Welcome Gaston vs. Mike Loynd — Career Comparison

Welcome Gaston
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Loynd
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Loynd built a career as a starting pitcher and Welcome Gaston as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Welcome Gaston posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.737 compared to 5.82 and 1.698 for Mike Loynd. By the career numbers, Welcome Gaston had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Welcome Gaston and Mike Loynd

Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.83
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.71
45.71
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
5.82
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9.47
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
10.59
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.46
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.16
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.61
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.55
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
42.16
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
42.12
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
6.71
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.57
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.737
1.737
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.689
1.689
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
35.53
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
36.78
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.16
42.16
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.12
42.12

Fielding Stats for Welcome Gaston and Mike Loynd

Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.83
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.29
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.02
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.7
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
84
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Welcome Gaston and Mike Loynd

Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
86.6
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.56
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Mike Loynd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Loynd
Career
Per 600 PA