Dave Meads vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Dave Meads
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Meads as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Pratt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 4.48 and 1.460 for Dave Meads. By the career numbers, Al Pratt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Meads and Al Pratt

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.48
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
9.88
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.22
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.06
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.01
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
38.72
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.95
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.02
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
34.74
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Dave Meads and Al Pratt

Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.83
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.02
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.53
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Meads and Al Pratt

Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4020
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
113.27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
88.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.12
58.54
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
162.24
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
102.83
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.32
68.33
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
3
180
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Dave Meads
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100