Denny Driscoll vs. Bill Fischer — Career Comparison

Denny Driscoll
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bill Fischer
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Fischer built a career as a starting pitcher and Denny Driscoll as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Driscoll posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 4.34 and 1.413 for Bill Fischer. By the career numbers, Denny Driscoll had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny Driscoll and Bill Fischer

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.1
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.04
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.06
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.84
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.5
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.52
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.63
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.35
49.35
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.69
43.69
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.76
27.76
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.95
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.08
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
4.34
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2043
27
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
9
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
831.1
9
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
9.87
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
936
10.13
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.93
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.89
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
2.27
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.26
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.39
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.629
0.629
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.22
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2942
38.88
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3563
38.57
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.03
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
5.47
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
4.75
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2873
37.97
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3341
36.17
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Denny Driscoll and Bill Fischer

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.22
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.04
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.84
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2301
27
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493
27
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
9
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
831
9
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.46
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.7
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.3
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.74
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.16
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
2.48
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.76
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
2.45
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.36
87.36
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.76
27.76
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny Driscoll and Bill Fischer

Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
95
162.39
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
714.41
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
600
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
236
600
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
582.91
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
199
505.93
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
97.44
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
27
68.64
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
83.76
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
23
58.47
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.26
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.63
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.54
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.68
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.17
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.28
22.7
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
6.56
16.69
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
116.24
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
33
83.9
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.53
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
41
104.24
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
63.25
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.34
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.55
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.51
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
70.09
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
48.31
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.48
17.92
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
9.16
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
10
17.09
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.51
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.97
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
46
116.95
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.14
50.14
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.13
5.13
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
53.39
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.08
Denny Driscoll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.63
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Driscoll
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA