Harry Gumbert vs. Al Mahon — Career Comparison

Harry Gumbert
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Mahon
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Gumbert built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Mahon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Gumbert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 22.85 and 4.154 for Al Mahon. By the career numbers, Harry Gumbert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Gumbert and Al Mahon

Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
2.12
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
0.98
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.47
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.86
55.86
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.4
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.2
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
3.68
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.33
20.33
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6468
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2186
9.13
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.51
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.01
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
14.54
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.54
14.54
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.96
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.17
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9217
38.48
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
60.23
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.75
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1012
4.22
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.154
4.154
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8473
35.37
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
45.69
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.23
60.23

Fielding Stats for Harry Gumbert and Al Mahon

Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.573
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Gumbert and Al Mahon

Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
512
405.81
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
757
600
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
708
561.16
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
103.04
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
86.39
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.3
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.38
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.96
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
16.64
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.9
25.28
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
129.99
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
117.31
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
39.63
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
35.67
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
71.33
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.59
20.28
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
14.27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
146.63
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.09
4.09
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Harry Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.57
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.89
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA