Dick LeMay vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Dick LeMay
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick LeMay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Petry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 4.17 and 1.472 for Dick LeMay. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick LeMay and Dan Petry

Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.22
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
8.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1984
8.58
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.94
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.08
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.69
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.32
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.75
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
4.6
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.093
1.093
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.33
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
38.92
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
4.43
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
34.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Dick LeMay and Dan Petry

Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.67
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.45
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.92
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.46
88.46
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick LeMay and Dan Petry

Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
45
843.75
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
525
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.37
6.98
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-11.38
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA