Tom Dettore vs. Al Veach — Career Comparison

Tom Dettore
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Veach
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Veach built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Dettore as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Dettore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.21 and WHIP 1.586 compared to 11.7 and 2.900 for Al Veach. By the career numbers, Tom Dettore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Dettore and Al Veach

Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.41
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.75
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.55
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.06
22.06
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
5.21
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179.2
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
9.82
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
18
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.8
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.91
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.55
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
5.31
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.024
1.024
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.9
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814
40.78
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
52.2
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
6.16
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
35.32
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
44.1
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
52.2

Fielding Stats for Tom Dettore and Al Veach

Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.41
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.75
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179.2
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.25
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.06
22.06
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Dettore and Al Veach

Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
755.56
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
533.33
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
122.22
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
36.54
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
133.33
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
166.67
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
43.77
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
44.44
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
144.44
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dettore
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA