Ed Mayer vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Ed Mayer
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Mayer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Mayer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 4.41 and 1.535 for Al Pratt. By the career numbers, Ed Mayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Mayer and Al Pratt

Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.57
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.31
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
4.41
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.61
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.17
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.88
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.15
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
38.49
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.44
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.88
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
32.17
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Ed Mayer and Al Pratt

Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.1
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.57
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.72
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.38
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.59
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.24
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Mayer and Al Pratt

Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1885.71
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
596.94
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
159.18
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
113.27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
44.63
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
162.24
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
60.07
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ed Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100