Frank Bates vs. Mike Dunne — Career Comparison

Frank Bates
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Dunne
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Dunne built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Bates as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Dunne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.497 compared to 6.33 and 2.082 for Frank Bates. By the career numbers, Mike Dunne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Bates and Mike Dunne

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.23
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.61
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.09
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.44
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.57
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.64
13.64
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.46
88.46
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.41
89.41
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.99
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
6.33
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.08
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
27
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1423
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
190.2
9
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474.1
9
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
13.03
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
8.94
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.03
13.03
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.7
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
5.71
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
4.27
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.85
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.89
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.57
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.13
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
45.5
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
39.48
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
9.35
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.84
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.91
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.082
2.082
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
38.66
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
34.19
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.62
7.62
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.5
45.5
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Frank Bates and Mike Dunne

Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.18
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.61
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.44
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
27
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1423
27
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
9
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474.1
9
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.76
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.91
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.98
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.57
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.54
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.73
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.49
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.53
85.53
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.321
2.321
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.541
1.541
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.41
89.41
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Bates and Mike Dunne

Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
27
178.02
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
398.51
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
91
600
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
507.69
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
488.06
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
105.49
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
11
49.25
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
98.9
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
9
40.3
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
41.77
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
11.02
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
112.09
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
13
58.21
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
191.21
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
20
89.55
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
59.34
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
44.78
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.97
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
92.31
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
71.64
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
51.26
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.02
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
79.12
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
9
40.3
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
34
152.24
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Frank Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.59
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
62.69
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA