Dick Littlefield vs. Sparrow Morton — Career Comparison

Dick Littlefield
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sparrow Morton
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Littlefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparrow Morton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Littlefield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 5.29 and 1.588 for Sparrow Morton. By the career numbers, Dick Littlefield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Littlefield and Sparrow Morton

Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
2.87
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.98
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.39
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.64
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.16
34.16
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.71
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2285
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761.2
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
8.86
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8.47
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.08
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
4.88
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.85
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3395
40.12
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
43.94
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.72
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
5.45
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10.59
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2970
35.09
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.12
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.94
43.94

Fielding Stats for Dick Littlefield and Sparrow Morton

Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
4.53
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.95
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1447
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482.1
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.73
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.44
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.59
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
2.37
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.34
91.34
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.477
0.477
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.99
20.99
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Littlefield and Sparrow Morton

Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
680.56
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
536.11
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
77.78
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
66.67
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.33
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.11
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.38
17.72
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
102.45
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.67
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
111.11
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.78
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.33
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.7
10.28
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
109.12
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.33
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
197.22
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.56
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA