Luke Bard vs. Lefty Gomez — Career Comparison

Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Gomez
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lefty Gomez 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. Lefty Gomez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 4.44 and 1.136 for Luke Bard. By the career numbers, Lefty Gomez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Bard and Lefty Gomez

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.32
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
1.15
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.68
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.37
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.95
64.95
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.62
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
3.34
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7509
27
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2503
9
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.22
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2290
8.23
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.23
8.23
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.5
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
3.94
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.56
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1468
5.28
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.024
1.024
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
37.11
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10729
38.58
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.56
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
3.92
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9615
34.57
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.58
38.58

Fielding Stats for Luke Bard and Lefty Gomez

Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
27
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
9
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.22
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Bard and Lefty Gomez

Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
215.63
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1024
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
904
529.69
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
77.93
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
71.48
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.34
16.02
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
84.38
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
108.4
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
34.57
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
33.98
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
68.55
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
10.17
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
29.3
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
252
147.66
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
39.84
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.93
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50