Frank Gabler vs. Dick Tidrow — Career Comparison

Frank Gabler
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tidrow
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Gabler built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Tidrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Tidrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 5.26 and 1.499 for Frank Gabler. By the career numbers, Dick Tidrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Gabler and Dick Tidrow

Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.7
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.19
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.74
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.71
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.48
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.03
41.03
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.43
27.43
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.16
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
5.26
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
3.68
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1129
27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5240
27
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
376.1
9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746.2
9
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
10.93
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
8.79
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.88
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.84
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.56
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
2.98
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.58
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.61
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
5.02
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1644
39.32
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7412
38.19
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.29
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
1.26
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
5.76
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
4.16
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.32
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
36.66
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.19
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Frank Gabler and Dick Tidrow

Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.2
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.71
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5239
27
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746.1
9
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.5
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.09
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.65
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.59
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.761
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.498
0.498
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.26
22.26
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Gabler and Dick Tidrow

Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
113
574.58
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
3263.16
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
600
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
114
600
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
544.07
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
95
500
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
106.78
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
76.27
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
28.37
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
4.2
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
142.37
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
132.2
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.16
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
7
36.84
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
86.44
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
13
68.42
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
24.39
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.01
-15.82
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
142.37
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
42
221.05
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30.51
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.21
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA