Welcome Gaston vs. Frank Wickware — Career Comparison

Welcome Gaston
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Wickware
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Wickware 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. Frank Wickware posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 2.84 and 1.737 for Welcome Gaston. By the career numbers, Frank Wickware had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Welcome Gaston and Frank Wickware

Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.36
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.03
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.39
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.57
59.57
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.94
75.94
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.73
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.65
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2639
27
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879.2
9
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.47
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.41
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.13
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.16
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.65
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
5.96
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.24
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
42.16
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3557
36.39
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.74
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.71
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.08
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.48
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.737
1.737
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
35.53
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3169
32.42
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.16
42.16
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Welcome Gaston and Frank Wickware

Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.37
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2687
27
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
895.2
9
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.57
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
3.02
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.83
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.074
2.074
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Welcome Gaston and Frank Wickware

Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
230.39
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
543.65
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
112.71
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
94.48
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
16.57
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.66
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
18.23
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
86.6
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.31
36.98
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
132.6
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
149.17
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.856
0.856
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
44.75
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
28.18
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
72.93
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.56
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.97
41.39
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.63
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
29.83
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.29
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.29
Welcome Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100