Bob Gamble vs. Ted Trent — Career Comparison

Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ted Trent
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Trent 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. Ted Trent posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. By the career numbers, Ted Trent had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gamble and Ted Trent

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.55
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
65
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.62
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
3.63
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3841
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1280.1
9
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
8.85
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.41
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
3.02
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
5.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5457
38.36
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.27
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.46
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.07
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.6
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
33.95
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Bob Gamble and Ted Trent

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.55
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3840
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1280
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.43
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
2.75
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
2.62
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.4
95.4
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gamble and Ted Trent

Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
271.4
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
537.93
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
59.63
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
47.46
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.52
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.17
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.15
14.79
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
76.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
94.93
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.08
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.86
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.72
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.89
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.08
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.17
82.17
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.77
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100