Don Black and Rich Gossage Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Don Black or Rich Gossage? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Don Black vs. Rich Gossage comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Don Black Rich Gossage
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Relief Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation Baby Boomers
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Don Black and Rich Gossage

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
154
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1002
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
113
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
50
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
124
34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
55
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
107
55
Career
162 Game Avg.
38.2
38.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53.68
38.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
310
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
385
170
Career
162 Game Avg.
605
170
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.35
4.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.01
4.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.28
4.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.98
4.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.57
4.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.49
4.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.259
0.259
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.228
0.259
Career
162 Game Avg.
2391
1056
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5428
1056
Career
162 Game Avg.
797
351.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1809.33
351.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
803
355
Career
162 Game Avg.
1497
355
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.07
9.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.45
9.07
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
46
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
119
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.52
0.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.59
0.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.3
0.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
400
177
Career
162 Game Avg.
732
177
Don Black
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.52
4.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.64
4.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
293
129
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1502
129
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.31
3.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.47
3.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.9
1.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
1.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.87
0.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.235
0.87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
63
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
47
6
Don Black
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3519
1554
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7507
1554
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
681
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
425
188
Career
162 Game Avg.
670
188
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.8
4.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.33
4.8
Don Black
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
106
0
Don Black
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
67
0
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
124
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.509
1.509
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.232
1.509
Career
162 Game Avg.
3106
1371
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6555
1371
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.76
2.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.67
2.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.269
0.269
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.269
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.74
39.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.34
39.74

Fielding Stats for Don Black and Rich Gossage

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
6.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
6.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
154
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1002
162
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5428
0
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1809.33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
54.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
78
54.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
143
150.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
180
150.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
4.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
4.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
199
209.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
279
209.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
195
205.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
258
205.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.99
97.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
92.47
97.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.266
1.266
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.257
1.266
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
10.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
10.52
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Black and Rich Gossage

Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
154
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1003
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
273
287
Career
162 Game Avg.
93
287
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
256
269
Career
162 Game Avg.
85
269
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.184
0.184
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.184
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.434
0.434
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.312
0.434
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
47
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
43
45
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
4
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.47
8.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.2
8.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
51
54
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.194
0.194
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.14
0.194
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.199
0.199
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.118
0.199
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.393
0.393
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.393
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.016
0.016
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.016
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.137
0.137
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.092
0.137
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.267
0.267
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.179
0.267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.23
0.23
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
30
32
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
32
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.53
6.87
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
-1.9
6.87
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
6
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
52
55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37
55
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.25
5.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.51
5.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
12
Don Black
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
50
Rich Gossage
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
50