Bob Adams vs. Rich Gale — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Gale
Baby BoomersNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Gale built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Gale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.528 compared to 7.94 and 2.294 for Bob Adams. By the career numbers, Rich Gale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Adams and Rich Gale

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.51
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.55
49.55
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
4.54
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2910
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15.88
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9.25
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.88
15.88
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.76
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
4.24
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
4.81
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.22
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4263
39.55
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
5.05
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.41
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.29
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.75
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.499
1.499
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
39.71
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3713
34.45
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Rich Gale

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.81
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2910
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.45
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.2
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.77
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.65
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.5
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Rich Gale

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
1519.48
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
529.87
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
70.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.56
35.52
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
124.68
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
70.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.52
19.63
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
50
389.61
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
1.54
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0