Al Piechota vs. Ron Villone — Career Comparison

Al Piechota
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Villone
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Piechota built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Villone as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Villone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.533 compared to 5.66 and 1.774 for Al Piechota. By the career numbers, Ron Villone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Piechota and Ron Villone

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.19
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
5.52
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.16
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.47
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.73
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.41
48.41
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.97
12.97
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.66
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
4.73
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
27
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3504
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
9
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1168
9
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
9.87
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
8.59
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.87
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
1.05
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.1
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
4.91
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.61
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.968
0.968
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.37
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.53
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5193
40.01
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.02
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.29
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
6.53
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
5.12
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.42
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.32
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.79
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.774
1.774
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
36.44
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4392
33.84
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.53
42.53
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.01
40.01

Fielding Stats for Al Piechota and Ron Villone

Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
5.52
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.72
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3504
27
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
9
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.42
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.18
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.92
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.21
91.21
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.636
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.347
0.347
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.97
12.97
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Piechota and Ron Villone

Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
2338.04
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
600
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
554.35
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
71.74
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
55.43
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.78
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.3
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
33.94
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.6
14.99
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
97.83
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
78.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.83
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.83
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
42.39
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
44.7
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-0.68
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.26
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
51
166.3
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
3.61
3.61
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Ron Villone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
39.13
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.26
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Piechota
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Villone
Career
Per 600 PA