Effie Norton vs. Al Pratt — Career Comparison

Effie Norton
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Effie Norton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Effie Norton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.721 compared to 4.41 and 1.535 for Al Pratt. By the career numbers, Effie Norton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Effie Norton and Al Pratt

Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.13
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
4.41
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
11.8
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.8
11.8
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.69
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
42.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
6.34
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
37.62
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
42.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09

Fielding Stats for Effie Norton and Al Pratt

Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.53
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.4
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.56
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.15
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.76
84.76
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Effie Norton and Al Pratt

Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
596.94
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.37
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.55
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
45.92
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
55.46
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
232.65
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
62.71
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
12.33
12.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100