Al Pratt vs. Bill Trotter — Career Comparison

Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher
Bill Trotter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Trotter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Pratt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 5.4 and 1.641 for Bill Trotter. By the career numbers, Al Pratt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Pratt and Bill Trotter

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.04
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.58
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.41
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.63
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.02
19.02
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
5.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1450
27
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483.1
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
11.53
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.53
11.53
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.86
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
3.24
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.94
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.687
0.687
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2208
41.11
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.51
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
6.59
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.641
1.641
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2019
37.6
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Al Pratt and Bill Trotter

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.46
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
9
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.76
84.76
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Pratt and Bill Trotter

Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
688.73
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
109
460.56
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
5.61
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
105.63
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.35
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.23
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.58
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.81
-7.64
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
80.28
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
63
266.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
59.15
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.12
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Trotter
Career
Per 600 PA