Al Piechota vs. Stan Thomas — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Stan Thomas
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Stan Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Stan Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Stan Thomas

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.37
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.47
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
796
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265.1
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
8.92
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.73
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.17
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
38.84
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.42
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.58
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1007
34.16
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Stan Thomas

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.77
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.58
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265.1
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.75
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.76
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.61
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.51
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.1
96.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.32
15.32
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Stan Thomas

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
500
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Stan Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Stan Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA