Pete Appleton vs. Alex Wood — Career Comparison

Pete Appleton
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Wood
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Alex Wood 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. Alex Wood posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 4.3 and 1.466 for Pete Appleton. By the career numbers, Alex Wood had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Appleton and Alex Wood

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
2.69
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
1.99
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.56
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.45
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.55
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.52
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.49
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.34
46.34
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.1
53.1
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.82
20.82
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
4.3
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
3.78
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3423
27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3774
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
9
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
9
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
9.36
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
8.66
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.36
9.36
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.6
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
0.91
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
3.83
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.68
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
3.31
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.39
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.25
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.52
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5044
39.79
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5301
37.92
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.47
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
5.26
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
4.14
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.31
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.24
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.86
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4532
35.75
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4778
34.18
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Pete Appleton and Alex Wood

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.99
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.51
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3774
27
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
9
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.1
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.47
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.37
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.66
93.66
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.947
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.691
0.691
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.9
75.9
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Appleton and Alex Wood

Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
343
522.34
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
279
518.27
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
569.54
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
276
512.69
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
132.49
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
23
42.72
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
109.64
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
21
39.01
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.66
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.84
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.72
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.84
39.35
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
5.39
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
165.99
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
25
46.44
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
144.67
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
37
68.73
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
45.69
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.86
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
51.78
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
12
22.29
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
97.46
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
20
37.15
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.38
44.74
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.18
-17.06
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.18
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.01
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
100.51
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
171
317.65
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.97
5.97
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1.89
1.89
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
18.27
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
61.3
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.57
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Alex Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.52
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
Pete Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50