Joe Bitker vs. Chris Gardner — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Gardner
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Gardner built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.01 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Chris Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Chris Gardner

Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
8.44
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
6.93
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.93
6.93
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.05
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
5.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.38
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.054
1.054
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
37.58
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.38
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
31.74
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Chris Gardner

Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.65
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.28
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Chris Gardner

Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.2
-19.54
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA