Rich Gale stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 1984

Relief Pitcher

Age 72 · 6' 7"

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Rich Gale played 7 MLB seasons, 1978 to 1984.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
195
W
55
L
56
ERA
4.54
IP
970.0
K
518
BB
457
WHIP
1.50

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1978KC311483.09192.1881001.41
1979KC349105.65181.2103991.63
1980KC321393.92190.297781.30
1981KC19665.40101.247381.43
1982SF337144.23170.1102811.61
1983CIN33465.8289.253431.63
1984BOS13235.5643.228181.72

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
2
W
0
L
1
ERA
4.50
IP
6.0
K
4
BB
4
WHIP
2.50

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
21
SHO
5
K/9
4.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1978KC0934.10000
1979KC0215.10000
1980KC0614.60000
1981KC0204.20000
1982SF0205.40000
1983CIN0005.30000
1984BOS0005.80000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
72 yearsJan 19, 1954
Height
6' 7"
Debut
1978
Birthplace
Littleton, NH
College
New Hampshire

What were Rich Gale's career stats?

Rich Gale played 7 seasons for the Royals, the Giants, the Reds and the Red Sox. He had 55 wins and 518 strikeouts with a 4.54 ERA over 970.0 innings. His best season was 1978: 14 wins, a 3.09 ERA and 88 strikeouts.

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