Al Cicotte vs. Robert Poindexter — Career Comparison

Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robert Poindexter
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robert Poindexter built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Cicotte as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Cicotte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.562 compared to 4.37 and 1.430 for Robert Poindexter. By the career numbers, Al Cicotte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Cicotte and Robert Poindexter

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
1.66
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.03
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.2
62.2
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.52
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.36
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
4.37
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2065
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688.1
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
9.69
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
9.66
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.66
9.66
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.04
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.35
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.12
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
3.18
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
5.16
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
4.54
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
39.39
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2343
30.63
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.92
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
5.44
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.16
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.44
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
35.1
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
25.98
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.63
30.63

Fielding Stats for Al Cicotte and Robert Poindexter

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.26
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.3
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
27
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.1
9
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.56
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.81
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.42
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
3.19
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.35
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.07
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.46
57.46
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Cicotte and Robert Poindexter

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
854.79
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
283.44
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
561.35
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
15
123.29
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
145.4
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
13
106.85
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
112.27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.93
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
24.37
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.54
56.21
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
17
139.73
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
193.25
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
16
131.51
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
167.48
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
77.3
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
58.9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.1
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
130.67
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
21.98
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.75
63.95
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.09
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
18
147.95
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.56
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Poindexter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100