Joe Bitker vs. Rube Geyer — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Geyer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Geyer 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. Rube Geyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Rube Geyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Rube Geyer

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.72
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.73
31.73
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412.1
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
9.17
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.95
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
2.9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1758
38.37
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.14
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
5.46
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1565
34.16
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Rube Geyer

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
5.06
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
234
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
31.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
231.75
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
294.75
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
263.25
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.31
89.31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Rube Geyer

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
445.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
570
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
111.43
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
94.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.66
28.54
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
132.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
124.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
28.7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
21
90
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100