Al Piechota vs. Dick Tidrow — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tidrow
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Tidrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Tidrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Dick Tidrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Dick Tidrow

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
620
3.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.71
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.52
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.55
51.55
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.16
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
3.68
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5240
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746.2
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
8.79
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.84
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.98
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.58
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
5.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7412
38.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
4.16
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.32
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6635
34.19
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Dick Tidrow

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.71
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5239
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1746.1
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.09
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.65
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.59
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.498
0.498
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.26
22.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Dick Tidrow

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
3263.16
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
500
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
4.2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.16
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.58
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
36.84
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
68.42
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.01
-15.82
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
42
221.05
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.21
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.53
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA