Bob Gamble vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Luis Tiant 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. Luis Tiant posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Luis Tiant had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Luis Tiant

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.47
84.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.07
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Luis Tiant

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Luis Tiant

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
513
540
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.68
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50