Bob Gamble vs. Luke Hochevar — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luke Hochevar
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Hochevar 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. Luke Hochevar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Luke Hochevar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Luke Hochevar

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
2.7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.24
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.63
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.88
45.88
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.98
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2788
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929.1
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
9.16
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.12
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
6.8
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
38.38
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.39
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
5.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.83
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3593
34.8
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Luke Hochevar

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
2.7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.24
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2788
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929.1
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.51
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.07
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.64
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.58
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.584
0.584
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.88
45.88
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Luke Hochevar

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
9882.35
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
564.71
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.96
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
-1
-35.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
10
352.94
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA