Pete Alexander vs. Ed Pierce — Career Comparison

Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Ed Pierce
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Pete Alexander posted a stronger line than Ed Pierce. Pete Alexander posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.56 vs 3.38) and WHIP (1.121 vs 2.438). By the career numbers, Pete Alexander had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Pete Alexander and Ed Pierce

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
599
1.04
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
0.36
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
0.76
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.06
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
2.56
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.87
11.87
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4868
8.44
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
3.81
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.07
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.12
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20928
36.29
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
43.88
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.14
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
3.21
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.438
2.438
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19907
34.52
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
35.44
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.471
0.471
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Pete Alexander and Ed Pierce

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Alexander and Ed Pierce

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
703
213.35
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1977
600
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1810
549.32
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.23
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
18.21
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.95
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.49
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.77
37.56
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.69
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.91
39.43
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.61
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
23.37
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
276
83.76
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.16
7.16
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.71
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA