Joe Gonzales vs. Steve Toole — Career Comparison

Joe Gonzales
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Toole
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Gonzales built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Toole 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 4.79 and 1.616 for Steve Toole. 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 Steve Toole

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.12
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.06
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.53
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.94
50.94
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.35
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.79
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.74
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
9.28
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
5.26
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.86
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.83
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
40.65
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
41.24
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.65
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
7.23
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.548
1.548
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.616
1.616
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
37.45
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1742
35.39
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.65
40.65
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.24
41.24

Fielding Stats for Joe Gonzales and Steve Toole

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.13
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.14
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.63
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.16
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.77
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Gonzales and Steve Toole

Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
151.28
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
584.62
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
153.85
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
107.69
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.46
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.15
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.15
61.93
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
210.26
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
169.23
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
87.18
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
164.1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-53.43
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.31
67.46
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.82
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
51.28
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.7
11.7
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100