Chris Michalak vs. Arlie Pond — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Arlie Pond
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Arlie Pond as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Arlie Pond posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.345 compared to 4.7 and 1.683 for Chris Michalak. By the career numbers, Arlie Pond had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Arlie Pond

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.03
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.64
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.34
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.81
64.81
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.61
82.61
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.83
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.45
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1488
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
9.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.72
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.09
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
2.83
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.25
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2115
38.38
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.13
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
5.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1941
35.22
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Arlie Pond

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.28
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1500
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.34
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.85
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
2.39
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.73
91.73
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.718
1.718
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Arlie Pond

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
199.07
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
515.89
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
126.17
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.02
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
16.82
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.18
53.79
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
145.79
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
187.85
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
78.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
39.25
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
117.76
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.26
62.4
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.88
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
89.72
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.69
6.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.43
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Arlie Pond
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100