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Gifford
Gaylord		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: July 23, 1876 in Usa
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won PITCHER OF THE YEAR or ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1901 24 DET AL 17 13 .567 38 37 27 3 0 325.3 337 109 10 53 87 3.02 .269 .297 .330 .627 21.6
1902 25 DET AL 17 18 .486 36 36 31 3 0 313.7 329 96 6 35 67 2.75 .268 .289 .321 .610 20.4
1903 26 DET AL 20 12 .625 37 37 29 2 0 312.7 321 106 6 38 70 3.05 .265 .287 .335 .622 24.1
1904 27 DET AL 18 16 .529 38 38 31 4 0 315.7 315 104 3 39 66 2.96 .259 .280 .305 .586 20.1
1905 28 DET AL 2 3 .400 6 6 4 1 0 38.3 51 19 1 3 10 4.46 .319 .327 .406 .734 0.0
  PHI NL 16 9 .640 28 28 19 2 0 232.0 249 87 6 32 39 3.38 .276 .299 .353 .652 14.3
  TOT   18 12 .600 34 34 23 3 0 270.3 300 106 7 35 49 3.53 .283 .303 .361 .664 14.3
1906 29 PHI NL 9 9 .500 28 18 15 1 3 156.3 174 66 4 30 26 3.80 .288 .322 .366 .688 5.2
1907 30 PHI NL 4 10 .286 21 10 8 0 3 93.7 108 53 5 27 18 5.09 .290 .337 .394 .731 0.0
1908 31 AAA   10 13 .435 26 26 15 2 0 219.7 227 53 2 16 84 2.17 .263 .277 .326 .603  
1909 32 AAA   15 7 .682 29 29 14 3 0 221.0 229 63 5 23 66 2.57 .264 .283 .331 .614  
7 Years Sim 103 90 .534 232 210 164 16 6 1787.7 1884 640 41 257 383 3.22 .271 .296 .336 .633 105.6
2 Years AAA 25 20 .556 55 55 29 5 0 440.7 456 116 7 39 150 2.37 .263 .280 .329 .608  
Season Average 14 12 .538 33 30 23 2 0 255.4 269 91 5 36 54 3.22 .271 .296 .336 .633  
Career Highs 20 18 .625 38 38 31 4 3 325.3 337 109 10 53 87 5.09 .290 .337 .394 .731  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1098 353 19 164 196   .271 .299 .325 .624
vs LH   786 287 22 93 187   .271 .294 .353 .647
Home 52 39 .571 106 101 86 9 0 899.3 963 313 17 124 209 3.13 .274 .299 .333 .632
Away 51 51 .500 126 109 78 7 6 888.3 921 327 24 133 174 3.31 .268 .295 .339 .634
Mar/Apr 9 8 .529 20 17 15 1 2 146.7 162 51 2 16 36 3.13 .280 .300 .336 .635
May 14 24 .368 45 40 33 2 0 349.0 360 132 9 55 77 3.40 .271 .300 .348 .648
June 21 16 .568 45 42 31 4 1 357.7 384 124 10 59 82 3.12 .275 .304 .334 .638
July 19 9 .679 39 33 22 3 2 276.0 291 103 4 48 52 3.36 .269 .300 .330 .630
August 20 13 .606 41 36 28 2 1 307.3 343 122 7 42 62 3.57 .283 .307 .350 .657
Sep/Oct 20 20 .500 42 42 35 4 0 351.0 344 108 9 37 74 2.77 .255 .275 .320 .595
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won BATTER OF THE YEAR or ROOKIE OF THE YEAR.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1901 24 DET AL 37 108 5 11 9 0 0 6 0 0 1 9 .102 .109 .185 .294 -0.4 0.0
1902 25 DET AL 36 105 4 4 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 12 .038 .046 .038 .084 -6.0 0.0
1903 26 DET AL 37 106 5 12 8 0 0 9 0 0 2 14 .113 .128 .189 .317 0.2 0.0
1904 27 DET AL 38 94 6 7 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 10 .074 .129 .096 .224 -1.0 0.0
1905 28 DET AL 6 12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.5 0.0
  PHI NL 28 81 3 5 4 1 0 6 0 0 4 9 .062 .102 .136 .238 -0.4 0.0
  TOT   34 93 4 6 4 1 0 7 0 0 4 11 .065 .100 .129 .229 -0.9 0.0
1906 29 PHI NL 28 52 3 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 2 9 .077 .109 .096 .205 -1.3 0.0
1907 30 PHI NL 21 28 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .071 .069 .107 .176 -0.8 0.0
7 Years Sim 231 586 29 46 25 1 0 41 0 1 15 71 .078 .101 .125 .226 -10.1 0.0
162 Game Average 410 20 32 17 0 0 28 0 0 10 49 .078 .101 .125 .226 -7.1  
Career Highs 38 108 6 12 9 1 0 9 0 1 5 14 .113 .129 .189 .317 0.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   463 23 39 22 1 0 32 0 1 13 59 .084 .107 .136 .243 -11.7
vs LH   123 6 7 3 0 0 9 0 0 2 12 .057 .078 .081 .159 -6.3
Home 105 279 14 25 15 1 0 22 0 1 3 27 .090 .101 .151 .251 -7.3
Away 126 307 15 21 10 0 0 19 0 0 12 44 .068 .102 .101 .203 -10.7
RISP   143 0 10 6 0 0 36 0 0 3 20 .070 .083 .112 .195 -5.4
Close/Late   68 7 8 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 7 .118 .147 .191 .338 0.0
Mar/Apr 20 48 6 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .083 .098 .125 .223 -1.4
May 44 106 5 6 4 0 0 6 0 0 1 14 .057 .064 .094 .159 -5.4
June 45 120 4 11 9 0 0 14 0 0 2 17 .092 .103 .167 .270 -2.3
July 37 91 0 11 5 0 0 7 0 0 0 10 .121 .120 .176 .295 -1.1
August 41 103 4 5 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 8 .049 .084 .078 .162 -5.4
Sep/Oct 42 118 10 9 4 0 0 9 0 0 8 15 .076 .133 .110 .243 -2.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won GOLD GLOVE AWARD.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1901 24 DET AL P 37 37 325.3 26 50 3 2 .962 2.10    
1902 25 DET AL P 36 36 313.7 13 37 0 1 1.000 1.43    
1903 26 DET AL P 37 37 312.7 19 52 1 2 .986 2.04    
1904 27 DET AL P 38 38 315.7 21 64 0 5 1.000 2.42    
1905 28 DET AL P 6 6 38.3 2 7 0 1 1.000 2.11    
  PHI NL P 28 28 232.0 10 43 1 5 .981 2.06    
  TOT   P 34 34 270.3 12 50 1 6 .984 2.06    
1906 29 PHI NL P 28 18 156.3 13 27 0 1 1.000 2.30    
1907 30 PHI NL P 21 10 93.7 5 10 0 2 1.000 1.44    
Career Totals   231 210 1787.6 109 290 5 19 .988 2.01    
Career Highs   38 38 325.3 26 64 3 6 1.000 2.42    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1902-4-2.75
1903-9-3.05
 Wins
1901-6-17
1902-8-17
1903-5-20
 Losses
1902-6-18
1904-6-16
 Winning Pct
1901-9-.567
1903-4-.625
1905-3-.640
 Saves
1906-6-3
1907-6-3
 Games Pitched
1901-4-38
Games Started
1901-6-37
1903-10-37
 Complete Games
1901-6-27
1902-4-31
1903-8-29
 Shutouts
1901-9-3
1902-8-3
1904-7-4
 Innings Pitched
1901-6-325.3
1903-9-312.7
 Hits Allowed
1901-4-337
1902-6-329
1903-8-321
1904-8-315
 Homeruns Allowed
1901-4-10
1902-10-6
1903-9-6
1905-10-6
Walks per 9IP
1901-4-1.5
1902-2-1.0
1903-2-1.1
1904-1-1.1
1905-1-1.2
1906-6-1.7
CAR-2-1.3
 WHiP
1901-8-1.20
1902-5-1.16
1903-5-1.15
1904-9-1.12
CAR-47-1.20
 OOBP
1901-7-.297
1902-4-.289
1903-5-.287
1904-7-.280
CAR-38-.296
 OOPS
1901-8-.627
1902-9-.610
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 65    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 282)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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  1. William Barclay (959)
  2. Roy Ballantyne (955)
  3. Dan Simmons (936)
  4. John English (932)
  5. Steven Killian (920)
  6. Charlie Searing (919)
  7. Rhett Wilchy (917)
  8. Michael Van Wyck (916)
  9. Mickey Sheehan (913)
  10. Early Lawson (913)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Danny Murphy (984)
  2. Gary Barr (984)
  3. Rusty Sands (983)
  4. Jarvis Pope (983)
  5. Ridley Yearwood (982)
  6. Garvin Kohl (982)
  7. Johnny Proper (979)
  8. Joshua Biddle (979)
  9. Champ Keenan (978)
  10. Black Jack Gilmartin (978)
History
Drafted in 11th round, 172nd overall pick, by Detroit in 1901
Earned first career win on 4/27/1901
Had first career hit (double) on 5/13/1901, off Bill Pritchard (CHA)
Was selected to the 1901 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1901, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Injured on 9/21/1903 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 7/4/1904 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/3/1904 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 5/8/1905 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Traded from Detroit to Philadelphia (N) on 5/23/1905 (Going to DET: 1B Wilmer Brogan. Going to PHI: P Gifford Gaylord, P David Organ)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1905, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Injured on 7/4/1905 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 3/8/1908 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 7/2/1908 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 5/20/1909 with a Bruised Hand, out for 4 days
Injured on 7/6/1909 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Injured on 8/17/1909 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
 
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