Al Piechota vs. Pedro Villarreal — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pedro Villarreal
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Villarreal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Villarreal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Pedro Villarreal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Pedro Villarreal

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.55
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.73
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9.87
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
10.22
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.39
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.78
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.8
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.953
0.953
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
39.24
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.51
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.92
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
35.2
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Pedro Villarreal

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.55
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.76
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.88
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Pedro Villarreal

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
500
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
33.94
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
42.72
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
38.44
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA