Doc Landis vs. Norman Plitt — Career Comparison

Doc Landis
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Norman Plitt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Norman Plitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Doc Landis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Landis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 4.77 and 1.716 for Norman Plitt. By the career numbers, Doc Landis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Landis and Norman Plitt

Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.1
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.89
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.05
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.73
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.27
29.27
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
3.36
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
10.7
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.67
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.67
10.67
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.23
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.86
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.13
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.656
0.656
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.8
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1592
39.91
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
41.07
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
6.69
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.53
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1543
38.68
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
36.04
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Doc Landis and Norman Plitt

Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.19
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.81
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.1
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.36
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
3.26
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.91
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.09
89.09
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Landis and Norman Plitt

Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
167.37
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
627.27
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
590.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
545.45
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
101.05
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
97.89
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.68
17.94
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
30.93
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
110.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
34.74
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
34.74
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.53
14.3
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
41.46
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Landis
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA