Fred Norman vs. Steve Stemle — Career Comparison

Fred Norman
Silent GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Stemle
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Norman built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Stemle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Norman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 8.64 and 1.920 for Steve Stemle. By the career numbers, Fred Norman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Norman and Steve Stemle

Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.87
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.94
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.24
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.48
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.48
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.24
50.24
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.5
66.5
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.26
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.64
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5819
27
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1939.2
9
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1790
8.31
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
13.5
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.87
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
3.78
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.78
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.37
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
6.05
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
4.86
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.092
1.092
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.41
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8279
38.41
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
42.66
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.19
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
4.01
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.47
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.5
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7285
33.8
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.88
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Fred Norman and Steve Stemle

Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.87
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.94
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.24
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5820
27
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1940
9
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.3
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.08
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.49
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
1.37
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.93
91.93
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.735
0.735
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.5
66.5
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Norman and Steve Stemle

Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
364.09
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
674
600
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
510.98
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
64.09
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
60.53
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.56
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.56
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.81
11.4
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
67.66
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
97.03
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.82
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.04
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
49.85
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.48
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
32.94
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
177
157.57
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
3.81
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
55.19
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.34
Steve Stemle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Fred Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Stemle
Career
Per 600 PA