Bob Gamble vs. Joe Slusarski — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Slusarski
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Slusarski 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. Joe Slusarski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.18 and WHIP 1.557 compared to 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Joe Slusarski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Joe Slusarski

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.62
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.81
28.81
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.18
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
10.07
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.68
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.09
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.975
0.975
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.44
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
39.98
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.85
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.56
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.82
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.528
1.528
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
35.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Joe Slusarski

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.77
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.35
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Joe Slusarski

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
7866.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
6.61
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-18.25
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA