Bob Gibson vs. Rich Gossage — Career Comparison

Bob Gibson
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bob Gibson and Rich Gossage are about as close as two relievers get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 94 for Bob Gibson and 95 for Rich Gossage, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 86 and 86 respectively. If forced to pick, Rich Gossage gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bob Gibson and Rich Gossage

Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
3.27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.4
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.53
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.68
53.68
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.37
18.37
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.24
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.01
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
8.04
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.97
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.59
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
5.54
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.64
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
5.54
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.231
1.231
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.31
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.23
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
39.65
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7507
37.34
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.67
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.84
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.53
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.33
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.73
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.62
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
33.07
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Bob Gibson and Rich Gossage

Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
3.27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.87
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.9
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.94
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.39
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.87
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.28
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.37
18.37
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Gibson and Rich Gossage

Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
6470.97
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
600
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
7.73
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
64.52
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.9
-12.27
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
37
238.71
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA