Rich Gossage vs. Chris Holt — Career Comparison

Rich Gossage
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star
Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Holt 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. Chris Holt led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 95), walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 86). Rich Gossage held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 81). Role difference aside, Chris Holt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gossage and Chris Holt

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.62
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.53
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.62
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.68
53.68
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.54
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
3.01
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
4.76
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
7.45
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
10.42
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.59
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.84
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
732
3.64
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.09
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.45
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
7.47
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
5.2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.31
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7507
37.34
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3236
39.53
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
3.39
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
5.2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.38
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.62
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.501
1.501
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6555
32.61
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2890
35.31
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Rich Gossage and Chris Holt

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
4.98
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.18
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5428
27
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1809.1
9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.39
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.6
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.2
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.39
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.87
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
1.28
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.8
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gossage and Chris Holt

Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
6470.97
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
133
385.51
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
600
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
548.39
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
513.04
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
58.06
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
46.38
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.58
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
7.73
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.39
6.94
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
64.52
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
83.87
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
72.46
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.78
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.39
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.17
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.9
-12.27
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.17
-12.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
23.19
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
238.71
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
83
240.58
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
2.51
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Rich Gossage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gossage
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA