Al Piechota vs. Steve Toole — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Toole
Pre-GenerationalLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn BridegroomsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Toole as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Toole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.79 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Steve Toole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Steve Toole

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.19
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.06
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.53
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.94
50.94
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.79
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
9.28
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
5.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.83
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.59
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2030
41.24
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.02
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.53
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
7.23
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1742
35.39
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.24
41.24

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Steve Toole

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.14
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.63
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.16
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.77
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.57
87.57
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Steve Toole

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
151.28
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
584.62
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
153.85
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
107.69
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
38.46
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
46.15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
33.94
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.15
61.93
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
210.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
169.23
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
87.18
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
164.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
44.7
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.31
67.46
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12.82
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
51.28
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.7
11.7
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
23.08
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100