Kevin Gausman vs. Bryan Hickerson — Career Comparison

Kevin Gausman
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bryan Hickerson
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Gausman built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Hickerson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Gausman led in run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 87), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 85). Bryan Hickerson held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 113). Role difference aside, Kevin Gausman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Gausman and Bryan Hickerson

Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.65
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.52
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.8
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.53
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.53
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.78
49.78
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.2
89.2
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.22
17.22
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
3.81
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
4.72
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5733
27
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
27
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1911
9
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
404.1
9
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
8.64
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
10.04
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.1
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.16
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
2.52
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.18
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.42
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1954
9.2
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
6.21
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.044
1.044
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.3
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7986
37.61
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1757
39.11
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.69
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
4.08
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
4.92
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.21
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.59
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.89
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7342
34.58
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1577
35.1
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11

Fielding Stats for Kevin Gausman and Bryan Hickerson

Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.65
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.52
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.8
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5733
27
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213
27
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1911
9
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
404.1
9
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.44
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.79
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.28
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.89
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.87
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.96
95.96
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.187
0.187
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.2
89.2
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.22
17.22
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Gausman and Bryan Hickerson

Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
1770.73
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
209
1458.14
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
600
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
536.59
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
74
516.28
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
76.74
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.79
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.95
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
8.76
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
19.84
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
58.54
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
97.67
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
92.68
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
104.65
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.93
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.51
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.84
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
53.66
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
69.77
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-6.8
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
14.43
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.98
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.15
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.93
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
66
321.95
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
216.28
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.81
Kevin Gausman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Bryan Hickerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gausman
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Hickerson
Career
Per 600 PA