Rocky Childress vs. Mickey Lolich — Career Comparison

Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mickey Lolich
Silent GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mickey Lolich built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Childress as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Lolich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 4.76 and 1.570 for Rocky Childress. By the career numbers, Mickey Lolich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Childress and Mickey Lolich

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.54
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.47
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.19
53.19
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.48
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.76
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
3.44
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3366
8.33
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
0.86
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.09
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.72
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
5.43
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
7.01
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.31
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.23
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
39.04
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15140
37.45
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.02
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
3.8
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.27
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.15
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.22
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
35.02
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13782
34.09
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Rocky Childress and Mickey Lolich

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.25
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.11
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.09
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.45
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.36
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Childress and Mickey Lolich

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
349.26
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1017
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
514.29
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
484.37
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
53.1
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
48.97
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.13
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
12.83
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.39
12.03
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
58.41
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
117.99
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.17
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
18.29
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
55.46
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
9.31
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.05
5.34
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
61.95
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
362
213.57
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
50.15
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.8
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50