Al Piechota vs. Donnie Veal — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Donnie Veal
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Donnie Veal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Donnie Veal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.48 and WHIP 1.652 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Donnie Veal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Donnie Veal

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
13.7
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
5.48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
8.22
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.1
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
6.39
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9.52
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.768
1.768
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.17
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
41.48
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
5.61
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.623
1.623
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
34.17
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.48
41.48

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Donnie Veal

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
13.7
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.65
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.04
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.076
0.076
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Donnie Veal

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
63000
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
500
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
18.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Donnie Veal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Donnie Veal
Career
Per 600 PA