Bob Gamble vs. Fred Toney — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Fred Toney
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Toney 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. Fred Toney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.69 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Fred Toney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Fred Toney

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.11
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.57
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.42
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.68
57.68
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.65
80.65
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
0.64
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.11
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.69
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6618
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2206
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2037
8.31
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.24
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.38
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
2.93
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.19
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8988
36.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.2
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.41
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8359
34.1
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Fred Toney

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.92
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.821
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Fred Toney

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
253.27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
560.8
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
88.94
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
74.62
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.05
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.02
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
14.32
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.24
21.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
110.8
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
104.77
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
35.43
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
63.32
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.63
14.05
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
15.83
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
186
140.2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.02
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Toney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75