Chris Michalak vs. Ray Pierce — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Pierce
Lost GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Pierce as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Michalak posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.7 and WHIP 1.683 compared to 5.64 and 1.824 for Ray Pierce. By the career numbers, Chris Michalak had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Ray Pierce

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.26
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.54
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.73
22.73
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
4.7
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
5.64
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
10.72
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
13.3
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.72
10.72
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.59
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
4
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.09
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.88
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
41.02
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
42.58
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.29
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.13
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
7.12
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.12
7.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
756
35.56
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
39.36
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.02
41.02
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.58
42.58

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Ray Pierce

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
27
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191.1
9
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.92
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.712
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Ray Pierce

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
668.85
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
511.48
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
78.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.84
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.67
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.36
23.17
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
108.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
59.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
19.92
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
29.51
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
118.03
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.08
5.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ray Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
59.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA