Brian Gordon vs. Bobby Sprowl — Career Comparison

Brian Gordon
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Sprowl
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Gordon built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Sprowl as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Gordon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.44 and 1.770 for Bobby Sprowl. By the career numbers, Brian Gordon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Gordon and Bobby Sprowl

Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.14
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.27
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.4
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.44
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
10.05
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
10.49
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.88
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
5.24
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.14
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.6
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.6
6.6
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.558
0.558
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
38.93
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
41.96
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.4
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
5.83
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
35.16
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
35.94
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.96
41.96

Fielding Stats for Brian Gordon and Bobby Sprowl

Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.14
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.27
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
27
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46.1
9
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.88
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.17
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Gordon and Bobby Sprowl

Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1500
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2200
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bobby Sprowl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Brian Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Sprowl
Career
Per 600 PA