Joe Bitker vs. Kyle Gibson — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kyle Gibson
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kyle Gibson 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. Kyle Gibson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.6 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. By the career numbers, Kyle Gibson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Kyle Gibson

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.54
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.53
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
959
4.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5634
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1878
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1937
9.28
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.12
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
3.18
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
7.28
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.163
1.163
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.35
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8069
38.67
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
4.89
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.14
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7254
34.76
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Kyle Gibson

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5634
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1878
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.79
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.06
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.85
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
98.47
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Kyle Gibson

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
3781.13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
543.4
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
29.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
22.46
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
226.42
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Kyle Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA