Lem Hunter vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Lem Hunter
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry built a career as a starting pitcher and Lem Hunter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lem Hunter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.42 and WHIP 1.895 compared to 3.95 and 1.399 for Dan Petry. By the career numbers, Lem Hunter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lem Hunter and Dan Petry

Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.42
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
1.6
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.22
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
3.95
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
14.21
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.21
14.21
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.84
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
3.69
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.68
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
4.6
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
41.21
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.95
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.895
1.895
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
38.37
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.435
0.435
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Lem Hunter and Dan Petry

Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.01
98.01
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Hunter and Dan Petry

Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lem Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA