Judy Gans

Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .251
HR 4
RBI 116
H 294
OPS .640
PIV -789
Position
Left Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 172 lb
Born
7/16/1886 in Washington, PA, USA
Died
2/13/1949 in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Full name: Robert Edward Gans

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
47.0 43.0 7.0 10.0 3.0 0 0 3.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 .233 .298 .302 .600

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1 0 1 1 0 0 9.0 9 1 1 0 5 2 1.00 1.56

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1913 1 0 1 1 0 0 9.0 9 1 1 0 5 2 1.00 1.56
Listed seasons · 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 9.0 9 1 1 0 5 2 1.00 1.56

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
343 1,173 158 294 40 12 4 116 35 121 0 .251 .325 .315 .640 -789

Career AVG .251 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 6.2% below league average.

Career OBP .325 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .315 vs. league average .360 across their career seasons — 12.3% below league average.

Career OPS .640 vs. league average .691 across their career seasons — 7.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1911 NLG EAS 10 26 8 8 0 1 0 1 5 8 0 .308 — — — — 0.0
1912 NLG EAS 13 47 1 13 1 0 0 4 3 5 0 .277 — — — — -37.5
1913 NLG EAS 13 49 13 15 4 0 0 6 3 2 0 .306 — — — — 85.9
1914 CAG WES 45 169 22 41 8 1 1 18 2 13 0 .243 .255 (-5%) .322 (-7%) .339 (-6%) .661 (-6%) -166.9
1915 NLS EAS 35 131 19 38 9 0 0 10 4 14 0 .290 .250 (+16%) .318 (+14%) .332 (+8%) .651 (+11%) 252.1
1915 CAG WES 18 64 8 21 3 0 0 12 2 7 0 .328 .250 (+31%) .318 (+24%) .332 (+13%) .651 (+18%) 252.1
1916 CAG WES 46 147 12 32 4 4 0 15 2 10 0 .218 .248 (-12%) .314 (-13%) .326 (-8%) .640 (-11%) -260.0
1917 NLG EAS 15 57 9 17 1 0 0 3 1 12 0 .298 .248 (+20%) .312 (+37%) .323 (-2%) .635 (+17%) 230.7
1918 CAG WES 15 42 10 11 1 0 0 4 0 7 0 .262 — — — — 0.0
1919 CAG WES 29 117 15 23 3 1 2 8 2 9 0 .197 .262 (-25%) .322 (-21%) .347 (-16%) .670 (-19%) -341.4
1920 CAG NNL 55 186 20 39 3 4 0 25 4 16 0 .210 .271 (-23%) .331 (-17%) .363 (-26%) .694 (-22%) -621.1
1921 NLG EAS 7 25 5 6 1 0 0 3 3 4 0 .240 — — — — 0.0
1922 NLG IND 14 56 12 19 1 1 1 5 1 5 0 .339 .285 (+19%) .345 (+14%) .397 (+12%) .743 (+13%) 128.9
1924 NLG ECL 7 9 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
1925 NLG ECL 21 48 4 9 0 0 0 1 3 8 0 .188 — — — — -256.4
Career · 15 seasons 343 1,173 158 294 40 12 4 116 35 121 0 .251 — — — — -734

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
9 4 31 14 10 0 1 156.7 144 52 1 58 58 2.99 152.8

Career ERA 2.99 vs. league average 3.44 across their career seasons — 13.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1914 CAG WES 2 1 6 2 2 0 1 26.3 23 6 6 7 2.05 2.93 (+30%) 208.2
1916 CAG WES 4 1 9 5 4 0 0 50.7 37 14 24 23 2.49 2.78 (+11%) -211.6
1918 CAG WES 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 20.7 20 7 8 14 3.05 2.83 (-8%) 378.8
1919 CAG WES 2 1 6 3 2 0 0 37.0 34 13 12 9 3.16 3.09 (-2%) -64.1
1924 NLG ECL 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 17.0 19 5 5 3 2.65 4.13 (+36%) -158.6
1925 NLG ECL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.0 11 7 3 2 12.60 — 0.0
Career · 6 seasons 9 4 31 14 10 0 1 156.2 144 52 58 58 2.99 — 153

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Away150100.200

Last 1 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1920-08-01 CAGKCML 501000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 0 19 0 0 1
2B 1 0 2 0 0 0
OF 315 96 483 39 21 6
P 31 5 9 42 1 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1911 NLG OF 10 0 20 4 2 1
1912 NLG OF 13 0 14 4 3 0
1913 NLG 2B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1913 NLG OF 13 0 22 1 1 0
1914 CAG OF 43 0 86 9 1 1
1914 CAG P 6 0 4 6 0 0
1915 NLS OF 35 0 58 2 2 0
1915 CAG 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1915 CAG OF 19 0 35 2 3 0
1916 CAG OF 38 0 57 1 2 0
1916 CAG P 9 0 2 13 0 1
1917 NLG OF 15 0 27 1 1 0
1918 CAG 1B 1 0 17 0 0 1
1918 CAG OF 11 0 22 1 0 0
1918 CAG P 4 0 1 5 0 0
1919 CAG OF 25 22 21 1 1 0
1919 CAG P 6 3 1 10 1 0
1920 CAG OF 58 53 87 11 4 2
1921 NLG OF 7 7 16 0 0 0
1922 NLG OF 14 14 18 2 1 2
1924 NLG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1924 NLG P 4 2 1 8 0 0
1925 NLG OF 13 0 0 0 0 0
1925 NLG P 2 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 31
First Base 2
Second Base 1
Left Field 209
Center Field 39
Right Field 67

Frequently Asked Questions about Judy Gans

Was Judy Gans a pitcher?
Both. Judy Gans pitched in 31 games, going 9-4 with a 2.99 ERA, but spent most of his career as a Left Fielder.
How many home runs did Judy Gans hit?
Judy Gans hit 4 career home runs with 294 hits.