Jack Armstrong vs. Al Cicotte — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Armstrong 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. Al Cicotte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 4.58 and 1.458 for Jack Armstrong. By the career numbers, Al Cicotte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Al Cicotte

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.58
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.36
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
9.23
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
9.69
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.04
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
3.65
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.12
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
5.83
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
5.16
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.47
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
39.39
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
5.02
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.92
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3044
34.83
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
35.1
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Al Cicotte

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
1.74
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.1
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.71
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.56
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.07
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.42
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1.98
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.35
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Al Cicotte

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
426.98
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
516.28
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.02
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
6.02
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
24.37
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
69.77
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.66
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
44.65
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.73
-13.19
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
21.98
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.58
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
83
231.63
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
72.56
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.74
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA