Luke Bard vs. Zac Gallen — Career Comparison

Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zac Gallen
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Zac Gallen built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Bard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zac Gallen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.161 compared to 4.44 and 1.136 for Luke Bard. By the career numbers, Zac Gallen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Bard and Zac Gallen

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.59
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.46
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
3.58
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.224
0.224
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.1
9
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.22
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
7.53
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.05
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
2.89
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
7.56
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1060
9.47
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.29
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.32
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
37.11
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4142
37.01
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.56
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
3.8
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.66
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3758
33.58
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.11
37.11
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01

Fielding Stats for Luke Bard and Zac Gallen

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007.1
9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.56
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.63
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.22
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.81
97.81
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.218
0.218
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Bard and Zac Gallen

Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
1600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
463.64
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
14.2
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
81.82
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.83
7.58
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
26
236.36
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
2.54
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
127.27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Zac Gallen
Career
Per 600 PA