Deck McGuire vs. Al Piechota — Career Comparison

Deck McGuire
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Deck McGuire as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Deck McGuire posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.23 and WHIP 1.471 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Deck McGuire had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Deck McGuire and Al Piechota

Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.36
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.88
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
40.59
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.92
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.92
5.92
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
34.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.59
40.59
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Deck McGuire and Al Piechota

Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.09
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Deck McGuire and Al Piechota

Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2700
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
500
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA