Bob Gamble vs. Dean Thomas — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dean Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dean 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. Dean Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.49 and WHIP 1.542 compared to 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Dean Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Dean Thomas

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.76
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
5.49
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
9.76
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.61
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.12
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.03
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.017
1.017
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
40.73
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.71
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.07
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.68
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
35.39
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Dean Thomas

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.07
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.44
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.44
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Dean Thomas

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
3.14
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-20.96
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA