Bucky Veil vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Bucky Veil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wally Whitehurst built a career as a starting pitcher and Bucky Veil as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bucky Veil posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 4.02 and 1.382 for Wally Whitehurst. By the career numbers, Bucky Veil had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bucky Veil and Wally Whitehurst

Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.37
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.49
40.49
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.94
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.02
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.84
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
9.69
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.79
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.78
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.4
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.51
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.78
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
38.11
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
38.29
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.54
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.36
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
32.97
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
34.95
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Bucky Veil and Wally Whitehurst

Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.54
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.01
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.25
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.48
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.14
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
2.03
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.769
1.769
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bucky Veil and Wally Whitehurst

Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
13
260
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
740.91
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
63.64
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
35.11
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.37
15.31
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
81.82
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
104.55
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
39.51
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.48
11.27
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
31
140.91
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.55
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0