Howie Nunn vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Howie Nunn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Nunn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Petry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 5.11 and 1.820 for Howie Nunn. By the career numbers, Dan Petry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howie Nunn and Dan Petry

Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.45
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.59
54.59
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.22
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.11
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
3.95
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
9.57
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.69
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.31
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.32
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.55
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1063
4.6
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.921
0.921
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.33
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.89
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8860
38.33
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.62
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.37
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
35.26
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7837
33.9
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Howie Nunn and Dan Petry

Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.83
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.45
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.23
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.23
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.01
98.01
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.16
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howie Nunn and Dan Petry

Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
46
2509.09
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.36
19.67
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.4
21.93
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA