Josh Billings vs. Tony Faeth — Career Comparison

Josh Billings
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Billings built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Faeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Faeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 5.03 and 1.604 for Josh Billings. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Billings and Tony Faeth

Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.78
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.69
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
5.03
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9.55
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9.14
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.89
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.36
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
41.48
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
37.8
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
6.08
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.78
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.604
1.604
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
36.05
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.48
41.48
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Josh Billings and Tony Faeth

Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Billings and Tony Faeth

Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
303.9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
529.87
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
53.62
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
171.43
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.74
60.29
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
116.88
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Josh Billings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Billings
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA