George Caster

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1934-1946)

George Caster was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1946 for the Philadelphia Athletics, the St. Louis Browns, and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 376 career appearances, he went 76-100 with a 4.54 ERA, 595 strikeouts, and 39 saves. He also batted .184 with 0 home runs.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 76–100
ERA 4.54
WHIP 1.50
SO 595
Pitcher PIV -17468.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 180 lb
Born
8/4/1907 in Colton, CA, USA
Died
12/18/1955 in Lakewood, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1934-09-10
Last Game
1946-09-16

Full name: George Jasper Caster

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Career Pitching Statistics

George Caster — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
76 100 376 127 62 6 39 1377.2 1,469 695 121 597 595 4.54 -17468.2

Career ERA 4.54 vs. league average 3.97 across their career seasons — 14.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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George Caster Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1934 PHA AL 3 2 5 3 2 0 0 37.0 32 14 14 15 3.41 4.29 (+21%) -509.4
1935 PHA AL 1 4 25 1 0 0 1 63.1 86 44 37 24 6.25 4.35 (-44%) -2493.4
1937 PHA AL 12 19 34 33 19 3 0 231.2 227 114 107 100 4.43 4.34 (-2%) -4071.3
1938 PHA AL 16 20 42 40 20 2 1 281.1 310 136 117 112 4.35 4.35 (avg) -2700.6
1939 PHA AL 9 9 28 17 7 1 0 136.0 144 74 45 59 4.90 4.28 (-14%) -1717.0
1940 PHA AL 4 19 36 24 11 0 2 178.1 234 130 69 75 6.56 4.21 (-56%) -2105.9
1941 SLA AL 3 7 32 9 3 0 3 104.1 105 58 37 36 5.00 3.94 (-27%) -2073.8
1942 SLA AL 8 2 39 0 0 0 5 80.0 62 25 39 34 2.81 3.57 (+21%) -442.0
1943 SLA AL 6 8 35 0 0 0 8 76.1 69 18 41 43 2.12 3.50 (+39%) -675.1
1944 SLA AL 6 6 42 0 0 0 12 81.0 91 22 33 46 2.44 3.57 (+32%) 15.5
1945 SLA AL 1 2 10 0 0 0 1 15.2 20 12 7 9 6.89 3.67 (-88%) 298.0
1945 DET AL 5 1 22 0 0 0 2 51.1 47 22 27 23 3.86 3.67 (-5%) -781.2
1946 DET AL 2 1 26 0 0 0 4 41.1 42 26 24 19 5.66 3.59 (-58%) -212.0
Career · 13 seasons 76 100 376 127 62 6 39 1,377.2 1,469 695 597 595 4.54 — -17,468

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

George Caster — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
380 440 25 81 13 0 0 37 0 18 133 .184 .218 .214 .432 -1,576

Career AVG .184 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 30.9% below league average.

Career OBP .218 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 34.8% below league average.

Career SLG .214 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 43.1% below league average.

Career OPS .432 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 39.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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George Caster Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1934 PHA AL 5 15 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 .267 — — — — 0.0
1935 PHA AL 26 22 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 .227 — — — — 0.0
1937 PHA AL 37 90 6 19 4 0 0 11 0 2 24 .211 .276 (-24%) .342 (-33%) .398 (-36%) .740 (-35%) -519.2
1938 PHA AL 42 101 9 20 5 0 0 10 0 8 28 .198 .272 (-27%) .341 (-23%) .392 (-37%) .734 (-30%) -496.0
1939 PHA AL 28 43 2 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 8 .209 — — — — 0.0
1940 PHA AL 36 62 3 8 1 0 0 4 0 3 24 .129 .267 (-52%) .335 (-50%) .387 (-63%) .722 (-57%) -561.1
1941 SLA AL 32 29 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 .103 — — — — 0.0
1942 SLA AL 39 15 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .067 — — — — 0.0
1943 SLA AL 35 22 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 .136 — — — — 0.0
1944 SLA AL 42 20 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 .250 — — — — 0.0
1945 SLA AL 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
1945 DET AL 22 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 .182 — — — — 0.0
1946 DET AL 26 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 380 440 25 81 13 0 0 37 0 18 133 .184 — — — — -1,576

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

George Caster — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

George Caster — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1945 WS DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

George Caster — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 1 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

George Caster — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1945 WS DET 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

George Caster — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2021961345020.230
Away1782461236017.146

Pitching — Home / Away

George Caster — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home199689.27223452863134.50
Away177685.27463533112824.63

Last 10 Games — Batting

George Caster — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1946-09-16 DETMINW 100000000
1946-09-12 DETNYYW 000000000
1946-09-07 DETCHWW 100000000
1946-08-26 DETNYYL 000000000
1946-08-21 DETPHAL 000000000
1946-08-18 DETSLAL 000000000
1946-08-17 DETSLAW 000000000
1946-08-12 DETCLEW 000000000
1946-08-04 DETBOSL 100000001
1946-07-25 DETMINL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

George Caster — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1946-09-16 DETMIN SV 1.1222200
1946-09-12 DETNYY SV 1.0000100
1946-09-07 DETCHW SV 2.2200310
1946-08-26 DETNYY — 0.2233210
1946-08-21 DETPHA — 2.0000210
1946-08-18 DETSLA — 0.2000020
1946-08-17 DETSLA SV 1.0000110
1946-08-12 DETCLE SV 1.0000000
1946-08-04 DETBOS — 3.0511000
1946-07-25 DETMIN — 1.0411200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

George Caster — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 376 0 75 253 16 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

George Caster — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1934 PHA P 5 0 5 9 1 1
1935 PHA P 25 0 4 19 1 1
1937 PHA P 34 0 8 44 4 2
1938 PHA P 42 0 12 44 4 1
1939 PHA P 28 0 9 21 1 4
1940 PHA P 36 0 10 27 2 2
1941 SLA P 32 0 11 20 1 3
1942 SLA P 39 0 8 17 1 1
1943 SLA P 35 0 2 17 0 1
1944 SLA P 42 0 2 13 0 0
1945 SLA P 10 0 1 2 0 0
1945 DET P 22 0 3 9 0 0
1946 DET P 26 0 0 11 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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George Caster Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 376

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

George Caster (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dan Spillner
    75-89, 4.21 ERA
  2. 97
    Hank Gastright
    72-63, 4.20 ERA
  3. 97
    Pete Appleton
    57-66, 4.30 ERA
  4. 96
    Joe Haynes
    76-82, 4.01 ERA
  5. 96
    Phil Knell
    79-90, 4.05 ERA
  6. 95
    Bruce Ruffin
    60-82, 4.19 ERA

George Caster: the record in brief

George Caster's major league career runs from a debut on September 10, 1934 to a final game on September 16, 1946. Caster played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1934 through 1940), the St. Louis Browns (1941 to 1945), and the Detroit Tigers (1945 to 1946). Caster played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 4, 1907, in Colton, CA, USA and a listed size of 6'1" and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on December 18, 1955, in Lakewood, CA, USA. Caster's full given name, per the bio, is George Jasper Caster.

The pitching table credits Caster with a 76-100 record and a 4.54 ERA in 376 games. Also on Caster's record: 595 strikeouts, 62 complete games, 6 shutouts, and 39 saves. The league ERA over Caster's seasons was 3.97, so the 4.54 figure ran 14.5% worse than average. No season topped the 16 wins of 1938. The most saves in one season was 12, in 1944.

Frequently Asked Questions about George Caster

What years did George Caster play?
George Caster played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1946.
Was George Caster a pitcher?
Yes. George Caster pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 595 strikeouts.
How many home runs did George Caster hit?
George Caster hit 0 career home runs with 81 hits.
What was George Caster's career batting average?
George Caster batted .184 over his career, with 81 hits in 440 at bats.
How many RBI did George Caster have?
George Caster drove in 37 runs in his career.
What was George Caster's career ERA?
George Caster finished with a 4.54 career ERA, going 76-100 with 595 strikeouts.