Al Piechota vs. Ken Tatum — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Tatum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Tatum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Ken Tatum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Ken Tatum

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.73
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.97
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
32.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Ken Tatum

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.49
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.88
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.81
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Ken Tatum

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
2070.59
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
529.41
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
33.94
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
7
175
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
105.88
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
44.7
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
17
200
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA