Al Pratt vs. Justin Topa — Career Comparison

Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher
Justin Topa
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Topa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Topa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.390 compared to 4.41 and 1.535 for Al Pratt. By the career numbers, Justin Topa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Pratt and Justin Topa

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.6
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
4.41
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.79
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
9.5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.47
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.76
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
38.67
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.16
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.69
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
35.3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Al Pratt and Justin Topa

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.85
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.38
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
2.64
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.77
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.24
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.47
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.13
89.13
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Pratt and Justin Topa

Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
89400
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
596.94
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA