Leon Pettit vs. Dave Telgheder — Career Comparison

Leon Pettit
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Telgheder
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Telgheder 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. Leon Pettit posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.18 and WHIP 1.743 compared to 5.23 and 1.553 for Dave Telgheder. By the career numbers, Leon Pettit had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Pettit and Dave Telgheder

Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.5
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.34
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.33
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.55
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.12
44.12
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.79
56.79
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.18
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
5.23
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
935
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311.2
9
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
10.75
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
10.74
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.36
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.94
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.97
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.58
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.56
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
41.58
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1388
40.08
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.91
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.58
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.52
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.81
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.524
1.524
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
36.32
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253
36.18
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.58
41.58
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.08
40.08

Fielding Stats for Leon Pettit and Dave Telgheder

Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.34
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.33
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
935
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311.2
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.52
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.59
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.11
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.79
56.79
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Pettit and Dave Telgheder

Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
44
733.33
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
1675.86
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
475.86
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
22.12
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
14.62
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
200
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
4
82.76
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
34.87
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
5.28
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
133.33
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
12
248.28
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dave Telgheder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Telgheder
Career
Per 600 PA