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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | WAR | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | HBP | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
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| 1923 | 24 | HIL | ECL | 0.6 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.84 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 142 | 3.67 | 0.947 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.67 | ||
| 1924 | 25 | HBG | ECL | 1.3 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.27 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 111.2 | 114 | 64 | 53 | 39 | 51 | 14 | 2 | 99 | 1.370 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.31 | ||||||
| 1925 | 26 | HBG | ECL | 2.9 | 11 | 6 | .647 | 4.03 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 138.1 | 127 | 66 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 583 | 121 | 1.207 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.00 | |||||
| 1926 | 27 | HBG | ECL | 1.1 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4.50 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 114.0 | 131 | 69 | 57 | 5 | 42 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 522 | 96 | 3.94 | 1.518 | 10.3 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 1.21 | ||
| 1927 | 28 | HBG | ECL | 0.3 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.53 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | 53 | 36 | 29 | 4 | 21 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 250 | 98 | 3.58 | 1.283 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 1.48 | |
| 1928 | 29 | AC | ECL | -0.3 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 5.72 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 119.2 | 141 | 97 | 76 | 9 | 42 | 50 | 5 | 1 | 535 | 88 | 4.35 | 1.529 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 1.19 | ||
| 1929 | 30 | AC | ANL | -1.0 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 8.66 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 79 | 62 | 51 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 271 | 61 | 4.76 | 2.057 | 13.4 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 0.47 | |
| 1932 | 33 | NWB | EWL | -0.1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.71 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 50 | 4.34 | 2.032 | 15.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.00 | |
| 8 Yrs | 4.7 | 35 | 41 | .461 | 4.96 | 103 | 77 | 3 | 48 | 4 | 3 | 623.2 | 678 | 412 | 344 | 23 | 220 | 245 | 36 | 8 | 2288 | 94 | 2.47 | 1.440 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.11 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | 1.8 | 13 | 15 | .461 | 4.96 | 39 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 235 | 256 | 156 | 130 | 83 | 93 | 14 | 3 | 94 | 1.440 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.11 | |||||||||
| HBG (4 Yrs) | 5.5 | 27 | 23 | .540 | 4.29 | 66 | 49 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 421.2 | 425 | 235 | 201 | 9 | 142 | 173 | 30 | 7 | 1355 | 105 | 1.55 | 1.345 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.22 | ||||
| AC (2 Yrs) | -1.3 | 7 | 15 | .318 | 6.62 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 172.2 | 220 | 159 | 127 | 12 | 72 | 64 | 6 | 1 | 806 | 77 | 4.48 | 1.691 | 11.5 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.89 | ||||
| HIL (1 Yr) | 0.6 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.84 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 142 | 3.67 | 0.947 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.67 | |||||
| NWB (1 Yr) | -0.1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.71 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 50 | 4.34 | 2.032 | 15.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.00 | ||||
| ECL (6 Yrs) | 5.8 | 32 | 34 | .485 | 4.55 | 89 | 67 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 560.1 | 581 | 339 | 283 | 19 | 187 | 228 | 35 | 8 | 1964 | 101 | 2.22 | 1.371 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 1.22 | ||||
| ANL (1 Yr) | -1.0 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 8.66 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 79 | 62 | 51 | 3 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 271 | 61 | 4.76 | 2.057 | 13.4 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 0.47 | ||||
| EWL (1 Yr) | -0.1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.71 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 50 | 4.34 | 2.032 | 15.7 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.00 | ||||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | IP | G | GS | R | RA9 | RA9opp | RA9def | RA9role | PPFp | RA9avg | RAA | WAA | gmLI | WAAadj | WAR | RAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 24 | HIL | ECL | 19.0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.32 | 5.22 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.22 | 4 | 0.4 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 6 | .603 | .503 | ||
| 1924 | 25 | HBG | ECL | 111.2 | 14 | 12 | 64 | 5.16 | 5.35 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.35 | 2 | 0.4 | 1.00 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 15 | .529 | .502 | ||
| 1925 | 26 | HBG | ECL | 138.1 | 23 | 15 | 66 | 4.29 | 5.26 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.26 | 15 | 1.8 | 1.00 | -0.2 | 2.9 | 32 | .576 | .511 | ||
| 1926 | 27 | HBG | ECL | 114.0 | 20 | 14 | 69 | 5.45 | 4.97 | -0.22 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.20 | -3 | 0.1 | 1.00 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 10 | .505 | .501 | |
| 1927 | 28 | HBG | ECL | 57.2 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 5.62 | 5.33 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.03 | -4 | -0.2 | 1.00 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 3 | .480 | .499 | |
| 1928 | 29 | AC | ECL | 119.2 | 19 | 16 | 97 | 7.30 | 5.75 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.71 | -21 | -1.3 | 1.00 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -6 | .433 | .492 | |
| 1929 | 30 | AC | ANL | 53.0 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 10.53 | 6.31 | -0.44 | 0.00 | 100 | 6.75 | -22 | -1.4 | 1.00 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -15 | .380 | .491 | |
| 1932 | 33 | NWB | EWL | 10.1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9.58 | 5.01 | -1.80 | 0.00 | 100 | 6.80 | -3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -2 | .388 | .499 | ||
| 8 Yrs | 623.2 | 103 | 77 | 412 | 5.95 | 5.41 | -0.07 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.48 | -32 | -0.5 | 1.00 | -0.9 | 4.7 | 43 | .495 | .500 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg | 235 | 39 | 29 | 156 | 5.95 | 5.41 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.48 | -12 | -0.2 | 1.00 | -0.3 | 1.8 | 16 | .495 | .500 | |||||
| HBG (4 Yrs) | 421.2 | 66 | 49 | 235 | 5.02 | 5.22 | -0.02 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.24 | 10 | 2.1 | 1.00 | -0.6 | 5.5 | 59 | .531 | .504 | ||||
| AC (2 Yrs) | 172.2 | 31 | 24 | 159 | 8.29 | 5.92 | -0.11 | 0.00 | 100 | 6.03 | -43 | -2.7 | 1.00 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -21 | .412 | .492 | ||||
| HIL (1 Yr) | 19.0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3.32 | 5.22 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.22 | 4 | 0.4 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 6 | .603 | .503 | |||||
| NWB (1 Yr) | 10.1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9.58 | 5.01 | -1.80 | 0.00 | 100 | 6.80 | -3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -2 | .388 | .499 | |||||
| ECL (6 Yrs) | 560.1 | 89 | 67 | 339 | 5.44 | 5.33 | -0.01 | 0.00 | 100 | 5.34 | -7 | 1.2 | 1.00 | -0.8 | 5.8 | 60 | .513 | .502 | ||||
| ANL (1 Yr) | 53.0 | 12 | 8 | 62 | 10.53 | 6.31 | -0.44 | 0.00 | 100 | 6.75 | -22 | -1.4 | 1.00 | -0.1 | -1.0 | -15 | .380 | .491 | ||||
| EWL (1 Yr) | 10.1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9.58 | 5.01 | -1.80 | 0.00 | 100 | 6.80 | -3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -2 | .388 | .499 | |||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | lgFld% | RF/9 | lgRF9 | RF/G | lgRFG | WP | SB | CS | CS% | lgCS% | Awards |
| 1923 | 24 | HIL | ECL | P | 4 | 19.0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .898 | 2.84 | 3.03 | 1.50 | 0.68 | 0 | ||||||
| 1924 | 25 | HBG | ECL | P | 14 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1925 | 26 | HBG | ECL | P | 23 | 0.00 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1926 | 27 | HBG | ECL | P | 20 | 14 | 114.0 | 40 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 0 | .950 | .903 | 3.00 | 2.66 | 1.90 | 2.28 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| 1927 | 28 | HBG | ECL | P | 9 | 8 | 57.2 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .922 | 2.03 | 2.68 | 1.44 | 2.50 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | |
| 1928 | 29 | AC | ECL | P | 19 | 119.2 | 45 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 1 | .978 | .953 | 3.31 | 3.27 | 2.32 | 5.04 | 1 | 7 | |||||
| 1929 | 30 | AC | ANL | P | 12 | 8 | 53.0 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | .912 | 1.87 | 2.56 | 0.92 | 2.41 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| 1932 | 33 | NWB | EWL | P | 2 | 2 | 10.1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .968 | 4.35 | 3.05 | 2.50 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 Yrs | 103 | 32 | 373.2 | 124 | 7 | 110 | 7 | 1 | .944 | .927 | 2.82 | 2.88 | 1.14 | 1.96 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | |||||
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When was Ping Gardner born?
Ping Gardner was born on March 5, 1899.
Where was Ping Gardner born?
Ping Gardner was born in Washington, DC.
How tall was Ping Gardner?
Ping Gardner was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.
How much did Ping Gardner weigh when playing?
Ping Gardner weighed 157 lbs (71 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Ping Gardner play?
Ping Gardner played 8 seasons.
Is Ping Gardner in the Hall of Fame?
Ping Gardner has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Ping Gardner play?
Ping Gardner was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Ping Gardner have?
Ping Gardner had 245 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Ping Gardner played for?
Ping Gardner played for 5 teams; the Hilldale Club, Harrisburg Giants, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants, Atlantic City Bacharach Giants and Newark Browns.
When did Ping Gardner retire?
Ping Gardner last played in 1932.
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