Rube Geyer vs. Dustin McGowan — Career Comparison

Rube Geyer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dustin McGowan
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Geyer built a career as a starting pitcher and Dustin McGowan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rube Geyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 4.5 and 1.413 for Dustin McGowan. By the career numbers, Rube Geyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Geyer and Dustin McGowan

Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.27
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.01
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.72
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.95
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.73
31.73
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.79
23.79
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.31
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.67
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
4.5
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
27
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951
27
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
412.1
9
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650.1
9
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
9.17
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.57
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.08
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.95
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.86
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
2.9
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
7.47
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.64
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1758
38.37
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2818
39
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.14
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.86
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
5.46
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
4.94
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.68
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1565
34.16
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
34.32
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.37
38.37
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Rube Geyer and Dustin McGowan

Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
234
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
4.01
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.95
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951
27
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650.1
9
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
31.5
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.64
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
231.75
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.18
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
294.75
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.98
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
263.25
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.81
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.31
89.31
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.61
91.61
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.452
0.452
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.79
23.79
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Geyer and Dustin McGowan

Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
104
445.71
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
6020.69
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
570
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
27
558.62
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
111.43
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
94.29
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.66
28.54
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.19
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
132.86
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
124.29
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.29
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
28.7
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.83
-37.86
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
90
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
393.1
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
1.53
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA