Phil Gallivan vs. Hank Gehring — Career Comparison

Phil Gallivan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank Gehring
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hank Gehring built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Gallivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hank Gehring posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 5.95 and 1.837 for Phil Gallivan. By the career numbers, Hank Gehring had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Gallivan and Hank Gehring

Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.77
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.76
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.56
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.78
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.37
20.37
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.78
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
5.95
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.91
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
27
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175.1
9
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
11.65
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
9.88
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.65
11.65
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.03
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
4.88
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.49
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
43.48
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
36.68
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.28
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
7.19
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.09
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.837
1.837
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
38.5
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
34.83
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68

Fielding Stats for Phil Gallivan and Hank Gehring

Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.76
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.05
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.45
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.35
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.759
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Gallivan and Hank Gehring

Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
578.57
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
25
277.78
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
546.43
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
49
544.44
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
128.57
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
133.33
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
7
77.78
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.96
42.46
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
75.71
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
160.71
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
222.22
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
150
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
188.89
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
75
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
200
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
46.71
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.92
76.94
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
107.14
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
11
122.22
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.6
5.6
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
4.91
4.91
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Phil Gallivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Phil Gallivan
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Gehring
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100