Joe Gibbon vs. Ray Hale — Career Comparison

Joe Gibbon
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Hale
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Gibbon built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Hale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Gibbon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.382 compared to 5.67 and 1.852 for Ray Hale. By the career numbers, Joe Gibbon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gibbon and Ray Hale

Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.37
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.83
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.02
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.49
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.52
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.41
48.41
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.31
30.31
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.16
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.52
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.67
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3359
27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119.2
9
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.46
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
13
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
3.33
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.67
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.64
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
5.97
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.83
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.35
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.27
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4765
38.3
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
42.67
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.96
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
4.06
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
8.67
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4297
34.54
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
38.67
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.67
42.67

Fielding Stats for Joe Gibbon and Ray Hale

Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.37
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.62
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.02
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3356
27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118.2
9
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
2.04
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.21
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
2.51
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
2.35
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.19
76.19
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.697
0.697
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.31
30.31
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gibbon and Ray Hale

Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
839.6
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
600
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
520.79
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
75.25
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
67.33
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.94
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.98
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.92
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.23
14.32
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.15
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
85.15
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
95.05
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.82
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
15.84
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
33.66
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
6.46
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-21.53
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.8
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
196.04
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
275
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
57.43
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.98
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.96
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA