Judy Gans
Left Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Judy Gans was a left fielder who played in Major League Baseball for the New York Lincoln Giants, the Chicago American Giants, and the New York Lincoln Stars. In 343 career games, he hit .251 with 294 hits, 4 home runs, and 116 RBI. He also pitched in 31 games, going 9-4 with a 2.99 ERA. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 152.8.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Left Fielder
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 172 lb
- Died
- 2/13/1949 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Full name: Robert Edward Gans
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.
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
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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.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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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 | 26.1 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2.05 | 2.93 (+30%) | 208.2 |
| 1916 | CAG | WES | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 37 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 2.49 | 2.78 (+11%) | -211.6 |
| 1918 | CAG | WES | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 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.
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
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 |
Judy Gans: the record in brief
Judy Gans's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1911 to 1925. By club, Gans's seasons break down as the New York Lincoln Giants (1911 to 1925), the Chicago American Giants (1914 through 1920), and the New York Lincoln Stars (1915). Born on July 16, 1886, in Washington, PA, USA, Gans is listed as a left fielder and threw and hit left-handed. Size on record: 5'11" and 172 pounds. Gans's death is recorded on February 13, 1949, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. The bio lists the given name Robert Edward.
The batting record for Gans: 343 games, 294 hits in 1,173 at bats, and a .251 average, plus 4 home runs, 116 RBI, and 35 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .325 and .315 give Gans a career OPS of .640. The league as a whole hit .267 across Gans's seasons, which puts the .251 career mark 6.2% below average. The OPS comparison is .640 to a league .691, 7.3% below average.
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.
- What was Judy Gans's career batting average?
- Judy Gans batted .251 over his career, with 294 hits in 1,173 at bats.
- How many RBI did Judy Gans have?
- Judy Gans drove in 116 runs in his career.
- What was Judy Gans's career ERA?
- Judy Gans finished with a 2.99 career ERA, going 9-4 with 58 strikeouts.
- Is Judy Gans in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Judy Gans has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.