Frank Gabler vs. Jim Willoughby — Career Comparison

Frank Gabler
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willoughby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Gabler built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willoughby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Willoughby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.26 and 1.499 for Frank Gabler. By the career numbers, Jim Willoughby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Gabler and Jim Willoughby

Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.7
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.74
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.03
41.03
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.43
27.43
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
5.26
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.79
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1129
27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
376.1
9
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
10.93
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
9.12
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.88
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
2.56
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.37
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.61
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.09
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.574
0.574
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.717
0.717
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1644
39.32
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2306
37.69
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.19
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
5.76
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.35
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.87
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1533
36.66
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2088
34.13
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Frank Gabler and Jim Willoughby

Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1653
27
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
9
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.58
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.55
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.47
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.761
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.635
0.635
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Gabler and Jim Willoughby

Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
113
574.58
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
1837.97
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
600
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
544.07
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
67
508.86
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
106.78
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
76.27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.42
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.58
28.37
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
25.27
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
142.37
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
113.92
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
132.2
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
14
106.33
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
86.44
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
24.39
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
16.19
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
142.37
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
182.28
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Frank Gabler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30.51
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Gabler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA