Harry Byrd vs. Bret Prinz — Career Comparison

Harry Byrd
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
Bret Prinz
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Byrd built a career as a starting pitcher and Bret Prinz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Byrd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 4.89 and 1.674 for Bret Prinz. By the career numbers, Harry Byrd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Byrd and Bret Prinz

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
2.03
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
9.98
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.17
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.5
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.59
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.88
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
4.35
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.89
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2483
27
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
827.2
9
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
9.68
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
9.68
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.77
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
3.86
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.89
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.14
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
6.26
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.45
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3675
39.96
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
40.99
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.39
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.5
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
4.81
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.09
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.78
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.504
1.504
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3279
35.66
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
35.02
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.96
39.96
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99

Fielding Stats for Harry Byrd and Bret Prinz

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.78
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
9.98
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.1
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.18
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.22
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.17
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.63
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.47
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.4
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.47
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.03
95.03
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.99
22.99
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Byrd and Bret Prinz

Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
385.57
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
102
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
600
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
262
540.21
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
86.6
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
82.47
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
14.48
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.72
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
105.15
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
32.99
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
28.87
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
61.86
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
8.34
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.56
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
60
123.71
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.24
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.31
Bret Prinz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.06
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.12
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bret Prinz
Career
Per 600 PA