Carlisle Littlejohn vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Carlisle Littlejohn
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot built a career as a starting pitcher and Carlisle Littlejohn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Talbot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 4.14 and 1.500 for Carlisle Littlejohn. By the career numbers, Fred Talbot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Carlisle Littlejohn and Fred Talbot

Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.16
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.4
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.59
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.14
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.12
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
10.09
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
844
8.9
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.73
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.41
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.52
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.68
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
4.73
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
39.16
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3677
38.77
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.5
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
4.54
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
35.76
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
34.96
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Carlisle Littlejohn and Fred Talbot

Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.06
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2562
27
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
9
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.51
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carlisle Littlejohn and Fred Talbot

Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
704.35
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
431.25
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
502.08
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
87.5
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
62.5
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.5
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
25
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
32.36
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
156.52
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
133.33
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
50
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
1.27
33.02
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Carlisle Littlejohn
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100