Sam Frock vs. Joe Price — Career Comparison

Sam Frock
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Price
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Frock built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Price 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 3.65 and 1.343 for Joe Price. 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 Joe Price

Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.65
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.7
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.45
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.49
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.87
47.87
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.23
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.65
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
27
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
9
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
9.13
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.33
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.94
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.97
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
3.35
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.41
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.91
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
6.53
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1393
36.55
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3822
37.97
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.83
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
5.01
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.05
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.41
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.28
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1269
33.3
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.84
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.55
36.55
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Sam Frock and Joe Price

Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.74
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.7
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.83
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
27
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
9
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.27
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.46
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.03
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.73
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.42
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.68
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.3
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Frock and Joe Price

Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
63
307.32
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
372
1116
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
123
600
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
570.73
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
513
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
19
57
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
18
54
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
16.56
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
8.96
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
20
60
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
102.44
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
84
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.9
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
11
33
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
11.1
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.29
-3.86
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
209.76
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
162
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Joe Price
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
60
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Price
Career
Per 600 PA