Frank Gabler vs. Lefty Willis — Career Comparison

Frank Gabler
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lefty Willis
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Gabler built a career as a starting pitcher and Lefty Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.508 compared to 5.26 and 1.499 for Frank Gabler. By the career numbers, Lefty Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Gabler and Lefty Willis

Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.7
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.06
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.74
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.03
41.03
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.43
27.43
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
5.26
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.92
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1129
27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376.1
9
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
10.93
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.07
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.88
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.56
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.5
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.61
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.22
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1644
39.32
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
39.17
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.29
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
5.76
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.76
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.499
1.499
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
36.66
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
35.53
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Frank Gabler and Lefty Willis

Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.761
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Gabler and Lefty Willis

Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
574.58
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
915.79
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
600
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
544.07
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
106.78
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
76.27
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
28.37
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
9.91
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
142.37
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
132.2
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
86.44
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
24.39
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-4.46
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
28
142.37
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
4.21
4.21
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Lefty Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Willis
Career
Per 600 PA