Chris Mears vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Chris Mears
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt 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. Al Pratt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.44 and 1.476 for Chris Mears. By the career numbers, Al Pratt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Mears and Al Pratt

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.09
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.44
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
10.89
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.89
10.89
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.4
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.57
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
38.76
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.48
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.52
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
35.49
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Chris Mears and Al Pratt

Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.31
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.09
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.74
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.44
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Mears and Al Pratt

Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
137.76
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
600
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Chris Mears
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100