Al Cicotte vs. Sidney Ponson — Career Comparison

Al Cicotte
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sidney Ponson
Gen XArubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sidney Ponson 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 5.03 and 1.495 for Sidney Ponson. 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 Sidney Ponson

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.52
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.42
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.35
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.61
44.61
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.29
93.29
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.15
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.36
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
983
5.03
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
27
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
9
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760.1
9
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
9.69
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2004
10.25
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.04
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.12
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
3.11
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
5.16
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
5.27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.932
0.932
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.27
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.23
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
39.39
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7676
39.24
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.45
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.92
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1051
5.37
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.04
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
35.1
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6936
35.46
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Al Cicotte and Sidney Ponson

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
3.53
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.52
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.42
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
781
27
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5281
27
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
260.1
9
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760.1
9
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.8
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.72
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.56
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.14
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.42
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
1.92
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.35
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
1.86
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.69
15.69
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.29
93.29
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Cicotte and Sidney Ponson

Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
104
854.79
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
2235
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
73
600
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
583.56
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
487.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
123.29
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
106.85
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.44
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
24.37
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.9
14.23
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
139.73
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
90
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
131.51
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
90
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.44
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.1
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
21.98
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
3.85
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.22
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
147.95
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
165
Al Cicotte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.22
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.66
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sidney Ponson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Al Cicotte
Career
Per 600 PA
Sidney Ponson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0