Jim Faulkner vs. Bob Sadowski — Career Comparison

Jim Faulkner
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Sadowski built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Faulkner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Faulkner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.516 compared to 3.87 and 1.281 for Bob Sadowski. By the career numbers, Jim Faulkner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Faulkner and Bob Sadowski

Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.04
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.35
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.71
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.11
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.71
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.26
23.26
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.75
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.87
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
27
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.1
9
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
10.32
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.52
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.84
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.32
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.66
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.4
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
5.26
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
40.08
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
37.62
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.41
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.81
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.28
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
36.47
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
34.64
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Jim Faulkner and Bob Sadowski

Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.11
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
27
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439.2
9
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.43
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.84
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.27
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Faulkner and Bob Sadowski

Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
479.17
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
41
534.78
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
537.5
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
130.43
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
54.17
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
50
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
43.42
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
5.33
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
143.48
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
58.33
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
169.57
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
37.5
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
62.5
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
52.64
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.21
-17.52
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
39.13
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.33
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
237.5
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Faulkner
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA