Robert Gaston

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .230
HR 2
RBI 74
H 128
OPS .618
PIV -464
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 180 lb
Born
3/19/1910 in Chattanooga, TN, USA
Died
2/11/2000 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Full name: Robert Roy Gaston

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
590.0 518.0 66.0 124.0 27.0 2.0 2.0 50.0 62.0 13.0 2.0 .239 .322 .311 .633

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 0 0 0 2 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75

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
1942 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75
Listed seasons · 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
195 557 66 128 28 3 2 74 1 64 4 .230 .317 .302 .618 -464

Career AVG .230 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 13.5% below league average.

Career OBP .317 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .302 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 19.3% below league average.

Career OPS .618 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 12.5% 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
1932 HG EWL 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1933 HG NN2 5 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .083 — — — — 0.0
1935 HG NN2 15 25 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1939 HG NN2 5 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 — — — — 0.0
1940 HG NN2 36 110 10 24 7 0 0 17 0 14 2 .218 .267 (-18%) .335 (-9%) .387 (-27%) .722 (-19%) -308.7
1941 HG NN2 45 148 17 36 4 2 2 17 0 9 1 .243 .262 (-7%) .332 (-14%) .373 (-9%) .705 (-12%) -294.6
1942 HG NN2 20 62 8 21 3 0 0 10 0 12 1 .339 .253 (+34%) .323 (+38%) .349 (+11%) .672 (+24%) 296.1
1943 HG NN2 17 48 7 11 2 0 0 6 0 5 0 .229 — — — — -99.0
1944 HG NN2 20 59 8 13 4 1 0 10 0 6 0 .220 .261 (-16%) .325 (-4%) .357 (-10%) .683 (-7%) -57.3
1945 HG NN2 10 26 7 6 3 0 0 7 0 8 0 .231 — — — — 0.0
1947 HG NN2 16 43 2 6 3 0 0 4 1 5 0 .140 — — — — 0.0
1948 HG NN2 4 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .100 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 195 557 66 128 28 3 2 74 1 64 4 .230 — — — — -464

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1943 NWS HG 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250
1942 NWS HG 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (162 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1011982947226.237
Away601561234010.218

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away10.110000.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-06-22 HOMBLGL 100000000
1948-06-06 HOMNY6W 300000000
1948-05-31 HOMBLGW 000000000
1948-05-28 HOMBLGL 410000000
1948-05-22 HOMPH5L 000000000
1948-05-19 HOMNY6W 201000000
1948-05-15 HOMNY5W 000000000
1948-04-29 HOMBLGW 000000000
1947-09-14 HOMNW2W 401000000
1947-09-08 HOMNY6L 300000010

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1942-09-07 HOMNW2 — 0.1100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
C 187 170 833 108 26 8
OF 4 0 1 0 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 HG C 2 2 3 1 0 0
1933 HG C 4 3 21 4 0 0
1933 HG OF 1 0 0 0 1 0
1935 HG C 12 8 42 4 1 1
1935 HG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1939 HG C 5 4 13 3 0 0
1940 HG C 36 35 145 33 6 2
1941 HG C 45 42 228 23 8 2
1942 HG C 20 19 106 12 2 0
1943 HG C 16 14 53 4 2 0
1944 HG C 18 15 75 9 2 0
1944 HG OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1945 HG C 9 9 61 7 3 1
1945 HG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1947 HG C 16 16 72 6 2 2
1948 HG C 4 3 14 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 187
Left Field 1
Right Field 3

Frequently Asked Questions about Robert Gaston

Was Robert Gaston a pitcher?
No. Robert Gaston was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Robert Gaston hit?
Robert Gaston hit 2 career home runs with 128 hits.