Chris Mears vs. Al Piechota — Career Comparison

Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Mears as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Mears posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.44 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Chris Mears had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Mears and Al Piechota

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.44
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.89
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9.87
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.89
10.89
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.57
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.44
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
38.76
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
35.49
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Chris Mears and Al Piechota

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.74
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.34
10.34
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Mears and Al Piechota

Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
500
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA