Lou Fette vs. Doc Tonkin — Career Comparison

Lou Fette
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Doc Tonkin
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Fette built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Tonkin 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 6.75 and 4.125 for Doc Tonkin. 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 Doc Tonkin

Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.42
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3.38
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.26
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.53
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.52
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.62
50.62
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.99
88.99
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.66
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.18
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.15
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6.75
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.04
19.04
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2073
27
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691
9
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
8.57
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
20.25
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
3.23
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
16.88
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.53
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2905
37.84
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
60.75
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.69
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
10.13
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.125
4.125
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2646
34.46
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
43.88
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.84
37.84
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.75
60.75

Fielding Stats for Lou Fette and Doc Tonkin

Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.798
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Fette and Doc Tonkin

Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
258.82
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
600
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
555.29
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
103.53
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
91.76
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.06
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.71
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.76
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.12
19.12
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
120
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
115.29
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.29
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
58.82
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.52
15.33
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
423.33
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.76
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
29
68.24
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.79
8.79
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Fette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.94
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
10
23.53
Doc Tonkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Fette
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Tonkin
Career
Per 600 PA