Lou Fette vs. Dave Thies — Career Comparison

Lou Fette
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Thies
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Fette built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Thies 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 4.62 and 1.500 for Dave Thies. 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 Dave Thies

Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.42
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.26
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.53
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.52
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.62
50.62
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.99
88.99
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.66
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.15
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.62
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
8.57
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.24
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.23
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.26
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
2.53
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2905
37.84
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
39.08
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.69
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.33
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2646
34.46
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
34.11
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Lou Fette and Dave Thies

Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.71
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
27
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.1
9
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.798
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Fette and Dave Thies

Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
258.82
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
900
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
555.29
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
103.53
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
91.76
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.06
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.71
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.76
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.12
19.12
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
120
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
115.29
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.29
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
58.82
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.52
15.33
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
93.53
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.76
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
68.24
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.79
8.79
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA