Chet Falk vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Chet Falk
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry built a career as a starting pitcher and Chet Falk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Petry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 6.04 and 1.849 for Chet Falk. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Falk and Dan Petry

Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.14
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.59
54.59
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.22
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
6.04
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
114.2
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
12.4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.24
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.69
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.26
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
4.6
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.611
0.611
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
41.91
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.81
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
7.61
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.849
1.849
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
37.2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.91
41.91
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Chet Falk and Dan Petry

Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6241
27
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080.1
9
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Falk and Dan Petry

Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
45
586.96
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
573.91
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
156.52
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
143.48
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
53.64
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
169.57
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
182.61
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
39.13
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
64.8
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.2
9.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Falk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA