Bob Gamble vs. Mike Torrez — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Torrez
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Torrez 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. Mike Torrez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Mike Torrez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Mike Torrez

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
1.46
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.35
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.55
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.62
53.62
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.71
92.71
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.35
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
3.96
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9132
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3044
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3043
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.66
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1371
4.05
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.25
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1404
4.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.3
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.17
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13179
38.97
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1501
4.44
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.38
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.23
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.76
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11543
34.13
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Mike Torrez

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
1.46
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.35
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9128
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3042.2
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
0.66
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.4
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.12
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
2.18
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695
2.06
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.43
94.43
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.71
92.71
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.11
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Mike Torrez

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
662.39
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
546.9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
84.96
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
73.01
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.62
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.95
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.08
16.04
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
98.23
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
100.88
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
31.86
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.91
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
51.77
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.54
7.35
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.65
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
131
173.89
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.17
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.96
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.65
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50