Ted Sadowski vs. Jimmy Zinn — Career Comparison

Ted Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jimmy Zinn
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jimmy Zinn built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Sadowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jimmy Zinn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.572 compared to 5.76 and 1.625 for Ted Sadowski. By the career numbers, Jimmy Zinn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Sadowski and Jimmy Zinn

Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.59
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.99
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.78
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
897
27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
9
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
10.99
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
11.74
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.99
10.99
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.74
11.74
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.71
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.31
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.41
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.16
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
3.25
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.629
0.629
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
39.81
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1332
40.09
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.9
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.19
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.572
1.572
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
36.18
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
37.47
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09

Fielding Stats for Ted Sadowski and Jimmy Zinn

Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.64
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
27
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.1
9
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.488
0.488
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.162
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Sadowski and Jimmy Zinn

Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1842.86
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
348.09
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
549.62
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.761
0.761
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
155.73
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.92
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.8
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
18.68
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.57
75.88
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
229.01
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
192.37
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
77.86
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
68.7
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
137.4
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
16.1
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.96
82.26
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
7.28
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Jimmy Zinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67