Dizzy Dean vs. Norman Plitt — Career Comparison

Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Norman Plitt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Dizzy Dean posted a stronger line than Norman Plitt. Dizzy Dean posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.02 vs 4.77) and WHIP (1.206 vs 1.716). By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Dizzy Dean and Norman Plitt

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
1.45
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.89
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.05
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.56
72.56
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1919
8.78
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.67
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.43
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1163
5.32
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.13
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
41.07
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.53
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7691
35.18
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
36.04
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Dizzy Dean and Norman Plitt

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dizzy Dean and Norman Plitt

Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
627.27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
600
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
561.62
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
545.45
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
126.11
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
98.69
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
30.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
133.94
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.35
40.22
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
41.46
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.05
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
81.46
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4.4
4.4
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
30.55
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA