Joe Presko vs. Anthony Telford — Career Comparison

Joe Presko
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Anthony Telford
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Presko built a career as a starting pitcher and Anthony Telford as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Anthony Telford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.17 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 4.61 and 1.428 for Joe Presko. By the career numbers, Anthony Telford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Presko and Anthony Telford

Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.35
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.58
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.12
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.49
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.32
40.32
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.81
46.81
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.66
47.66
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
4.61
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.17
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1471
27
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490.1
9
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
9.38
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
9.39
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.05
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.95
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.45
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
3.48
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.26
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
3.71
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
6.54
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.795
0.795
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.2
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140
39.28
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1995
39.43
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.78
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
4.92
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
4.76
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.42
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.75
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
35.57
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1755
34.69
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.28
39.28
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Presko and Anthony Telford

Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
12.34
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
6.58
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
27
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
9
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.8
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.75
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.46
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.54
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9.64
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
2.43
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9.26
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.29
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.31
94.31
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.68
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Presko and Anthony Telford

Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
130
458.82
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
7135.71
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
600
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
550.59
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
95.29
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
88.24
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.13
18.12
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
22.92
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
102.35
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
120
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
107.14
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.76
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.65
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.41
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.18
14.76
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
21.99
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24.71
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
26
91.76
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
6.54
6.54
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Presko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.71
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.12
Anthony Telford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Presko
Career
Per 600 PA
Anthony Telford
Career
Per 600 PA