Al Neiger vs. Dave Vineyard — Career Comparison

Al Neiger
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Vineyard
Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Vineyard built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Neiger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Vineyard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 5.68 and 1.658 for Al Neiger. By the career numbers, Dave Vineyard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Neiger and Dave Vineyard

Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.26
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.17
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.68
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.17
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.37
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9.5
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.83
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.5
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.13
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
8.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.553
0.553
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
41.92
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
39.83
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.13
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.68
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.67
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
37.66
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
35.33
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.92
41.92
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Al Neiger and Dave Vineyard

Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.26
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.17
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.13
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.13
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Neiger and Dave Vineyard

Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
760
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
480
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
18.9
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
80
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.57
22.69
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Neiger
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Vineyard
Career
Per 600 PA