Sam Frock vs. Ron Piche — Career Comparison

Sam Frock
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Piche
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Frock built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Piche 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 4.19 and 1.627 for Ron Piche. 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 Ron Piche

Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.65
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.23
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.19
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
9.13
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
8.78
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.94
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.97
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.91
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
6.38
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
36.55
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.7
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.28
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.01
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.29
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1269
33.3
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
35.42
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.55
36.55
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7

Fielding Stats for Sam Frock and Ron Piche

Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.74
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.89
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.46
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.5
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.73
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
2.44
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.68
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.4
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.98
97.98
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Frock and Ron Piche

Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
63
307.32
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
1736.17
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
570.73
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
42
536.17
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
16.56
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
1.46
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
102.44
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
11.1
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-35.7
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
209.76
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
331.91
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25.53
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA