Tony Faeth vs. Lefty James — Career Comparison

Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty James
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty James built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Faeth as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Faeth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.708 compared to 3.39 and 1.453 for Lefty James. By the career numbers, Tony Faeth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Faeth and Lefty James

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.92
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.03
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.14
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.84
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.23
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.36
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.39
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
37.8
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
38.01
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.78
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
5.55
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.453
1.453
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
33.11
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.01
38.01

Fielding Stats for Tony Faeth and Lefty James

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.097
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Faeth and Lefty James

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
541.94
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
9.93
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-4.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
14
270.97
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty James
Career
Per 600 PA