Bob Feller vs Lefty Gomez

Bob Feller Lefty Gomez

Bob Feller and Lefty Gomez compared on their MLB careers: Bob Feller played 18 seasons, 1936 to 1956, Lefty Gomez 14 seasons, 1930 to 1943. Bob Feller has 266 wins to Lefty Gomez's 189. Bob Feller won 1 title, Lefty Gomez won 6 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Feller and Lefty Gomez career totals

570	GP	368
266	W	189
162	L	102
3.3	ERA	3.3
3,827	IP	2,503
2,581	K	1,468
1,764	BB	1,095
1.3	WHIP	1.4
21	SV	9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Feller and Lefty Gomez postseason

2	GP	7
0	R	0
10	H	51

Where each stands all time

Bob Feller and Lefty Gomez all-time places

32nd (2,581)	Strikeouts (pitching)	253rd (1,468)
36th (266)	Wins (pitching)	142nd (189)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bob Feller: 1 championship; none on file
Lefty Gomez: 6 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Feller and Lefty Gomez season by season

1st	1936	5	3	3.34	1930	2	5	5.55
2nd	1937	9	7	3.39	1931	21	9	2.67
3rd	1938	17	11	4.08	1932	24	7	4.21
4th	1939	24	9	2.85	1933	16	10	3.18
5th	1940	27	11	2.61	1934	26	5	2.33
6th	1941	25	13	3.15	1935	12	15	3.18
7th	1945	5	3	2.50	1936	13	7	4.39
8th	1946	26	15	2.18	1937	21	11	2.33
9th	1947	20	11	2.68	1938	18	12	3.35
10th	1948	19	15	3.56	1939	12	8	3.41
11th	1949	15	14	3.75	1940	3	3	6.59
12th	1950	16	11	3.43	1941	15	5	3.74
13th	1951	22	8	3.50	1942	6	4	4.28
14th	1952	9	13	4.74	1943	0	1	5.79
15th	1953	10	7	3.59	—	—	—	—
16th	1954	13	3	3.09	—	—	—	—
17th	1955	4	4	3.47	—	—	—	—
18th	1956	0	4	4.97	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA