Jim McElroy vs. Al Piechota — Career Comparison

Jim McElroy
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McElroy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McElroy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.12 and WHIP 1.543 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Jim McElroy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McElroy and Al Piechota

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.19
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.73
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.01
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.12
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
9.7
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.19
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.57
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
41.35
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9.16
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.53
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.543
1.543
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
37.16
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
36.44
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.35
41.35
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Jim McElroy and Al Piechota

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.09
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.84
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.61
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.44
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.17
79.17
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McElroy and Al Piechota

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
176.47
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
588.24
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
11.98
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
141.18
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA