Lou Fette vs. Mike Joyce — Career Comparison

Lou Fette
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Joyce
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Fette built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Joyce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Fette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 4.33 and 1.463 for Mike Joyce. By the career numbers, Lou Fette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Fette and Mike Joyce

Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.42
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.17
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.26
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.53
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.52
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.62
50.62
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.99
88.99
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.66
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.15
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.33
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
8.57
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
8.83
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.23
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.67
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
2.53
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.67
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2905
37.84
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
39.17
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.17
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.69
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.5
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.389
1.389
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2646
34.46
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
35.5
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Lou Fette and Mike Joyce

Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.17
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
27
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.67
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.798
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.387
0.387
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Fette and Mike Joyce

Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
258.82
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
2325
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
555.29
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
103.53
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
91.76
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.06
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.71
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.76
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.12
19.12
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.19
89.46
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
120
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
115.29
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.29
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
58.82
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.52
15.33
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
111.25
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.76
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
68.24
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.79
8.79
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
32.94
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Mike Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA