Buttons Briggs vs. Ted Sadowski — Career Comparison

Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buttons Briggs built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Sadowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buttons Briggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.76 and 1.625 for Ted Sadowski. By the career numbers, Buttons Briggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buttons Briggs and Ted Sadowski

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.59
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.02
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.46
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.35
48.35
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.41
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
9.25
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
10.99
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.71
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
3.49
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.16
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
38.45
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
39.81
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
5.02
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.19
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285
34.55
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
36.18
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Buttons Briggs and Ted Sadowski

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.64
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.53
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.68
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
2.22
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.12
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.488
0.488
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buttons Briggs and Ted Sadowski

Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1842.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
555.43
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
82.29
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
72
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.43
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.29
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
21.63
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
18.68
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
101.14
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
114.86
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.14
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.07
15.54
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
16.1
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.57
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA