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Milt Gaston

Nathaniel Milton Gaston

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 27, 1896 in Ridgefield Park, NJ(All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1924
Teams (by GP): Browns/RedSox/WhiteSox/Yankees/Senators 1924-1934

Final Game: September 26, 1934
Died: April 26, 1996 in Barnstable, MA
Buried: Garden Of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, FL
Relatives: Brother of Alex Gaston
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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
1924 28 NYY AL 5 3 .625 4.50 29 2 20 0 0 1 86.0 92 48 43 3 44 24 6 3 3 390 93 1.581 9.6 0.3 4.6 2.5 0.55
1925 29 SLB AL 15 14 .517 4.41 42 29 6 16 0 1 238.2 284 146 117 8 101 84 5 1 6 1065 106 1.613 10.7 0.3 3.8 3.2 0.83
1926 30 SLB AL 10 18 .357 4.33 32 28 3 14 1 0 214.1 227 116 103 13 101 39 4 2 5 945 99 1.530 9.5 0.5 4.2 1.6 0.39
1927 31 SLB AL 13 17 .433 5.00 37 30 6 21 0 1 254.0 275 177 141 18 100 77 3 1 8 1117 87 1.476 9.7 0.6 3.5 2.7 0.77
1928 32 WSH AL 6 12 .333 5.51 28 22 4 8 3 0 148.2 179 102 91 3 53 45 0 0 3 664 73 1.561 10.8 0.2 3.2 2.7 0.85
1929 33 BOS AL 12 19 .387 3.73 39 28 9 20 1 2 243.2 265 121 101 15 81 83 3 0 17 1029 114 1.420 9.8 0.6 3.0 3.1 1.02
1930 34 BOS AL 13 20 .394 3.92 38 34 4 20 2 2 273.0 272 138 119 15 98 99 0 0 11 1175 117 1.355 9.0 0.5 3.2 3.3 1.01
1931 35 BOS AL 2 13 .133 4.46 23 18 5 4 0 0 119.0 137 76 59 4 41 33 0 0 4 526 96 1.496 10.4 0.3 3.1 2.5 0.80
1932 36 CHW AL 7 17 .292 4.00 28 25 3 7 1 1 166.2 183 101 74 10 73 44 1 0 5 742 108 1.536 9.9 0.5 3.9 2.4 0.60
1933 37 CHW AL 8 12 .400 4.85 30 25 2 7 1 0 167.0 177 106 90 9 60 39 1 0 3 723 87 1.419 9.5 0.5 3.2 2.1 0.65
1934 38 CHW AL 6 19 .240 5.85 29 28 1 10 1 0 194.0 247 146 126 16 84 48 1 0 13 895 80 1.706 11.5 0.7 3.9 2.2 0.57
11 Yrs 97 164 .372 4.55 355 269 63 127 10 8 2105.0 2338 1277 1064 114 836 615 24 7 78 9271 96 1.508 10.0 0.5 3.6 2.6 0.74
162 Game Avg. 11 18 .372 4.55 39 29 7 14 1 1 229 255 139 116 12 91 67 3 1 9 1010 96 1.508 10.0 0.5 3.6 2.6 0.74
BOS (3 yrs) 27 52 .342 3.95 100 80 18 44 3 4 635.2 674 335 279 34 220 215 3 0 32 2730 112 1.406 9.5 0.5 3.1 3.0 0.98
SLB (3 yrs) 38 49 .437 4.60 111 87 15 51 1 2 707.0 786 439 361 39 302 200 12 4 19 3127 96 1.539 10.0 0.5 3.8 2.5 0.66
CHW (3 yrs) 21 48 .304 4.95 87 78 6 24 3 1 527.2 607 353 290 35 217 131 3 0 21 2360 89 1.562 10.4 0.6 3.7 2.2 0.60
WSH (1 yr) 6 12 .333 5.51 28 22 4 8 3 0 148.2 179 102 91 3 53 45 0 0 3 664 73 1.561 10.8 0.2 3.2 2.7 0.85
NYY (1 yr) 5 3 .625 4.50 29 2 20 0 0 1 86.0 92 48 43 3 44 24 6 3 3 390 93 1.581 9.6 0.3 4.6 2.5 0.55

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
1924 28 NYY AL 86.0 29 2 48 5.02 5.00 0.04 0.00 100.1 4.97 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.6 10 .495 .499 $
1925 29 SLB AL 237.2 42 29 146 5.53 5.10 -0.12 0.00 106.2 5.54 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.1 1.9 29 .499 .500 $
1926 30 SLB AL 214.1 32 28 116 4.87 4.83 -0.10 0.00 105.7 5.22 8 0.8 1.0 -0.1 2.6 32 .525 .505 $
1927 31 SLB AL 253.0 37 30 177 6.30 5.09 -0.16 0.00 104.3 5.47 -24 -2.2 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 6 .440 .486 $
1928 32 WSH AL 148.2 28 22 102 6.17 4.72 0.08 0.00 98.6 4.58 -27 -2.5 1.0 -0.1 -1.2 -10 .411 .485 $
1929 33 BOS AL 243.2 39 28 121 4.47 5.24 -0.03 0.00 100.4 5.29 22 2.2 1.0 -0.1 4.3 51 .557 .514 $
1930 34 BOS AL 273.0 38 34 138 4.55 5.77 0.18 0.00 99.2 5.54 29 2.8 1.0 -0.1 5.0 65 .573 .517 $
1931 35 BOS AL 119.0 23 18 76 5.75 5.21 0.01 0.00 98.4 5.12 -9 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 0.2 6 .465 .495 $
1932 36 CHW AL 166.2 28 25 101 5.45 5.37 -0.16 0.00 95.5 5.28 -4 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 1.0 17 .488 .498 $
1933 37 CHW AL 167.0 30 25 106 5.71 5.12 0.03 0.00 99.3 5.05 -14 -1.3 1.0 -0.1 0.1 7 .456 .492 $
1934 38 CHW AL 194.0 29 28 146 6.77 5.33 -0.29 0.00 102.5 5.76 -22 -2.0 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 2 .432 .488 $
11 Seasons 2103.0 355 269 1277 5.47 5.19 -0.05 0.00 101.4 5.32 -42 -3.5 1.0 -1.0 14.0 216 .490 .498 $
BOS (3 yrs) 635.2 100 80 335 4.74 5.46 0.07 0.00 99.5 5.37 43 4.2 1.0 -0.3 9.5 122 .542 .509 $
SLB (3 yrs) 705.0 111 87 439 5.60 5.02 -0.13 0.00 105.4 5.42 -16 -1.4 1.0 -0.3 4.4 68 .487 .497 $
CHW (3 yrs) 527.2 87 78 353 6.02 5.28 -0.15 0.00 99.3 5.38 -40 -3.6 1.0 -0.3 0.7 26 .458 .493 $
WSH (1 yr) 148.2 28 22 102 6.17 4.72 0.08 0.00 98.6 4.58 -27 -2.5 1.0 -0.1 -1.2 -10 .411 .485 $
NYY (1 yr) 86.0 29 2 48 5.02 5.00 0.04 0.00 100.1 4.97 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.6 10 .495 .499 $

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%
1924 28 NYY AL 392 0.8% 6.1% 11.2% 75%
1925 29 SLB AL 1066 0.8% 7.9% 9.5% 2.6% 10% 79%
1926 30 SLB AL 951 1.4% 4.1% 10.6% 4.3% 18% 79%
1927 31 SLB AL 1117 1.6% 6.9% 9.0% 4.0% 16% 79%
1928 32 WSH AL 666 0.5% 6.8% 8.0% 2.1% 8% 82%
1929 33 BOS AL 1028 1.5% 8.1% 7.9% 5.0% 19% 80%
1930 34 BOS AL 1174 1.3% 8.4% 8.4% 3.7% 16% 80%
1931 35 BOS AL 523 0.8% 6.3% 7.8% 1.5% 6% 82%
1932 36 CHW AL 742 1.4% 5.9% 9.8% 2.2% 9% 81%
1933 37 CHW AL 723 1.2% 5.4% 8.3% 2.8% 11% 83%
1934 38 CHW AL 897 1.8% 5.4% 9.4% 4.1% 15% 81%
11 Yrs 9279 1.2% 6.6% 9.0% 3.3% 13% 80%
MLB Averages 1.2% 7.7% 8.0% 3.2% 13% 80%

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+
1924 28 5 3 .625 4.50 29 2 20 0 0 1 86.0 92 48 43 3 44 24 6 3 3 390 93 1.581 9.6 0.3 4.6 2.5 0.55 93
1925 29 20 17 .541 4.44 71 31 26 16 0 2 324.2 376 194 160 11 145 108 11 4 9 1455 102 1.605 10.4 0.3 4.0 3.0 0.74 102
1926 30 30 35 .462 4.39 103 59 29 30 1 2 539.0 603 310 263 24 246 147 15 6 14 2400 101 1.575 10.1 0.4 4.1 2.5 0.60 101
1927 31 43 52 .453 4.59 140 89 35 51 1 3 793.0 878 487 404 42 346 224 18 7 22 3517 96 1.544 10.0 0.5 3.9 2.5 0.65 96
1928 32 49 64 .434 4.73 168 111 39 59 4 3 941.2 1057 589 495 45 399 269 18 7 25 4181 92 1.546 10.1 0.4 3.8 2.6 0.67 92
1929 33 61 83 .424 4.53 207 139 48 79 5 5 1185.1 1322 710 596 60 480 352 21 7 42 5210 96 1.520 10.0 0.5 3.6 2.7 0.73 96
1930 34 74 103 .418 4.41 245 173 52 99 7 7 1458.1 1594 848 715 75 578 451 21 7 53 6385 99 1.489 9.8 0.5 3.6 2.8 0.78 99
1931 35 76 116 .396 4.42 268 191 57 103 7 7 1577.1 1731 924 774 79 619 484 21 7 57 6911 99 1.490 9.9 0.5 3.5 2.8 0.78 99
1932 36 83 133 .384 4.38 296 216 60 110 8 8 1744.0 1914 1025 848 89 692 528 22 7 62 7653 100 1.494 9.9 0.5 3.6 2.7 0.76 100
1933 37 91 145 .386 4.42 326 241 62 117 9 8 1911.0 2091 1131 938 98 752 567 23 7 65 8376 98 1.488 9.8 0.5 3.5 2.7 0.75 98
1934 38 97 164 .372 4.55 355 269 63 127 10 8 2105.0 2338 1277 1064 114 836 615 24 7 78 9271 96 1.508 10.0 0.5 3.6 2.6 0.74 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
1924 28 5 4 .556 4.00 90.0 91 44 40 3 44 25 6 1.500 9.1 4.4 2.5 0.57 0.3 29
1925 29 15 12 .556 3.55 251.0 268 110 99 8 95 88 5 1.446 9.6 3.4 3.2 0.93 0.3 42
1926 30 12 12 .500 3.85 222.0 224 106 95 13 100 40 4 1.459 9.1 4.1 1.6 0.40 0.5 32
1927 31 14 15 .483 4.25 267.0 266 140 126 17 97 81 3 1.360 9.0 3.3 2.7 0.84 0.6 37
1928 32 6 11 .353 5.26 154.0 182 100 90 3 54 47 0 1.532 10.6 3.2 2.7 0.87 0.2 28
1929 33 15 12 .556 3.46 247.0 264 106 95 15 81 84 3 1.397 9.6 3.0 3.1 1.04 0.5 39
1930 34 20 12 .625 3.15 294.0 260 114 103 14 94 107 0 1.204 8.0 2.9 3.3 1.14 0.4 38
1931 35 7 6 .538 3.89 125.0 134 60 54 4 40 35 0 1.392 9.6 2.9 2.5 0.88 0.3 23
1932 36 11 8 .579 3.48 176.0 180 76 68 10 72 46 1 1.432 9.2 3.7 2.4 0.64 0.5 28
1933 37 9 10 .474 4.37 177.0 179 96 86 9 61 41 1 1.356 9.1 3.1 2.1 0.67 0.5 30
1934 38 9 14 .391 4.78 207.0 237 122 110 15 81 51 1 1.536 10.3 3.5 2.2 0.63 0.7 29
11 Yrs 123 116 .515 3.93 2210.0 2285 1074 966 111 819 645 24 1.405 9.3 2.6 0.79 0.5 355

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1929 AL  4.3 (9th)
1930 AL  5.0 (6th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1930 AL  3.92 (10th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1930 AL  8.967 (5th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1925 AL  3.168 (10th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1927 AL  254.0 (6th)
1930 AL  273.0 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1925 AL  84 (8th)
1927 AL  77 (9th)

Games Started s c a p y
1927 AL  30 (8th)
1930 AL  34 (5th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1925 AL  16 (8th)
1927 AL  21 (4th)
1929 AL  20 (6th)
1930 AL  20 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1928 AL  3 (6th)
1930 AL  2 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1926 AL  13 (3rd)
1927 AL  18 (1st)
1930 AL  15 (9th)
1934 AL  16 (5th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1925 AL  101 (5th)
1926 AL  101 (4th)
1927 AL  100 (4th)
1930 AL  98 (6th)
Career  836 (212th)

Hits s c a p y
1925 AL  284 (4th)
1927 AL  275 (5th)
1930 AL  272 (9th)
1934 AL  247 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1925 AL  0.302 (10th)

Losses s c a p y
1925 AL  14 (7th)
1926 AL  18 (1st)
1927 AL  17 (3rd)
1929 AL  19 (3rd)
1930 AL  20 (1st)
1932 AL  17 (3rd)
1934 AL  19 (2nd)
Career  164 (109th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1925 AL  117 (7th)
1926 AL  103 (8th)
1927 AL  141 (1st)
1930 AL  119 (6th)
1934 AL  126 (2nd)
Career  1,064 (188th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1925 AL  6 (2nd)
1926 AL  5 (7th)
1927 AL  8 (2nd)
1929 AL  17 (1st)
1930 AL  11 (1st)
1931 AL  4 (5th)
1932 AL  5 (9th)
1934 AL  13 (2nd)
Career  78 (196th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1925 AL  1,065 (9th)
1927 AL  1,117 (4th)
1930 AL  1,175 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1924 AL  20 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1930 AL  117 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1930 AL  22 (9th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1930 AL  2.1 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1932 AL  born 1896-01-27 (9th)
1933 AL  born 1896-01-27 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 32 (754), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1697), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1862), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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