Bob Gamble vs. Joe Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Smith
UnknownThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe 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. Joe Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.1 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Joe Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Joe Smith

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.6
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
35.7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
33.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.7
35.7

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Joe Smith

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Joe Smith

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.825
0.825
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
61.11
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
81.89
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
82.59
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
92.81
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100