Joe DeBerry vs. Rich Gossage — Career Comparison

Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Joe DeBerry built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Gossage as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Gossage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.282 compared to 5.24 and 1.642 for Joe DeBerry. By the career numbers, Rich Gossage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe DeBerry and Rich Gossage

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.69
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.53
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.68
53.68
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.24
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.01
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
10.75
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.59
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.03
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.64
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.75
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.31
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7507
37.34
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.91
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Joe DeBerry and Rich Gossage

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.18
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5428
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1809.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.39
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.28
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe DeBerry and Rich Gossage

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
6470.97
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
21.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.2
7.73
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
64.52
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
14.06
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-12.27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
37
238.71
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA