Marion Fricano vs. Butch Metzger — Career Comparison

Marion Fricano
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Butch Metzger
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the Year

Marion Fricano built a career as a starting pitcher and Butch Metzger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Butch Metzger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.582 compared to 4.32 and 1.437 for Marion Fricano. By the career numbers, Butch Metzger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marion Fricano and Butch Metzger

Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
2.04
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.86
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.55
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.86
48.86
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
4.32
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.74
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
27
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387.2
9
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
9.12
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
8.87
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.93
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
3.81
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
4.3
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.07
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.67
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
5.37
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
39.19
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
39.46
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.6
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.44
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
4.94
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.08
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.4
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.68
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1514
35.15
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
33.87
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Marion Fricano and Butch Metzger

Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
4.61
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.86
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.05
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
27
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
171.2
9
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.15
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.78
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.07
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.14
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.47
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.93
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.44
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
94.94
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.73
22.73
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marion Fricano and Butch Metzger

Marion Fricano
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 600 PA
100
468.75
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
5457.14
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
600
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
529.69
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
75
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.31
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
13.09
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-2.89
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
79.69
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
98.44
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
42.19
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.88
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
3.7
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-33.16
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
23.44
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
196.88
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
46.88
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.69
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.38
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Fricano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA