Bill Dammann vs. Al Veach — Career Comparison

Bill Dammann
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Veach
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Veach built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Dammann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Dammann posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.599 compared to 11.7 and 2.900 for Al Veach. By the career numbers, Bill Dammann had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Dammann and Al Veach

Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.47
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.93
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.59
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.33
63.33
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.64
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
4.06
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367.2
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
11.58
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
18
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.58
11.58
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.82
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.81
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.27
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1655
40.51
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
52.2
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.54
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
5.56
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.599
1.599
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
37.38
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
44.1
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.51
40.51
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
52.2

Fielding Stats for Bill Dammann and Al Veach

Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.47
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.03
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.69
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.42
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Dammann and Al Veach

Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
241.61
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
600
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
527.52
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
88.59
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64.43
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.16
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.16
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
41.94
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
136.91
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
157.05
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
72.48
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60.4
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
132.89
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.61
42.73
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.03
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
64.43
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
124.83
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.03
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dammann
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA