Joe Bitker vs. Willie Gisentaner — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Gisentaner
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Willie Gisentaner 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. Joe Bitker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.14 and 1.494 for Willie Gisentaner. By the career numbers, Joe Bitker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Willie Gisentaner

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.59
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.45
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.55
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.94
44.94
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.63
70.63
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.64
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
5.14
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2422
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807.1
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
914
10.19
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
3.76
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.3
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3310
36.9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
6.14
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.06
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.74
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
32.28
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.9
36.9

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Willie Gisentaner

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.56
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3694
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1231.1
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.66
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.69
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.52
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.83
73.83
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Willie Gisentaner

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
240.18
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
652
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
544.79
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
142.64
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
110.43
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.25
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.84
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.12
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.21
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.71
62.31
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
196.93
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
178.53
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
62.58
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
71.78
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
124.23
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.23
70.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.68
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.21
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.44
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.14
93.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.33
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Gisentaner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100