Bob Gamble vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith 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. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Ford Smith

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.38
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.89
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.64
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Ford Smith

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.84
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.34
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2.35
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
2.18
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.685
1.685
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Ford Smith

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
219.77
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
129.07
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
90.7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.54
54.21
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
177.91
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
170.93
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.85
58.77
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA