Steve Arlin vs. Al Cicotte — Career Comparison

Steve Arlin
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Arlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Arlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 4.36 and 1.562 for Al Cicotte. By the career numbers, Steve Arlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Arlin and Al Cicotte

Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.61
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.76
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.66
33.66
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
4.33
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.36
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2366
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.2
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
9.04
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
9.69
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.7
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.04
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
4.26
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.12
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.47
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
5.28
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
5.16
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.38
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3474
39.64
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
39.39
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
4.92
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.92
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.47
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.32
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
34.38
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
35.1
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39

Fielding Stats for Steve Arlin and Al Cicotte

Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.61
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2368
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
27
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789.1
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.1
9
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.63
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.09
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.56
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.82
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.42
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.72
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.35
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.38
94.38
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Arlin and Al Cicotte

Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
324.14
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
528.74
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
73.56
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
62.07
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.56
17.38
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
24.37
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
89.66
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
112.64
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.29
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
55.17
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.25
9.78
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
21.98
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
34.48
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
74
170.11
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA