Joe Gonzales vs. Candy Sierra — Career Comparison

Joe Gonzales
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Candy Sierra
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Gonzales built a career as a starting pitcher and Candy Sierra 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 5.53 and 1.988 for Candy Sierra. 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 Candy Sierra

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.32
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.2
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.35
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.53
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
10.74
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
13.34
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.9
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.81
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
40.65
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.31
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.65
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.53
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.916
1.916
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
37.45
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
36.43
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.454
0.454
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.65
40.65
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Joe Gonzales and Candy Sierra

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.2
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.2
9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.3
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gonzales and Candy Sierra

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2400
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.98
-53.43
Candy Sierra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Candy Sierra
Career
Per 600 PA