Jerrod Riggan vs. Al Veach — Career Comparison

Jerrod Riggan
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Veach
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Veach built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerrod Riggan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerrod Riggan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.19 and WHIP 1.835 compared to 11.7 and 2.900 for Al Veach. By the career numbers, Jerrod Riggan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerrod Riggan and Al Veach

Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.96
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
5.19
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
10.9
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
18
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.9
10.9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.47
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.14
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
6.85
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
41.12
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
52.2
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.28
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
5.5
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.708
1.708
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
35.52
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
44.1
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.362
0.362
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.12
41.12
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
52.2

Fielding Stats for Jerrod Riggan and Al Veach

Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.96
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.2
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.56
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.56
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jerrod Riggan and Al Veach

Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
20100
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.43
-64.8
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerrod Riggan
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA