  33 (5th)
1938 AL  40 (1st)

Complete Games s c a p y
1937 AL  19 (6th)
1938 AL  20 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1937 AL  3 (6th)
1938 AL  2 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1937 AL  23 (3rd)
1938 AL  25 (3rd)
1939 AL  16 (9th)
1940 AL  18 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1937 AL  107 (7th)
1938 AL  117 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1938 AL  310 (2nd)
1940 AL  234 (10th)

Losses s c a p y
1937 AL  19 (2nd)
1938 AL  20 (1st)
1940 AL  19 (1st)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1937 AL  114 (10th)
1938 AL  136 (2nd)
1940 AL  130 (2nd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1938 AL  5 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1934 AL  3 (10th)
1939 AL  3 (10th)
1940 AL  3 (10th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1938 AL  1,250 (2nd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1942 AL  24 (3rd)
1943 AL  32 (3rd)
1944 AL  34 (4th)
1945 AL  16 (7th)
1946 AL  19 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (471), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 49 (527), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1410), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1990), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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