Ray Fontenot vs. Leon Pettit — Career Comparison

Ray Fontenot
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Pettit
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Fontenot built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Pettit as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Fontenot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 5.18 and 1.743 for Leon Pettit. By the career numbers, Ray Fontenot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Fontenot and Leon Pettit

Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.64
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.5
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.02
49.02
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
4.03
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.18
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
10.05
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
10.75
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.77
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.79
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.94
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
3.94
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.58
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.748
0.748
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
38.5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
41.58
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.91
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.61
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.58
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.44
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1921
35.02
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
36.32
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Ray Fontenot and Leon Pettit

Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.64
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.13
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493.2
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.35
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.73
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.26
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.08
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.94
91.94
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Fontenot and Leon Pettit

Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
1673.08
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
44
733.33
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.2
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
22.12
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
200
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.24
-37.43
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
34.87
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
24
276.92
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
133.33
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Ray Fontenot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Fontenot
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA