Buttons Briggs vs. Tony Faeth — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buttons Briggs 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 3.41 and 1.415 for Buttons Briggs. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buttons Briggs and Tony Faeth

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.02
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.35
48.35
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
3.41
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
9.25
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9.14
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.49
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.36
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
38.45
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
37.8
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
5.02
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.78
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
34.55
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Tony Faeth

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.11
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.53
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2568
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.68
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.22
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.12
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Tony Faeth

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
555.43
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
82.29
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
72
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.43
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.29
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
21.63
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
101.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.86
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
15.54
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA