Tony Faeth vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Tony Faeth
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican 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 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 4.12 and 1.416 for Fred Talbot. 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 Fred Talbot

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.95
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.59
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.7
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.12
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.1
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.14
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
8.9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.23
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.52
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
4.36
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
4.73
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
37.8
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3677
38.77
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.49
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.78
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.54
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
31.36
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3316
34.96
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Tony Faeth and Fred Talbot

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2562
27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
9
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.51
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.526
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Faeth and Fred Talbot

Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
431.25
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
502.08
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
50
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-37.83
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
50
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
187.5
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Tony Faeth
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100