Joe Gonzales vs. Cinders O'Brien — Career Comparison

Joe Gonzales
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cinders O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Gonzales built a career as a starting pitcher and Cinders O'Brien as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cinders O'Brien posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.485 compared to 4.35 and 1.548 for Joe Gonzales. By the career numbers, Cinders O'Brien had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gonzales and Cinders O'Brien

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
1.13
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.05
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.49
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.54
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.58
47.58
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.65
92.65
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.94
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.35
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
3.68
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3242
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1080.2
9
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.74
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
9.32
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.3
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
4.05
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.31
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.8
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.62
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
40.65
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4898
40.79
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.65
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
6.21
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.485
1.485
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
37.45
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4337
36.12
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.65
40.65
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79

Fielding Stats for Joe Gonzales and Cinders O'Brien

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.15
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3270
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1090
9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.5
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.89
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.18
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
2.58
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.39
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.086
2.086
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gonzales and Cinders O'Brien

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
167.33
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
565.34
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
119.52
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
113.55
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.78
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.98
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.83
34.46
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
126.69
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
154.18
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
68.13
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
51.39
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
119.52
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-53.43
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.51
40.05
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
31.08
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
62
74.1
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
8.1
8.1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.37
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.37
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Cinders O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100