Bert Abbey vs. Al Piechota — Career Comparison

Bert Abbey
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Abbey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bert Abbey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.52 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Bert Abbey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Abbey and Al Piechota

Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.25
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.19
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.03
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.63
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.82
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
4.52
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
10.87
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9.87
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.04
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
2.55
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.61
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.622
0.622
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
40.69
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.53
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
37.24
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
36.44
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.69
40.69
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Bert Abbey and Al Piechota

Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.25
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.74
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.28
87.28
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.911
1.911
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Abbey and Al Piechota

Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
188.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
535.71
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
76.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.95
30.83
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
111.9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
140.48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
90.48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.76
30.37
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
54
128.57
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Abbey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA