Al Aber vs. Steve Stone — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Stone
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Steve Stone built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Stone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 4.18 and 1.459 for Al Aber. By the career numbers, Steve Stone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Steve Stone

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.61
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.54
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
3.97
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5365
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1788.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
8.59
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.93
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
3.6
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
5.36
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7640
38.45
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
4.43
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6758
34.01
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Steve Stone

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
1.61
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.35
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5367
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1789
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
0.63
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.28
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
2.02
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.91
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.51
94.51
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.184
1.184
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.06
84.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Steve Stone

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
861.54
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
806.32
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
519.37
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.17
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
47.43
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
12.76
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.35
7.95
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
56.92
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
80.63
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.34
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
16.6
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
37.94
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
7.31
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.68
-8.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.09
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
92
218.18
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Steve Stone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
52.17
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stone
Career
Per 600 PA