Al Pratt vs. Ricky Wright — Career Comparison

Al Pratt
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland Forest CitysUnknownStarting Pitcher
Ricky Wright
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Pratt built a career as a starting pitcher and Ricky Wright as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ricky Wright posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.656 compared to 4.41 and 1.535 for Al Pratt. By the career numbers, Ricky Wright had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Pratt and Ricky Wright

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.17
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
4.41
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.3
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
12.15
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
8.94
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.66
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.26
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.7
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
5.87
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.69
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.35
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1655
45.09
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
40.06
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
11.47
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.38
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.47
11.47
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.05
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
43.43
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
33.75
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.09
45.09
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Al Pratt and Ricky Wright

Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.46
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.82
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.13
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
27
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
9
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.85
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.38
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.58
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.4
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.64
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.28
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.24
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.19
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.76
84.76
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.535
1.535
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.59
77.59
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.73
12.73
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Pratt and Ricky Wright

Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
45
137.76
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4275
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
596.94
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
159.18
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
113.27
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
18.37
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
45.92
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.12
58.54
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
19.27
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
232.65
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
162.24
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
125.51
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
97.96
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
223.47
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
68.33
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.12
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
196
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.12
Ricky Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Pratt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ricky Wright
Career
Per 600 PA