Sam Frock vs. Dick Midkiff — Career Comparison

Sam Frock
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Midkiff
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Frock built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Midkiff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Frock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 5.09 and 1.811 for Dick Midkiff. By the career numbers, Sam Frock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Frock and Dick Midkiff

Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.65
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.31
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.23
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.09
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
9.13
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.95
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.95
10.95
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.97
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.35
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.91
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.55
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
36.55
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
43.05
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.27
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.01
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.64
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.811
1.811
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1269
33.3
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37.7
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.55
36.55
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.05
43.05

Fielding Stats for Sam Frock and Dick Midkiff

Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.74
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.46
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.73
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.68
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Frock and Dick Midkiff

Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
307.32
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
780
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
570.73
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
97.56
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.39
16.56
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
35.04
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
97.56
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
102.44
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.27
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
43.9
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.17
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.28
11.1
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
29.57
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
43
209.76
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Dick Midkiff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Midkiff
Career
Per 600 PA