Rich Gossage vs. Charley Hall — Career Comparison

Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Charley Hall
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Gossage as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Gossage posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.282 compared to 3.09 and 1.332 for Charley Hall. By the career numbers, Rich Gossage had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gossage and Charley Hall

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
1.86
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.79
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.53
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.47
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.68
53.68
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.47
53.47
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.01
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
3.09
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2729
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.2
9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821
8.12
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.59
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
3.64
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
3.87
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
4.22
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.31
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7507
37.34
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3754
37.14
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.88
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
4.32
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.33
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3325
32.9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Rich Gossage and Charley Hall

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
3.89
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.89
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1341
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.11
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.05
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
1.39
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.56
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
1.28
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
6.16
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.87
93.87
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.586
1.586
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.8
22.8
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gossage and Charley Hall

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
6470.97
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
211
307.28
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
540.29
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.31
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.73
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.56
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.11
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
7.73
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.19
39.59
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
10
64.52
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
155.83
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.35
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
58.25
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
101.94
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-12.27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.45
39.97
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.28
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
24.76
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
238.71
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
135.44
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
4.43
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.67
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33