Rich Gale vs. Jack Savage — Career Comparison

Rich Gale
Baby BoomersNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Savage
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Gale built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Savage as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Gale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.528 compared to 7.67 and 1.807 for Jack Savage. By the career numbers, Rich Gale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gale and Jack Savage

Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.14
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.51
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.52
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.55
49.55
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
4.54
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.67
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2910
27
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
9
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9.25
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
12.58
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.76
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
4.24
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.38
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
4.81
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.68
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.784
0.784
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.22
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4263
39.55
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
41.42
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.76
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
5.05
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.28
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.41
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.29
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.75
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.499
1.499
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3713
34.45
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
37.74
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.55
39.55
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42

Fielding Stats for Rich Gale and Jack Savage

Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.14
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2910
27
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
9
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.45
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.2
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.77
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.65
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gale and Jack Savage

Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
1519.48
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
20
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
600
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
529.87
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
35.52
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
19.63
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
50
389.61
Jack Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
1.54
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Savage
Career
Per 600 PA