Win Ballou vs. Clarence Pickrel — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clarence Pickrel
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou built a career as a starting pitcher and Clarence Pickrel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clarence Pickrel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.55 and WHIP 1.820 compared to 5.11 and 1.717 for Win Ballou. By the career numbers, Clarence Pickrel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and Clarence Pickrel

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.7
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.76
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.74
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.52
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.11
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
10.87
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
13.35
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.35
13.35
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.59
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.03
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
2.98
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
40.95
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
42.47
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.2
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.94
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
6.12
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.85
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.717
1.717
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327
36.23
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
39.13
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.95
40.95
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and Clarence Pickrel

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.202
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.053
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and Clarence Pickrel

Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
571.15
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
3800
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
600
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
536.54
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.31
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
11.37
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
63.46
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.38
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-18.98
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
207.69
Clarence Pickrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Pickrel
Career
Per 600 PA