Al Piechota vs. Brad Rigby — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Rigby
Gen XWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Rigby as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Rigby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.5 and WHIP 1.663 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Brad Rigby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Brad Rigby

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.75
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.67
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.18
19.18
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9.87
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
11.37
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.59
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799
41.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.82
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
5.97
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.611
1.611
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
36.44
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
36.51
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.09
41.09

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Brad Rigby

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.75
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.51
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.75
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.49
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.29
85.29
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.397
0.397
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.18
19.18
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Brad Rigby

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
10950
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
500
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Brad Rigby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Rigby
Career
Per 600 PA