Willie Gisentaner

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Willie Gisentaner was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 14 teams, including the Columbus Buckeyes. Across 143 career appearances, he went 40-49 with a 5.14 ERA and 337 strikeouts. He also batted .262 with 11 home runs. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 431.

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 40–49
ERA 5.14
WHIP 1.49
SO 337
Pitcher PIV 2378.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'11" / 162 lb
Born
12/11/1899 in Ozark, AL, USA

Full name: William Gisentaner

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Willie Gisentaner — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
74.0 69.0 10.0 22.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 0 0 .319 .356 .522 .878

Pitching

Willie Gisentaner — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
3 4 6 2 8 3 60.1 86 59 18 5 22 18 2.69 1.79

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 Batting

Willie Gisentaner — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1937 10.0 8.0 2.0 3.0 0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0 0 .375 .500 1.000 1.500
Listed seasons · 1 10 8 2 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 .375 — — —

Career Pitching Statistics

Willie Gisentaner — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
40 49 143 101 57 2 4 807.1 914 461 35 292 337 5.14 2378.1

Career ERA 5.14 vs. league average 4.22 across their career seasons — 21.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Willie Gisentaner Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1921 COB NNL 3 3 11 10 5 1 0 71.2 57 36 37 40 4.52 4.02 (-12%) 462.8
1921 CAG NNL 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 8.0 7 2 7 4 2.25 — 0.0
1922 KCM NNL 6 2 17 13 6 0 0 109.1 107 54 47 51 4.45 4.18 (-6%) 937.3
1923 KCM NNL 2 1 6 5 1 0 0 25.0 29 12 6 10 4.32 4.03 (-7%) 527.1
1925 HBG ECL 6 4 13 9 4 1 0 63.0 75 38 26 29 5.43 4.55 (-19%) 933.4
1926 NS ECL 0 3 4 3 2 0 0 26.1 26 16 11 15 5.47 4.11 (-33%) -366.9
1926 NLG ECL 5 4 13 11 9 0 0 84.2 75 29 29 41 3.08 4.11 (+25%) 327.2
1927 NLG ECL 3 4 7 6 5 0 0 54.0 72 21 10 19 3.50 4.08 (+14%) -160.3
1928 NLG ECL 2 4 7 6 2 0 0 43.0 60 32 10 15 6.70 4.13 (-62%) 144.1
1929 CSE ANL 0 5 10 6 2 0 0 53.0 80 51 30 18 8.66 4.60 (-88%) -410.7
1931 LOW NNL 2 4 6 5 4 0 0 40.2 58 29 10 13 6.42 4.10 (-57%) -823.1
1932 LVB NSL 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 19.2 25 9 3 7 4.12 4.13 (avg) 543.8
1932 PC IND 0 3 5 4 3 0 0 28.2 35 28 12 13 8.79 4.13 (-113%) -258.6
1933 NEG NN2 2 4 9 7 5 0 0 51.2 48 25 11 22 4.35 3.86 (-13%) 703.3
1934 HG IND 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 4 2 2 0 2.00 4.29 (+53%) 0.0
1935 HG NN2 6 3 15 9 5 0 1 74.1 97 39 20 25 4.72 4.35 (-9%) -275.2
1936 HG NN2 2 3 13 3 1 0 3 45.1 59 38 21 15 7.54 4.59 (-64%) 93.9
Career · 17 seasons 40 49 143 101 57 2 4 807.1 914 461 292 337 5.14 — 2,378

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

Willie Gisentaner — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
261 592 68 155 22 2 11 78 1 35 7 .262 .307 .361 .669 431

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 7.0% below league average.

Career OBP .307 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 10.5% below league average.

Career SLG .361 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — 8.7% below league average.

Career OPS .669 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — 9.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Willie Gisentaner 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
1921 COB NNL 11 27 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .148 — — — — 0.0
1921 CAG NNL 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1922 KCM NNL 30 65 7 23 3 0 3 11 0 4 1 .354 .285 (+24%) .345 (+16%) .397 (+36%) .743 (+26%) 294.5
1923 KCM NNL 17 22 3 9 1 0 0 5 0 3 0 .409 — — — — 0.0
1923 ACB ECL 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1925 HBG ECL 23 34 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 .206 — — — — 0.0
1926 NS ECL 8 24 4 8 1 0 0 8 0 4 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
1926 NLG ECL 22 54 9 16 3 0 2 6 0 2 1 .296 .279 (+6%) .345 (-7%) .390 (+19%) .735 (+7%) 0.0
1927 NLG ECL 15 39 2 6 0 0 1 9 0 3 0 .154 — — — — 0.0
1928 NLG ECL 12 34 5 8 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 .235 — — — — 0.0
1929 CSE ANL 14 27 3 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1931 LOW NNL 25 89 9 27 4 0 2 16 0 6 0 .303 .276 (+10%) .338 (+5%) .388 (+7%) .726 (+6%) 95.0
1932 LVB NSL 7 21 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1932 PC IND 13 30 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 .233 — — — — 0.0
1932 BBS EWL 1 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1933 NEG NN2 14 25 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1934 HG IND 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1935 HG NN2 23 44 8 9 3 0 1 5 0 2 1 .205 — — — — 0.0
1936 HG NN2 19 35 6 11 3 1 1 4 0 2 0 .314 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 261 592 68 155 22 2 11 78 1 35 7 .262 — — — — 389

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Willie Gisentaner — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home13297810.276
Away345981616.271

Pitching — Home / Away

Willie Gisentaner — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home943.144915111.87
Away2079.11031921202.16

Last 10 Games — Batting

Willie Gisentaner — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1936-09-07 HOMPTCL 301000000
1936-09-06 HOMPTCW 000000000
1936-08-18 HOMPH5W 210000000
1936-08-08 HOMPH5L 100000000
1936-08-07 HOMPH5L 401000000
1936-07-25 HOMNW2W 111100000
1936-07-19 HOMNW2L 101000100
1936-07-18 HOMPH5L 000000000
1936-07-12 HOMNY6W 311000000
1936-07-04 HOMPTCL 201000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Willie Gisentaner — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1936-09-06 HOMPTC SV 2.0210010
1936-08-18 HOMPH5 W 3.2522121
1936-08-07 HOMPH5 L 9.0844220
1936-07-25 HOMNW2 — 1.0220100
1936-07-18 HOMPH5 L 0.1211100
1936-07-12 HOMNY6 W 6.0210000
1936-07-04 HOMPTC L 2.2530230
1936-06-28 HOMWEG — 4.21180330
1936-06-08 HOMPH5 — 3.1433521
1936-05-30 HOMNW2 — 8.01280410

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Willie Gisentaner — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 1 0 0 1 0 1
OF 70 57 95 8 3 2
P 143 101 23 218 20 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Willie Gisentaner — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1921 COB P 11 10 1 30 1 0
1921 CAG P 3 1 1 3 1 0
1922 KCM 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1
1922 KCM OF 7 3 5 1 2 0
1922 KCM P 17 13 7 39 4 1
1923 KCM OF 2 0 1 0 0 0
1923 KCM P 6 5 0 3 0 0
1923 ACB OF 3 3 2 1 0 0
1925 HBG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 HBG P 13 9 0 0 0 0
1926 NS OF 5 2 12 2 0 0
1926 NS P 4 3 1 6 1 0
1926 NLG OF 5 5 5 0 0 0
1926 NLG P 13 11 2 18 3 0
1927 NLG OF 5 5 9 1 0 1
1927 NLG P 7 6 2 24 2 0
1928 NLG OF 4 3 5 1 0 0
1928 NLG P 7 6 0 20 1 1
1929 CSE P 10 6 2 15 3 2
1931 LOW OF 21 20 33 2 1 1
1931 LOW P 6 5 1 8 3 1
1932 LVB OF 4 4 3 0 0 0
1932 LVB P 3 2 0 5 0 0
1932 PC OF 6 5 8 0 0 0
1932 PC P 5 4 2 9 0 0
1932 BBS OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1933 NEG P 9 7 1 10 0 1
1934 HG P 1 1 0 2 0 1
1935 HG OF 2 2 3 0 0 0
1935 HG P 15 9 1 14 1 2
1936 HG OF 4 4 7 0 0 0
1936 HG P 13 3 2 12 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Circle size = games played at each position.

Willie Gisentaner Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 143
Second Base 1
Left Field 18
Center Field 6
Right Field 46

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Willie Gisentaner: the record in brief

The season rows for Willie Gisentaner begin in 1921. By club, Gisentaner's seasons break down as the Columbus Buckeyes (1921), the Chicago American Giants (1921), the Kansas City Monarchs (1922 through 1923), the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1923), the Harrisburg Giants (1925), the Newark Stars (1926), the New York Lincoln Giants (1926 to 1928), and the Cuban Stars East (1929), among other clubs in the table. Gisentaner is listed as a pitcher at 5'11" and 162 pounds. The bio says Gisentaner both batted and threw left-handed. The recorded birth is December 11, 1899, in Ozark, AL, USA. On the record, Willie Gisentaner was born William Gisentaner.

The pitching table credits Gisentaner with a 40-49 record and a 5.14 ERA in 143 games. The same table counts 337 strikeouts and 57 complete games. The league ERA over Gisentaner's seasons was 4.22, so the 5.14 figure ran 21.9% worse than average. 1922 brought Gisentaner a season-high 6 wins. 1926 was Gisentaner's sharpest full season, a 3.08 ERA against the league's 4.11.

Frequently Asked Questions about Willie Gisentaner

Was Willie Gisentaner a pitcher?
Yes. Willie Gisentaner pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 337 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Willie Gisentaner hit?
Willie Gisentaner hit 11 career home runs with 155 hits.
What teams did Willie Gisentaner play for?
Willie Gisentaner played for 13 teams: the Columbus Buckeyes (1921), the Chicago American Giants (1921), the Kansas City Monarchs (1922–1923), the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants (1923), the Harrisburg Giants (1925), the Newark Stars (1926), the New York Lincoln Giants (1926–1928), the Cuban Stars East (1929), the Louisville Black Caps (1931–1932), the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932), the Baltimore Black Sox (1932), the Nashville Elite Giants (1933), and the Homestead Grays (1934–1936).
What were Willie Gisentaner's career stats?
In 143 games, Willie Gisentaner went 40-49 with a 5.14 ERA, 337 strikeouts, 807.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves. At the plate he had 155 hits and 11 home runs.
What position did Willie Gisentaner play?
Willie Gisentaner played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Willie Gisentaner and how much did he weigh?
Willie Gisentaner was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 162 pounds.
What was Willie Gisentaner's career ERA?
Willie Gisentaner finished with a 5.14 career ERA, going 40-49 with 337 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Willie Gisentaner have?
Willie Gisentaner recorded 337 career strikeouts.
Is Willie Gisentaner in the Hall of Fame?
No. Willie Gisentaner has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.