Al Piechota vs. Steve Ridzik — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Ridzik
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Ridzik as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Ridzik posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Steve Ridzik had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Steve Ridzik

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.61
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.55
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.45
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.44
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.65
50.65
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.29
15.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
3.79
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2348
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782.2
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
8.15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.07
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
4.04
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
4.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3368
38.73
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
4.51
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2981
34.28
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Steve Ridzik

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
5.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.82
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.71
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.53
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.503
0.503
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Steve Ridzik

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
891.59
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
555.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
106.54
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
75.7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.04
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.84
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.85
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
142.99
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
126.17
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.477
0.477
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
61.68
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.55
26.78
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.63
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
52
145.79
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
4.12
4.12
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Steve Ridzik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.41
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Ridzik
Career
Per 600 PA