Bob Gamble vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima 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. Al Sima posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.61 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Al Sima had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Al Sima

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.92
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.61
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.38
34.38
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.61
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.85
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.24
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1240
36.16
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Al Sima

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Al Sima

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
645.16
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0