Sam Frock vs. Leon Pettit — Career Comparison

Sam Frock
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Pettit
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Frock 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. Sam Frock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 5.18 and 1.743 for Leon Pettit. 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 Leon Pettit

Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.65
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.5
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.23
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.18
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
9.13
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
10.75
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.97
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.94
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.91
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.58
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
36.55
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
41.58
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.91
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.01
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.58
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1269
33.3
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
36.32
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.55
36.55
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Sam Frock and Leon Pettit

Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.74
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.46
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.73
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.68
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Frock and Leon Pettit

Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
307.32
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
733.33
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
570.73
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.39
16.56
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
22.12
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
102.44
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
200
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.17
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.28
11.1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
34.87
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
43
209.76
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
133.33
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA