Chris Britton vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Chris Britton
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Britton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Britton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 4.12 and 1.416 for Fred Talbot. By the career numbers, Chris Britton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Britton and Fred Talbot

Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
7.86
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.59
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.83
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.12
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.1
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
8.36
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
844
8.9
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.01
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.22
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.52
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.84
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
4.73
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
37.98
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3677
38.77
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.02
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.03
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
4.54
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
34.35
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3316
34.96
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Chris Britton and Fred Talbot

Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
7.86
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.1
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.51
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.33
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.077
0.077
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Britton and Fred Talbot

Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
78
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
431.25
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
600
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
502.08
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.5
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.5
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.5
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Chris Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100