Al Piechota vs. Donn Roach — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Donn Roach
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Donn Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Piechota posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.66 and WHIP 1.774 compared to 5.77 and 1.795 for Donn Roach. By the career numbers, Al Piechota had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Donn Roach

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.66
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.77
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9.87
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
11.77
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.15
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.62
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
42.53
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
42.92
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.769
1.769
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
36.44
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
36.46
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.53
42.53
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.92
42.92

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Donn Roach

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.381
0.381
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Donn Roach

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
550
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
2520
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
500
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
33.94
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
125.71
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
175
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.79
44.7
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
128.27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA