Jack Meyer vs. Al Piechota — Career Comparison

Jack Meyer
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Meyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.92 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Jack Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Meyer and Al Piechota

Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.67
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.92
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1365
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.62
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.97
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.83
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
7.42
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.36
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1965
38.87
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.94
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
4.45
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.382
1.382
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
33.84
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.87
38.87
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53

Fielding Stats for Jack Meyer and Al Piechota

Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.21
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.76
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.68
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.421
0.421
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.88
11.88
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Meyer and Al Piechota

Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
1212
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
516
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
84
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.96
23.78
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
114
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
132
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
36
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
18
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
18.17
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
186
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.23
3.23
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA