Ed Appleton vs. Buttons Briggs — Career Comparison

Ed Appleton
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Appleton and Buttons Briggs are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ed Appleton had the edge in ERA (3.25 vs 3.41). By the career numbers, Ed Appleton 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 Ed Appleton and Buttons Briggs

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.33
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.02
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.49
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.35
48.35
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.08
27.08
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.25
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
3.41
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
8.84
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
9.25
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.08
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.49
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.11
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
3.56
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.799
0.799
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
39.38
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
38.45
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
4.66
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
5.02
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
34.87
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285
34.55
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Ed Appleton and Buttons Briggs

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.11
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.53
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
9
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.68
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.22
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.12
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Appleton and Buttons Briggs

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
496.55
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
579.31
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
555.43
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
82.29
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
72
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.43
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.14
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.29
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
21.93
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.62
21.63
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
101.14
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.86
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.14
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
16.63
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.07
15.54
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
155.17
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100