Bob Gamble vs. Claude Thomas — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Claude Thomas
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Claude Thomas 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. Claude Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Claude Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Claude Thomas

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.22
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.13
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
8.58
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.81
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.22
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.671
0.671
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
36.85
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.377
1.377
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
32.4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Claude Thomas

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Claude Thomas

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-23.83
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA