Frank Gabler vs. Tony Watson — Career Comparison

Frank Gabler
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Watson
MillenialIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Frank Gabler built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Watson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.9 and WHIP 1.114 compared to 5.26 and 1.499 for Frank Gabler. By the career numbers, Tony Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Gabler and Tony Watson

Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.7
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.74
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.65
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.03
41.03
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.84
61.84
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.43
27.43
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.44
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
5.26
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.9
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1129
27
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1945
27
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
376.1
9
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648.1
9
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
10.93
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
7.33
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.88
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.56
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.42
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.61
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
7.91
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1644
39.32
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2620
36.37
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.51
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
5.76
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.08
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.87
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
36.66
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2368
32.87
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.37
36.37

Fielding Stats for Frank Gabler and Tony Watson

Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
9.56
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1945
27
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648.1
9
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.56
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.37
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.03
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.93
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.21
95.21
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.761
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Gabler and Tony Watson

Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
113
574.58
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
689
37581.82
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
600
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
544.07
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
106.78
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
76.27
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
28.37
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.09
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
142.37
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
132.2
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.34
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
86.44
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
24.39
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.89
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
142.37
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.51
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Tony Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Watson
Career
Per 600 PA