Joe Gannon vs. Charley Hall — Career Comparison

Joe Gannon
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Hall
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Gannon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charley Hall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 11 and 2.000 for Joe Gannon. By the career numbers, Charley Hall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gannon and Charley Hall

Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.86
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.47
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.09
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729
27
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.2
9
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
8.12
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.87
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
4.22
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
37.14
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.88
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.32
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
32.9
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Joe Gannon and Charley Hall

Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.89
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.89
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
27
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
9
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.11
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.05
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.56
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
6.16
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.87
93.87
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.8
22.8
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gannon and Charley Hall

Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
307.28
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
540.29
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.31
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.73
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.56
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.11
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.19
39.59
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
155.83
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.35
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
58.25
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
101.94
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.45
39.97
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.28
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.76
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
93
135.44
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.67
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Joe Gannon
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33