Joe Neale vs. Norman Plitt — Career Comparison

Joe Neale
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Norman Plitt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Norman Plitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Neale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Neale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.59 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 4.77 and 1.716 for Norman Plitt. By the career numbers, Joe Neale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Neale and Norman Plitt

Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.23
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.89
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.99
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.47
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.65
80.65
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.78
34.78
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.83
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.59
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
683
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227.2
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
9.21
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
10.67
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.47
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.89
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.29
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.13
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.575
0.575
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.656
0.656
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.23
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.55
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
39.25
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
41.07
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
6.8
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.53
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
35.82
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
36.04
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.25
39.25
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Joe Neale and Norman Plitt

Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.28
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.1
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.74
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.55
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.15
93.15
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Neale and Norman Plitt

Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
173.68
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
627.27
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
552.63
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
545.45
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
36.84
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.26
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.34
17.56
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
30.93
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
73.68
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
94.74
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
52.63
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
115.79
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-0.58
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
41.46
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.37
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.16
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4.4
4.4
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.53
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Neale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA