Ken Gables vs. Howie Nunn — Career Comparison

Ken Gables
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howie Nunn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Gables built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Nunn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Gables posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.473 compared to 5.11 and 1.820 for Howie Nunn. By the career numbers, Ken Gables had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Gables and Howie Nunn

Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
2.33
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.86
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.17
54.17
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.1
37.1
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.69
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.11
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239.2
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
9.58
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.57
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.68
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.5
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.31
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.55
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1066
40.03
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.89
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.62
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
5.07
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.37
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
36.16
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
35.26
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.03
40.03
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Ken Gables and Howie Nunn

Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
27
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
9
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.83
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.597
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Gables and Howie Nunn

Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
539.13
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
2509.09
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
547.83
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
19.78
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
19.67
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
52.17
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.1
9.53
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
21.93
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
5.31
5.31
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Gables
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA