Rocky Childress vs. Les Tietje — Career Comparison

Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Les Tietje
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Les Tietje 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. Rocky Childress posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.570 compared to 5.11 and 1.642 for Les Tietje. By the career numbers, Rocky Childress had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Childress and Les Tietje

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
1.84
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.72
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.92
34.92
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.39
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.76
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
5.11
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.2
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
9.83
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.83
9.83
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
4.95
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.43
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.39
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.927
0.927
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
39.04
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2332
40.94
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.3
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.02
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
5.67
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.468
1.468
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.642
1.642
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
35.02
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
35.88
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Rocky Childress and Les Tietje

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
27
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107.2
9
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.29
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.095
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Childress and Les Tietje

Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
339.27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
537.17
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
53.4
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
37.7
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.71
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
12.83
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.31
10.41
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
69.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
78.53
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.7
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.97
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
9.31
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.42
-7.61
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.13
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
50
157.07
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
3.82
3.82
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Les Tietje
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
37.7
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
Les Tietje
Career
Per 600 PA