Joe Gonzales vs. Ted Sadowski — Career Comparison

Joe Gonzales
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Gonzales built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Sadowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Gonzales posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 5.76 and 1.625 for Ted Sadowski. By the career numbers, Joe Gonzales had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Gonzales and Ted Sadowski

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.32
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.59
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.35
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
10.74
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
10.99
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.71
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.31
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.16
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
40.65
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
39.81
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.65
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
6.19
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
37.45
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
36.18
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.65
40.65
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Joe Gonzales and Ted Sadowski

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.64
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.1
9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.488
0.488
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gonzales and Ted Sadowski

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1842.86
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
18.68
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-53.43
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
16.1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA