Tom Glavine vs. Joe Neale — Career Comparison

Tom Glavine
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Joe Neale
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Tom Glavine built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Neale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Glavine posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.347 compared to 4.59 and 1.344 for Joe Neale. By the career numbers, Tom Glavine had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Glavine and Joe Neale

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.23
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.99
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
0.62
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.41
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.04
60.04
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.65
80.65
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.83
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1734
3.54
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
4.59
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
227.2
9
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4298
8.76
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
9.21
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
0.73
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1500
3.06
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.89
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.3
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2607
5.32
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.29
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.23
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.13
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.55
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18604
37.94
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
993
39.25
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1900
3.87
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
6.8
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.46
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.23
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
0.86
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16697
34.05
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
35.82
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25

Fielding Stats for Tom Glavine and Joe Neale

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.28
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
1.39
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13240
27
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
27
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4413.1
9
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.53
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
1.75
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.1
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.05
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
2.33
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.74
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
2.28
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.55
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.15
93.15
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.14
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Glavine and Joe Neale

Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
258.6
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
33
173.68
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1645
600
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
114
600
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1323
482.55
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
552.63
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
89.73
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
79.51
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
36.84
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.12
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.73
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
10.21
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.16
24.86
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.34
17.56
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
101.4
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
127.29
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
18
94.74
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
33.92
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
32.83
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.63
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
66.38
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
115.79
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
28.16
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-0.58
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.73
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
36.84
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
329
120
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.16
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
78.78
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.09
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.11
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.36
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Tom Glavine
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100