Jack Creel vs. Joe Gilbert — Career Comparison

Jack Creel
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Gilbert
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Creel built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Gilbert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Creel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.414 compared to 6.82 and 1.806 for Joe Gilbert. By the career numbers, Jack Creel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Creel and Joe Gilbert

Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.69
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.24
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.14
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
6.82
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
27
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
9
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
8.07
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.31
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.66
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.37
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.58
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.52
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.1
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
38.69
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
41.95
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.03
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.24
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
7.11
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
1.742
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
33.41
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
35.56
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95

Fielding Stats for Jack Creel and Joe Gilbert

Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.24
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
27
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
9
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.846
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Creel and Joe Gilbert

Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
35
677.42
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4300
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
503.23
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
7.22
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.74
-14.24
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-19.54
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
135.48
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
4.43
4.43
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Gilbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gilbert
Career
Per 600 PA