Chester Gunter
Chester Lee Gunter
Born: October 8, 1952
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 165
Career: 1970-1978
Chester Gunter compiled a career record of 37 wins and 45 losses, with 15 saves, and a 3.78 ERA in his 214-game pitching career with the Pirates, Niagara Falls Pirates, Salem Rebels, Sherbrooke Pirates, Salem Pirates, Charleston Pirates, Shreveport Captains and Chihuahua Dorados. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1978 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | R | GULF | Pirates | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 1970 | Short Season A | NYPL | Niagara Falls Pirates | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.50 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | A | CARL | Salem Rebels | 10 | 11 | .476 | 3.67 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 162.0 | 142 | 85 | 66 | 10 | 94 | 4 | 145 | 11 | 0 | 16 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.57 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 141.0 | 123 | 66 | 56 | 8 | 77 | 1 | 107 | 6 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 1973 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | 0 | 5 | .000 | 7.05 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60.0 | 60 | 58 | 47 | 2 | 63 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1974 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.84 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.0 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1974 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.96 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1975 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.17 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 83.0 | 56 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1976 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 6 | 3 | .667 | 4.15 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 91.0 | 94 | 49 | 42 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 1977 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.41 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74.0 | 76 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 74 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 1978 | AAA | MEX | Chihuahua Dorados | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 45 | .451 | 3.78 | 214 | 81 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 748.0 | 673 | 407 | 314 | 39 | 431 | 19 | 591 | 38 | 4 | 74 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | R | GULF | Pirates | 7 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .273 | .529 | .545 | 1.075 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | Short Season A | NYPL | Niagara Falls Pirates | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .625 | .667 | .625 | 1.292 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | A | CARL | Salem Rebels | 34 | 67 | 52 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | .192 | .333 | .308 | .641 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | 36 | 55 | 51 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .235 | .264 | .314 | .578 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | 22 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .133 | .435 | .133 | .568 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Pirates | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .200 | .429 | .200 | .629 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 40 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .350 | .381 | .500 | .881 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | 38 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .125 | .364 | .125 | .489 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 243 | 224 | 178 | 32 | 43 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 62 | .242 | .363 | .331 | .695 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | R | GULF | Pirates | P | 7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.714 |
| 1970 | Short Season A | NYPL | Niagara Falls Pirates | P | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | A | CARL | Salem Rebels | P | 25 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | .867 | 1.040 |
| 1972 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | P | 22 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 3 | .925 | 1.682 |
| 1973 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .250 |
| 1973 | AA | EL | Sherbrooke Pirates | P | 16 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | .800 | 1.000 |
| 1974 | A | SALL3 | Charleston Pirates | P | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1974 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | P | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .357 |
| 1975 | A | CARL | Salem Pirates | P | 32 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | .960 | .750 |
| 1976 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | P | 39 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .970 | .821 |
| 1977 | AA | TL | Shreveport Captains | P | 38 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .938 | .395 |
| 1978 | AAA | MEX | Chihuahua Dorados | P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Totals | 214 | 51 | 129 | 17 | 9 | .914 | .841 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | R | Gulf Coast League | Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1970 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Niagara Falls Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1971 | A | Carolina League | Salem Rebels | PIT | ||
| 1972 | AA | Eastern League | Sherbrooke Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1973 | A | Carolina League | Salem Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1973 | AA | Eastern League | Sherbrooke Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1974 | A | Western Carolinas League | Charleston Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1974 | A | Carolina League | Salem Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1975 | A | Carolina League | Salem Pirates | PIT | ||
| 1976 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | PIT | ||
| 1977 | AA | Texas League | Shreveport Captains | PIT | ||
| 1978 | AAA | Mexican League | Chihuahua Dorados |
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