Billy Pierce vs Frank Lary

Billy Pierce and Frank Lary compared on their MLB careers: Billy Pierce played 18 seasons, 1945 to 1964, Frank Lary 12 seasons, 1954 to 1965. Billy Pierce has 211 wins to Frank Lary's 128. Billy Pierce won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Billy Pierce and Frank Lary career totals
585GP350
211W128
169L116
3.3ERA3.5
3306.2IP2162.1
1,999K1,099
1,178BB616
1.3WHIP1.3
32SV11

Where each stands all time

Billy Pierce and Frank Lary all-time places
95th (1,999)Strikeouts (pitching)
92nd (211)Wins (pitching)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Billy Pierce: 1 championship; none on file
  • Frank Lary: 0 championships; AL Gold Glove

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Billy Pierce and Frank Lary season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1945001.801954002.45
2nd1948306.34195514153.10
3rd19497153.88195621133.15
4th195012163.98195711163.98
5th195115143.03195816152.90
6th195215122.57195917103.55
7th195318122.72196015153.51
8th19549103.4819612393.24
9th195515101.971962265.74
10th19562093.321963493.27
11th195720123.261964355.03
12th195817112.681965233.32
13th195914153.62
14th19601473.62
15th19611093.80
16th19621663.49
17th19633114.27
18th1964302.20

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA