Morrie Steevens vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Morrie Steevens
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot built a career as a starting pitcher and Morrie Steevens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Talbot posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 4.43 and 1.770 for Morrie Steevens. By the career numbers, Fred Talbot had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Morrie Steevens and Fred Talbot

Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9.74
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.59
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.43
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
4.12
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
8.85
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
844
8.9
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.08
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.52
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
4.73
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3677
38.77
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.31
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.54
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.771
1.771
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3316
34.96
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Morrie Steevens and Fred Talbot

Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9.74
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.73
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1.51
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
2.33
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
2.23
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Morrie Steevens and Fred Talbot

Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
431.25
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
502.08
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.5
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.5
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.5
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
102.08
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
90
187.5
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Steevens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Morrie Steevens
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100