Frank Donnelly vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Frank Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Donnelly as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 6.36 and 1.757 for Frank Donnelly. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Donnelly and Dazzy Vance

Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.54
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.42
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.46
58.46
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.5
62.5
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.36
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
10.99
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.4
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.82
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.35
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.686
0.686
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.23
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
43.01
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
9.64
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.757
1.757
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
37.41
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
34.74
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.01
43.01
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Frank Donnelly and Dazzy Vance

Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.34
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.91
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.02
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.26
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.95
80.95
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.125
2.125
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Donnelly and Dazzy Vance

Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
208.7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
238.49
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
19
495.65
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
523.92
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.174
1.174
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
78.78
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
62.05
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.41
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.54
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
16.73
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.96
181.51
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.63
25.7
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
339.13
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
103.6
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
313.04
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
125.18
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.206
1.206
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.546
1.546
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
36.69
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
40.47
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
208.7
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
73.38
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
171.89
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.96
20.48
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
42.63
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
287
154.86
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
11.5
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
29.68
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.16
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Frank Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100