Ed Mars vs. Al Piechota — Career Comparison

Ed Mars
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaSyracuse StarsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Mars as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Mars posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.492 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Ed Mars had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Mars and Al Piechota

Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.19
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.19
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.04
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.04
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.67
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121.1
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
9.79
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.63
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.38
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
40.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.93
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
36.42
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Mars and Al Piechota

Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.19
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.08
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.45
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.31
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Mars and Al Piechota

Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
546.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
150
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
128.57
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
65.34
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
33.94
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
182.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
203.57
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
7
175
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
192.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
76.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
44.7
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA