Al Pratt vs. Fred Wenz — Career Comparison

Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher
Fred Wenz
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Wenz 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 4.68 and 1.512 for Fred Wenz. 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 Fred Wenz

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.59
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
7.65
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.91
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.08
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
39.97
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
33.38
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Al Pratt and Fred Wenz

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.129
0.129
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Pratt and Fred Wenz

Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
3100
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
596.94
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-24.1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA