Lefty Gomez vs. Ray Hale — Career Comparison

Lefty Gomez
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ray Hale
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Gomez 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. Lefty Gomez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.67 and 1.852 for Ray Hale. By the career numbers, Lefty Gomez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Gomez and Ray Hale

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.32
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.83
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.15
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.68
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.37
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.95
64.95
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.96
86.96
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.64
63.64
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.62
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
3.34
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.67
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7509
27
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2503
9
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
8.23
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
13
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.5
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
3.94
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.67
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
5.28
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.83
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10729
38.58
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
42.67
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.11
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
3.92
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
8.67
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9615
34.57
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
38.67
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.58
38.58
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.67
42.67

Fielding Stats for Lefty Gomez and Ray Hale

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.62
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.21
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Gomez and Ray Hale

Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
215.63
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
275
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1024
600
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
904
529.69
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
77.93
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
71.48
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.45
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.45
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.34
16.02
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.15
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
84.38
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
108.4
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
34.57
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
33.98
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
68.55
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.36
10.17
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-21.53
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
29.3
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
147.66
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
275
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
39.84
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.93
Ray Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.17
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ray Hale
Career
Per 600 PA