Tom Cheney vs. Bob Sadowski — Career Comparison

Tom Cheney
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Tom Cheney a clear advantage over Bob Sadowski across the core pitching metrics. Tom Cheney led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 95), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 98), and home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 103). Bob Sadowski held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 88). Tom Cheney was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Tom Cheney and Bob Sadowski

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.22
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.11
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.56
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.96
46.96
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.77
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.87
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
7.38
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
8.52
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.84
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.73
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.66
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
6.66
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
5.26
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1981
38.26
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1838
37.62
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
4.33
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.28
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1730
33.41
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
34.64
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Tom Cheney and Bob Sadowski

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.22
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.11
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.06
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.84
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.64
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.51
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
91.76
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.96
46.96
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Cheney and Bob Sadowski

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
474.51
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
479.17
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
521.57
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
537.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.17
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
11.06
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
5.33
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
58.33
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
90.2
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
31.37
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.29
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
66.67
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
15
62.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.25
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.21
-17.52
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.61
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.33
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
125.49
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
237.5
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
4.78
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.82
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA