Joe DeBerry vs. Wes Gardner — Career Comparison

Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Gardner
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe DeBerry built a career as a starting pitcher and Wes Gardner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wes Gardner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.9 and WHIP 1.533 compared to 5.24 and 1.642 for Joe DeBerry. By the career numbers, Wes Gardner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe DeBerry and Wes Gardner

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.69
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.65
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.85
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.35
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.58
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.28
23.28
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.24
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
4.9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
10.75
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
9.19
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.03
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.21
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.75
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
6.91
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2060
39.76
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.47
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.91
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.35
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1796
34.66
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Joe DeBerry and Wes Gardner

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.65
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.85
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.58
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.93
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.54
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.51
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.413
0.413
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.28
23.28
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe DeBerry and Wes Gardner

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
37800
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
21.03
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
14.06
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Wes Gardner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
Wes Gardner
Career
Per 600 PA