Jim Mertz vs. Al Piechota — Career Comparison

Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Mertz posted a stronger line than Al Piechota. Jim Mertz posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.63 vs 5.66) and WHIP (1.431 vs 1.774). By the career numbers, Jim Mertz had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Mertz and Al Piechota

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.55
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.19
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.3
30.3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.63
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.41
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.47
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
38.49
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.01
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
34.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Jim Mertz and Al Piechota

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Mertz and Al Piechota

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
460.47
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
530.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
97.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.88
26.28
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.83
25.55
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA