Bob Gamble vs. Leo Hafford — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Leo Hafford
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Leo Hafford built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Gamble as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leo Hafford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0.95 and WHIP 1.263 compared to 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Leo Hafford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Leo Hafford

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.16
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.842
0.842
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
37.89
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.26
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
32.21
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Leo Hafford

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.42
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Leo Hafford

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.56
37.61
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.59
39.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Leo Hafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100