Danny Friend vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Danny Friend
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Friend 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 4.71 and 1.561 for Danny Friend. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Friend and Dan Petry

Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.09
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.04
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.52
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.46
52.46
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.52
95.52
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.08
81.08
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.95
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.22
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.71
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1655
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
551.2
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9.98
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.36
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
4.06
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.69
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
2.58
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
4.6
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.98
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2506
40.88
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
6.23
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2197
35.84
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.88
40.88
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Danny Friend and Dan Petry

Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
1692
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.72
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.79
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.45
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
2.78
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
2.61
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
2.51
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.23
90.23
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.275
2.275
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Friend and Dan Petry

Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
69
163.64
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
564.43
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
144.66
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
113.83
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.83
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.86
54.21
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
187.35
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
166.01
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
66.4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.43
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
111.46
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.17
62.06
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.34
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
11
26.09
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.23
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.11
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA