Luke Bard vs. Joe Gonzales — Career Comparison

Luke Bard
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Gonzales
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Gonzales 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. Joe Gonzales posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 4.44 and 1.136 for Luke Bard. By the career numbers, Joe Gonzales had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Bard and Joe Gonzales

Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.32
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.35
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.22
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.74
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.56
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
37.11
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
40.65
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.78
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.56
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.65
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
33
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
37.45
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.65
40.65

Fielding Stats for Luke Bard and Joe Gonzales

Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.11
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Bard and Joe Gonzales

Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.98
-53.43
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Bard
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA