Larry Cheney vs. Fred House — Career Comparison

Larry Cheney
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred House
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Cheney built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred House as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Cheney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.243 compared to 5.2 and 1.509 for Fred House. By the career numbers, Larry Cheney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Cheney and Fred House

Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
1.5
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.19
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.08
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.55
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.88
71.88
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.63
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.7
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.68
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
10.73
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.73
10.73
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.17
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.51
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.85
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
926
4.43
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.882
0.882
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.57
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7865
37.62
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
34.38
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.34
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.75
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.71
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7073
33.84
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
31.36
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.38
34.38

Fielding Stats for Larry Cheney and Fred House

Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.36
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.771
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred House
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Cheney and Fred House

Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
273.2
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1036.36
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
533.43
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
99.42
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
77.81
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.7
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.05
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.61
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.88
33.61
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
128.82
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
139.19
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
39.77
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
36.31
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
75.22
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.81
33.56
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.76
-41.67
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
35.45
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
154.76
Fred House
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
1.57
1.57
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.8
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Fred House
Career
Per 600 PA