Jeff Lahti vs. Billy Norman — Career Comparison

Jeff Lahti
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Billy Norman
Lost GenerationKansasNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Billy Norman built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Lahti as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Lahti posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 3.4 and 1.248 for Billy Norman. By the career numbers, Jeff Lahti had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Lahti and Billy Norman

Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
6.45
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.47
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.13
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.71
60.71
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.92
76.92
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.63
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.12
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.4
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
27
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.1
9
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
7.93
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.3
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.49
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.93
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.32
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.31
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.65
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.731
0.731
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1192
37.51
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
39.71
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.3
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.43
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.88
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.57
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.23
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
33.04
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
36.53
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.71
39.71

Fielding Stats for Jeff Lahti and Billy Norman

Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
6.45
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.4
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.67
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.73
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.52
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.05
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.42
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.84
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.25
96.25
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.38
15.38
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Lahti and Billy Norman

Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
3153.85
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
13
243.75
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
584.62
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.63
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
2.2
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.98
-45.78
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.42
-26.63
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
20
307.69
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
1.95
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Billy Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Lahti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Norman
Career
Per 600 PA