Kevin Gross vs. Frank Pears — Career Comparison

Kevin Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Pears
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Kevin Gross built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Pears as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Gross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 6.23 and 1.577 for Frank Pears. By the career numbers, Kevin Gross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Gross and Frank Pears

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.71
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.51
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.57
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.15
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
4.11
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.23
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2519
9.11
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
10.38
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.83
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
3.57
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.81
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.27
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1727
6.25
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.73
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.29
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10791
39.04
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
41.54
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.14
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
4.5
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.96
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.57
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.577
1.577
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9552
34.56
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
37.04
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Kevin Gross and Frank Pears

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.71
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.65
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.24
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.24
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
1.98
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
1.9
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
95.97
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Gross and Frank Pears

Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
478
377.87
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
521.74
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
83.79
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
63.24
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.02
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.74
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.55
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
24.32
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.15
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
114.62
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
109.88
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.41
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
28.46
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
56.13
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.98
16.58
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-30.26
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.51
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
277
218.97
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
2.74
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
52.17
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.7
Frank Pears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Frank Pears
Career
Per 600 PA