Gifford McDonald - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Gifford McDonald

Gifford Van Horn McDonald

Born: August 16, 1890 in Darlington, SC
Died: November 30, 1976 in New York, NY
(86 years old)

Bats:

Throws:

Ht: 6'0"

Wt: 165

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Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1911	BRG	EAS	20	RP	1	0	1.000	1	0		0	0	0	5.2	4	3	6	1	2	5	0	0	0	23	4.76	74
1913	PHG	EAS	22	RF	0	1	.000	1	1		0	0	0	2.0	8	7	5	0	1	0	0		2	14	31.50	11
1914	NCG	EAS	23	RF	0	1	.000	2	1		0	0	0	11.1	19	11	23	1	8	4	2		4	68	8.74	55
1917	AC/NLG	EAS	26	SP	5	5	.500	12	12		9	1	0	79.0	47	36	90	0	27	45	0		1	356	4.10	102
1918	BRG	EAS	27	SP	0	0		1	1		0	0	0	8.1	6	5	6	0	2	11	0		0	29	5.40	66
1920	DS	NNL	29	SP	2	3	.400	7	6		1	0	0	33.1	18	16	32	2	23	13	1		4	153	4.32	88
1921	AC	EAS	30	RP	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	3.0	4	4	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	17	12.00	37
7	6			SP	8	10	.444	25	21		10	1	0	142.2	106	82	167	4	65	78	3	0	12	660	5.17	78
162 Game Average					12	15	.444	37	31		15	1	0	211.0	157	121	247	6	96	115	4	0	18	976	5.17	78

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
2	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RP	1	0	1.000	2	1		0	0	0	14.0	10	8	12	1	4	16	0	0	0	52	5.14	69
1	Philadelphia Giants II			-	0	1	.000	1	1		0	0	0	2.0	8	7	5	0	1	0	0		2	14	31.50	11
1	New York Colored Giants II			-	0	1	.000	2	1		0	0	0	11.1	19	11	23	1	8	4	2		4	68	8.74	55
1	New York Lincoln Giants			SP	4	1	.800	7	7		5	0	0	37.2	25	18	45	0	15	24	0		0	177	4.30	100
2	Bacharach Giants I			SP	1	4	.200	6	5		4	1	0	44.1	26	22	50	0	14	21	0	0	2	196	4.47	92
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	2	3	.400	7	6		1	0	0	33.1	18	16	32	2	23	13	1		4	153	4.32	88

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1911	BRG	EAS	20	RP	5.2		1.41	1.33		21.7%	13.9%		8.7%	7.5%		2.50	1.86		4.3%	0.6%
1913	PHG	EAS	22	RF	2.0		3.00	1.37		0.0%	12.7%		7.1%	6.7%		0.00	1.89		0.0%	0.3%
1914	NCG	EAS	23	RF	11.1		2.74	1.70		5.9%	12.3%		11.8%	8.5%		0.50	1.45		1.5%	0.5%
1917	AC/NLG	EAS	26	SP	79.0		1.48	1.51		12.6%	12.2%		7.6%	9.6%		1.67	1.27		0.0%	0.3%
1918	BRG	EAS	27	SP	8.1		0.96	1.39		37.9%	11.2%		6.9%	7.5%		5.50	1.49		0.0%	0.5%
1920	DS	NNL	29	SP	33.1		1.65	1.34		8.5%	10.8%		15.0%	8.3%		0.57	1.31		1.3%	0.5%
1921	AC	EAS	30	RP	3.0		2.33	1.39		0.0%	11.4%		11.8%	7.8%		0.00	1.45		0.0%	0.9%
7	6			SP	142.2		1.63	1.47		11.8%	11.9%		9.8%	8.9%		1.20	1.34		0.6%	0.4%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
2	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RP	14.0		1.14	1.37		30.8%	12.4%		7.7%	7.5%		4.00	1.64		1.9%	0.5%
1	Philadelphia Giants II			-	2.0		3.00	1.37		0.0%	12.7%		7.1%	6.7%		0.00	1.89		0.0%	0.3%
1	New York Colored Giants II			-	11.1		2.74	1.70		5.9%	12.3%		11.8%	8.5%		0.50	1.45		1.5%	0.5%
1	New York Lincoln Giants			SP	37.2		1.59	1.54		13.6%	12.1%		8.5%	9.8%		1.60	1.24		0.0%	0.3%
2	Bacharach Giants I			SP	44.1		1.44	1.47		10.7%	12.2%		7.1%	9.4%		1.50	1.30		0.0%	0.4%
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	33.1		1.65	1.34		8.5%	10.8%		15.0%	8.3%		0.57	1.31		1.3%	0.5%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1911	BRG	EAS	20	RP	1	23	20	4	6	1	1	1	1		2	5		0	1		2	.300	.364	.600	.964
1913	PHG	EAS	22	RF	1	14	10	8	5	1	0	0	5		1	0		2	1		0	.500	.615	.600	1.215
1914	NCG	EAS	23	RF	2	68	53	19	23	6	1	1	10		8	4		4	3		1	.434	.538	.642	1.180
1917	AC/NLG	EAS	26	SP	12	356	315	47	90	8	4	0	0		27	45		1	13		5	.286	.344	.337	.681
1918	BRG	EAS	27	SP	1	29	26	6	6	1	0	0	2		2	11		0	1		3	.231	.286	.269	.555
1920	DS	NNL	29	SP	7	153	121	18	32	6	2	2	10		23	13		4	5		1	.264	.399	.397	.795
1921	AC	EAS	30	RP	1	17	12	4	5	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	1	2		0	.417	.533	.500	1.033
7	6			SP	25	660	557	106	167	24	8	4	28		65	78	0	12	26		12	.300	.385	.393	.778

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RP	2	52	46	10	12	2	1	1	3		4	16		0	2		5	.261	.320	.413	.733
1	Philadelphia Giants II			-	1	14	10	8	5	1	0	0	5		1	0		2	1		0	.500	.615	.600	1.215
1	New York Colored Giants II			-	2	68	53	19	23	6	1	1	10		8	4		4	3		1	.434	.538	.642	1.180
1	New York Lincoln Giants			SP	7	177	156	25	45	3	1	0	0		15	24		0	6		3	.288	.351	.321	.671
2	Bacharach Giants I			SP	6	196	171	26	50	6	3	0	0		14	21	0	2	9		2	.292	.353	.363	.716
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	7	153	121	18	32	6	2	2	10		23	13		4	5		1	.264	.399	.397	.795

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