Dennis Dove vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Dennis Dove
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Dove as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Talbot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 15 and 2.000 for Dennis Dove. By the career numbers, Fred Talbot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Dove and Fred Talbot

Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.59
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.12
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.68
12.68
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
8.9
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.01
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.52
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
4.73
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.23
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3677
38.77
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.54
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
42
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
34.96
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Dennis Dove and Fred Talbot

Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.51
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.33
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Dove and Fred Talbot

Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
431.25
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
600
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
502.08
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.5
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.5
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.5
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Dove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Dennis Dove
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100