Rocky Childress vs. Lou Tost — Career Comparison

Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Tost
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Tost 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. Lou Tost posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 4.76 and 1.570 for Rocky Childress. By the career numbers, Lou Tost had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rocky Childress and Lou Tost

Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.26
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.33
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.97
58.97
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.76
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.65
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
9.21
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.81
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.09
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.24
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.43
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.67
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
39.04
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
38.88
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.02
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.17
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
35.02
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
35.4
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Rocky Childress and Lou Tost

Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
27
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107.2
9
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.872
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rocky Childress and Lou Tost

Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
39
417.86
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
75
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
12.83
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
24.39
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
117.86
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
9.31
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
19.64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Tost
Career
Per 600 PA