Jim Gott vs. Frank Wickware — Career Comparison

Jim Gott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Wickware
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Frank Wickware built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Gott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Wickware posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 3.87 and 1.438 for Jim Gott. By the career numbers, Frank Wickware had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Gott and Frank Wickware

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.36
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.03
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.57
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.39
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.08
43.08
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.57
59.57
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.94
75.94
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.73
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.73
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
3.87
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.65
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
2639
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
879.2
9
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
8.69
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
7.41
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.68
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
3.74
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
2.65
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
6.73
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
5.96
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.42
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.24
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4828
38.8
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
3557
36.39
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.1
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
4.39
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.71
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.46
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.08
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.67
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.48
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4252
34.17
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
3169
32.42
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39

Fielding Stats for Jim Gott and Frank Wickware

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.37
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.77
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
2687
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
895.2
9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.63
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
2.57
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.19
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.86
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
3.02
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
1.8
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.83
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.074
2.074
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.33
17.33
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Gott and Frank Wickware

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
4155
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
139
230.39
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
547.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
543.65
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.545
0.545
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
13
97.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
112.71
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
94.48
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.57
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
18.23
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
49.62
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.31
36.98
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
202.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
132.6
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
15
112.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
149.17
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
44.75
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
28.18
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
72.93
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
36.05
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.97
41.39
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.63
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
29.83
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
19.89
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.29
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Frank Wickware
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.29
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Wickware
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100