Matt Gage vs. Frank Wickware — Career Comparison

Matt Gage
MillenialNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Wickware
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Wickware built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Gage as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Wickware posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 2.66 and 1.382 for Matt Gage. By the career numbers, Frank Wickware had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Gage and Frank Wickware

Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.7
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.36
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.03
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.39
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.57
59.57
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.94
75.94
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.66
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.65
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2639
27
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879.2
9
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
8.35
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.41
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.73
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.65
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.35
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
5.96
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.24
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
38.01
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3557
36.39
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.95
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.02
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
3.71
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.08
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.48
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
33.04
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3169
32.42
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Matt Gage and Frank Wickware

Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
8.7
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.37
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2687
27
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
895.2
9
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.57
Matt Gage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
3.02
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.83
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.69
93.69
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.074
2.074
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Gage and Frank Wickware

Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
49
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
230.39
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
600
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
543.65
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
112.71
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
94.48
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.57
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.23
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.31
36.98
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
132.6
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
149.17
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
44.75
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
28.18
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
72.93
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.97
41.39
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.63
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
29.83
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.29
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.29
Matt Gage
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100