Sugar Cain vs. Norman Plitt — Career Comparison

Sugar Cain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Norman Plitt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Sugar Cain and Norman Plitt are fairly close on the surface numbers. Norman Plitt had the edge in home runs allowed (0.38 per nine innings vs 0.61). By the career numbers, Norman Plitt had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Sugar Cain and Norman Plitt

Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.89
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.25
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.9
46.9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.97
76.97
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
4.83
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.77
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2962
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987.1
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
10.2
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.67
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.61
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
5.19
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.77
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
2.54
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.13
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4556
41.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
41.07
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
5.57
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.53
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3972
36.21
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
36.04
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.53
41.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Sugar Cain and Norman Plitt

Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.96
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.039
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sugar Cain and Norman Plitt

Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
287.23
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
627.27
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
376
600
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
548.94
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
545.45
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
89.36
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
82.98
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.38
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.38
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.56
18.45
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
30.93
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
95.74
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
111.7
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
28.72
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
33.51
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
62.23
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.11
14.54
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
41.46
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.6
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.74
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
132.45
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4.4
4.4
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
28.72
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sugar Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA