Tom Cheney vs. Jim Todd — Career Comparison

Tom Cheney
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Todd
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Cheney built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Todd as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Cheney led in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 63), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 99), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 112 vs 91). Jim Todd held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tom Cheney.

Pitching Stats for Tom Cheney and Jim Todd

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.22
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.44
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.56
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.41
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.08
52.08
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.77
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
4.23
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
7.38
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
9.53
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
4.73
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.21
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.55
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
6.66
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.42
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1981
38.26
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
39.61
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.1
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
4.33
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
4.98
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.23
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.526
1.526
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1730
33.41
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1956
34.45
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Tom Cheney and Jim Todd

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.22
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.76
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
9
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.72
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.06
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.94
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.64
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.77
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.51
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.66
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
91.76
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.18
96.18
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.678
0.678
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.559
0.559
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Cheney and Jim Todd

Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
121
474.51
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
8526.32
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
521.57
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
11.06
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.21
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
90.2
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.37
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.29
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
66.67
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.25
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.38
-43.55
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.61
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
125.49
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
4.78
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.82
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Jim Todd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Todd
Career
Per 600 PA