Pete Appleton vs. Tom Glavine — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Tom Glavine built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete Appleton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Glavine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 4.3 and 1.466 for Pete Appleton. By the career numbers, Tom Glavine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Tom Glavine

Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.69
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
682
1.39
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.34
46.34
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
4.3
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
3.54
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
9.36
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
8.76
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.6
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
0.73
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.83
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
3.06
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.3
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
3.31
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
5.32
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
39.79
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.47
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
667
5.26
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4532
35.75
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Tom Glavine

Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13240
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4413.1
9
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.53
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
1.75
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.05
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
2.33
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
2.28
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Tom Glavine

Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
522.34
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
258.6
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
394
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
569.54
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1323
482.55
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
89.73
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
79.51
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
9.12
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.73
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.84
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
10.21
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25.84
39.35
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.16
24.86
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
101.4
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.67
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
127.29
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.69
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
33.92
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
32.83
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
97.46
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
66.38
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.38
44.74
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.2
28.16
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.84
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
100.51
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
329
120
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.36
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100