Dale Gear vs. Lance Lynn — Career Comparison

Dale Gear
Pre-GenerationalKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance Lynn
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lance Lynn built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Gear as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance Lynn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 4.21 and 1.409 for Dale Gear. By the career numbers, Lance Lynn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dale Gear and Lance Lynn

Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.31
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.63
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.87
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.64
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.77
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.21
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
3.74
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
11.32
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1856
8.33
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.48
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.04
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.35
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
3.16
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.98
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9.04
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.27
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.4
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
38.9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.22
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.95
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
4.11
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.17
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.66
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
37.26
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
34.28
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Dale Gear and Lance Lynn

Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.24
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.63
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1497
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.33
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.37
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.19
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.63
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.74
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.06
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.53
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.029
2.029
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Gear and Lance Lynn

Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
69
166.27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
655.86
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
249
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
573.49
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
509.91
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
137.35
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
24
43.24
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
103.61
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
19
34.23
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.51
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.23
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.73
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.46
49.29
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
6.71
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
178.31
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
29
52.25
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
159.04
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
38
68.47
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
60.24
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
15
27.03
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
60.24
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.61
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
120.48
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
22
39.64
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.66
54.61
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.03
-14.47
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.41
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.28
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.62
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.55
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
159
286.49
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.56
15.56
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.82
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.06
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.64
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.64
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Gear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA