Joe Gibbon vs. Skel Roach — Career Comparison

Joe Gibbon
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Gibbon built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.52 and 1.382 for Joe Gibbon. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gibbon and Skel Roach

Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
3.37
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.52
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.41
48.41
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.31
30.31
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.16
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.52
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3359
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.46
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
3.33
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.64
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
5.97
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.35
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.27
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4765
38.3
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.96
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
4.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4297
34.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Joe Gibbon and Skel Roach

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

Hitting Stats for Joe Gibbon and Skel Roach

Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
424
839.6
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
520.79
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
75.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
67.33
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.23
14.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
85.15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
95.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.82
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
33.66
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
6.46
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
99
196.04
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
57.43
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.96
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gibbon
Career
Per 600 PA
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA