Mike Paul vs. Leon Pettit — Career Comparison

Mike Paul
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Pettit
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Paul built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Pettit as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Paul posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 5.18 and 1.743 for Leon Pettit. By the career numbers, Mike Paul had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Paul and Leon Pettit

Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
3.27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.5
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.77
33.77
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
3.91
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.18
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1883
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
627.2
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.88
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
10.75
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.86
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
3.53
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.94
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.52
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
6.48
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.58
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.27
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2701
38.73
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
41.58
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.85
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.91
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.29
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.58
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.32
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2397
34.37
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
36.32
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Mike Paul and Leon Pettit

Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.28
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.09
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.42
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.36
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.96
95.96
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.415
0.415
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.682
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.62
33.62
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Paul and Leon Pettit

Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
858.75
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
44
733.33
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
555
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
63.75
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.79
10.45
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
22.12
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
82.5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
200
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
30
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.75
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.91
-7.15
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
34.87
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.75
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
56
210
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
133.33
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Mike Paul
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.25
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Paul
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA