Dan Gakeler vs. George Pierce — Career Comparison

Dan Gakeler
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Pierce
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Pierce built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Gakeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Pierce posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.299 compared to 5.74 and 1.602 for Dan Gakeler. By the career numbers, George Pierce had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Gakeler and George Pierce

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.79
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.82
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.06
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.64
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.48
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.25
58.25
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.48
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.74
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.11
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
8.92
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
7.86
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.76
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
3.83
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
5.25
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
4.59
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
40.44
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151
37.98
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
6.35
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.41
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
34.82
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1923
33.96
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.44
40.44
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Dan Gakeler and George Pierce

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.79
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.86
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
27
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.2
9
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.47
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.08
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.08
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.515
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.58
22.58
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Gakeler and George Pierce

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
31
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
339.56
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
600
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
547.25
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
65.93
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
46.15
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.48
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.52
14.89
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
89.01
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
92.31
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
39.56
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.78
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
59.34
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.13
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.08
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
65
214.29
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
26.37
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
George Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.3
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
George Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0