Kevin Gross vs. Bob Locker — Career Comparison

Kevin Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Locker
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Gross built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Locker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Locker led in home run suppression (HR9+ 149 vs 83), walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 91). Role difference aside, Bob Locker holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Gross and Bob Locker

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
5.9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.51
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.58
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.57
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.4
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.33
47.33
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.15
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.97
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
4.11
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.75
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2519
9.11
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
7.95
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.83
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.41
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
3.57
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
2.63
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.82
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1727
6.25
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
5.91
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.949
0.949
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.38
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.29
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10791
39.04
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3643
37.3
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.14
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
2.95
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1245
4.5
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.37
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.57
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9552
34.56
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3313
33.92
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.3
37.3

Fielding Stats for Kevin Gross and Bob Locker

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
5.9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
0.65
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.79
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.24
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.21
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
1.98
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.16
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
1.9
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.97
95.97
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.82
94.82
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Gross and Bob Locker

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
478
377.87
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
3291.43
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
521.74
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
542.86
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
83.79
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
63.24
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.02
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.74
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.55
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
24.32
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
7.17
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
114.62
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
109.88
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
85.71
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.41
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
28.46
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
56.13
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.98
16.58
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.64
-15.11
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
24.51
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
218.97
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
348.57
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
52.17
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.7
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.37
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.37
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100