Dennis Higgins vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Dennis Higgins
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry built a career as a starting pitcher and Dennis Higgins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Higgins led in strikeout rate (K%+ 128 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 82), and home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 77). Dan Petry held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 82 vs 80). Role difference aside, Dennis Higgins holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Higgins and Dan Petry

Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
5.29
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.89
48.89
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.22
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.01
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
3.42
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
3.95
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
7.59
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1984
8.58
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.7
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
4.89
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.69
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.61
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.32
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
7.44
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
4.6
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.83
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.33
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1772
38.87
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
4.43
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1521
33.36
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7837
33.9
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Dennis Higgins and Dan Petry

Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
5.29
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1231
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
410.1
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.12
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.62
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.6
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.01
98.01
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Higgins and Dan Petry

Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
241
2224.62
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
535.38
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.45
13.34
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
120
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.94
8.65
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
156.92
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
3.82
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Higgins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Higgins
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA