Neal Cotts vs. Hub Pruett — Career Comparison

Neal Cotts
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hub Pruett built a career as a starting pitcher and Neal Cotts as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Neal Cotts posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 4.63 and 1.627 for Hub Pruett. By the career numbers, Neal Cotts had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neal Cotts and Hub Pruett

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
2.55
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.83
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.96
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
4.63
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1330
27
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
443.1
9
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
8.22
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
9.86
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.18
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.94
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
4.78
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
8.55
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
4.31
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.53
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
38.94
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3395
41.01
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.71
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.95
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.22
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
5.65
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.85
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
33.98
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
35.78
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Neal Cotts and Hub Pruett

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
9.81
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
443.1
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.16
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.62
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.56
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Neal Cotts and Hub Pruett

Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
144900
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
211
506.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
508.8
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
86.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
72
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.4
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
212.28
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.3
27.13
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
103.2
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
136.8
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.6
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
199.5
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.55
27.72
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
124.8
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Neal Cotts
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0