Welcome Gaston vs. Frank Stevens — Career Comparison

Welcome Gaston
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Stevens
UnknownThrows LeftIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Stevens 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 5.84 and 1.587 for Frank Stevens. 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 Frank Stevens

Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.69
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.03
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.68
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.65
32.65
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.98
60.98
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
5.84
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1308
27
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
9
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9.47
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
10.49
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.16
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.8
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.45
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.805
0.805
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
42.16
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1604
33.11
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.74
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
6.94
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.01
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.54
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.737
1.737
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
35.53
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1351
27.89
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.16
42.16
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.11
33.11

Fielding Stats for Welcome Gaston and Frank Stevens

Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.89
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.14
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
27
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671.2
9
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.53
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.58
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.27
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.11
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.28
60.28
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Welcome Gaston and Frank Stevens

Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
238.24
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
600
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
535.29
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
152.94
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
101.47
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
35.29
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.35
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.82
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
51.47
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
86.6
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54.98
80.86
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
229.41
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
198.53
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
85.29
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
67.65
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
144.12
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.56
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59.3
87.21
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.82
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
36.76
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.47
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
408
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
19.12
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.88
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.88
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Stevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100