Eric Fornataro vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Eric Fornataro
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Fornataro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Petry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4.66 and 1.241 for Eric Fornataro. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Fornataro and Dan Petry

Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.22
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
10.24
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.24
10.24
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
3.69
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.79
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
4.6
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.414
0.414
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
39.1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.59
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.59
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.25
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
36.31
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Eric Fornataro and Dan Petry

Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Eric Fornataro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
2.61
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.86
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Fornataro and Dan Petry

Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Fornataro
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA