Al Pratt vs. Chase Whitley — Career Comparison

Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher
Chase Whitley
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Chase Whitley 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 4.56 and 1.324 for Chase Whitley. 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 Chase Whitley

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.03
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.91
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.38
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.67
22.67
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.41
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4.56
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
9.5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.07
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.31
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
7.25
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.062
1.062
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
38.59
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.81
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
4.88
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.535
1.535
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
35.48
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Al Pratt and Chase Whitley

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.03
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.91
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.2
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.81
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.38
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.81
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.66
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.61
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.67
22.67
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Pratt and Chase Whitley

Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
9000
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
596.94
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
113.27
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45.92
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Chase Whitley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chase Whitley
Career
Per 600 PA