Lou Fette vs. Ken Tatum — Career Comparison

Lou Fette
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Fette built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Tatum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Tatum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 3.15 and 1.311 for Lou Fette. By the career numbers, Ken Tatum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Fette and Ken Tatum

Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.42
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.26
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.53
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.52
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.62
50.62
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.99
88.99
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.66
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
3.15
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
658
8.57
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.23
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.73
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
2.53
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.97
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2905
37.84
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.69
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
34.46
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
32.86
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.84
37.84
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Lou Fette and Ken Tatum

Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
27
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
9
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.49
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.88
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.81
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.03
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.798
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Fette and Ken Tatum

Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
110
258.82
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
2070.59
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
555.29
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
45
529.41
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
103.53
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.76
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.06
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.71
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.76
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.12
19.12
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
120
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
115.29
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.29
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
58.82
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
6.52
15.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.76
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
68.24
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
200
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.79
8.79
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA