Joe Gibbon vs. Al Mahon — Career Comparison

Joe Gibbon
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Mahon
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Gibbon built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Mahon 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 22.85 and 4.154 for Al Mahon. 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 Al Mahon

Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
3.37
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.02
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.49
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.52
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.41
48.41
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.31
30.31
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.52
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.33
20.33
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3359
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119.2
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.46
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
3.33
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
14.54
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.64
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.54
14.54
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
5.97
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.033
1.033
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.35
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.27
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4765
38.3
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
60.23
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.96
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
4.06
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.154
4.154
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4297
34.54
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
45.69
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.23
60.23

Fielding Stats for Joe Gibbon and Al Mahon

Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.37
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.02
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3356
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118.2
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.31
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.04
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.16
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.51
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
2.35
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.697
0.697
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.31
30.31
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gibbon and Al Mahon

Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
839.6
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
600
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
520.79
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
75.25
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
67.33
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.94
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.98
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.92
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.23
14.32
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
85.15
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
95.05
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.82
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.84
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
33.66
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.26
6.46
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
19.8
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
196.04
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
57.43
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.98
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.96
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA