Lance Cormier vs. Bill Piercy — Career Comparison

Lance Cormier
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Piercy
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Piercy built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Cormier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Piercy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.26 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 5.07 and 1.683 for Lance Cormier. By the career numbers, Bill Piercy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance Cormier and Bill Piercy

Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
5.57
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.71
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.03
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.54
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.34
60.34
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
5.07
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.26
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.31
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
9.96
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.96
9.96
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.25
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.36
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.95
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.3
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
2.43
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
40.63
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2180
32.13
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.31
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.44
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
5.49
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
5.34
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
35.51
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1869
27.55
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.13
32.13

Fielding Stats for Lance Cormier and Bill Piercy

Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
5.57
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1406
27
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468.2
9
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.25
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.02
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.94
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.16
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.879
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Cormier and Bill Piercy

Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
3283.02
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
116
320.74
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
600
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
528.11
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.24
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
60.83
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.65
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.76
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.41
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
8.51
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.87
27.28
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
124.42
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
116.13
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.88
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.71
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
63.59
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.91
-10.3
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.6
23.77
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.53
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.35
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
192.45
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
127.19
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
3.12
3.12
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
47
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Piercy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Piercy
Career
Per 600 PA