Leo Cristante
Dante Leo Cristante
 
 
Born: December 10, 1926 in Detroit, MI
Died: August 24, 1977 - 50 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'1" Wt: 195
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an Amateur Free Agent in 1947
- High School: Wyandotte (Detroit, MI)

Comparison

Comparison
Relief Pitchers
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Hoyt Wilhelm
1952 - 1972
RP
47.3
Pl
WW2
 
-2.7
-0.7
50.1
-0.6
2 Stu Miller
1952 - 1968
RP
27.0
 
-0.1
-0.3
27.3
-0.2
3 Dick Hall
1952 - 1971
RP
16.5
 
-0.4
-0.5
16.9
-0.5
4 Bill Henry
1952 - 1969
RP
15.4
 
0.3
0.2
15.1
0.2
5 Marv Grissom
1946 - 1959
RP
12.6
WW2
 
-0.9
-0.2
13.5
-0.2
6 Clem Labine
1950 - 1962
RP
12.4
WW2
 
-1.9
-0.2
14.3
-0.2
7 Jim Konstanty
1944 - 1956
RP
11.0
WW2
 
-0.8
-0.1
11.8
-0.1
8 Turk Lown
1951 - 1962
RP
10.2
WW2
 
-0.1
-0.3
10.3
-0.3
9 Harry Dorish
1947 - 1956
RP
8.0
WW2
 
-0.7
0.0
8.7
0.0
10 Tom Morgan
1951 - 1963
RP
7.6
MIL
 
0.0
-0.2
7.6
-0.2
11 Frank Smith
1950 - 1956
RP
7.5
 
-0.4
-0.1
7.9
-0.1
12 George Zuverink
1951 - 1959
RP
7.0
WW2
 
-0.4
0.0
7.4
0.0
13 Joe Page
1944 - 1954
RP
7.0
 
0.6
-0.0
6.4
-0.0
14 Tom Gorman
1952 - 1959
RP
5.2
WW2
 
-1.2
0.0
6.4
0.1
15 Bud Byerly
1943 - 1960
RP
5.1
 
-0.4
-0.0
5.6
-0.0
16 Paul LaPalme
1951 - 1957
RP
4.7
WW2
 
-0.3
-0.1
5.1
-0.1
17 Johnny Hetki
1945 - 1954
RP
4.5
WW2
 
0.6
-0.0
3.9
-0.0
18 Hersh Freeman
1952 - 1958
RP
4.4
 
0.0
-0.2
4.5
-0.2
19 Joe Black
1952 - 1957
RP
4.3
WW2
Y
 
-0.6
-0.1
5.0
-0.1
20 Ernie Johnson
1950 - 1959
RP
4.1
WW2
 
0.2
-0.2
3.9
-0.2
21 Morrie Martin
1949 - 1959
RP
3.6
WW2
 
-0.7
0.0
4.3
0.0
22 Dixie Howell
1940 - 1958
RP
3.5
WW2
 
0.9
0.0
2.6
0.0
23 Jim Hughes
1952 - 1957
RP
3.1
WW2
 
-0.3
-0.1
3.4
-0.1
24 Ken Lehman
1952 - 1961
RP
2.7
 
0.3
-0.1
2.4
-0.1
25 Phil Paine
1951 - 1958
RP
2.6
 
0.0
-0.1
2.5
-0.1
26 Windy McCall
1948 - 1957
RP
1.9
WW2
 
-0.1
-0.1
2.0
-0.1
27 George Spencer
1950 - 1960
RP
1.4
 
-0.4
-0.0
1.8
0.0
28 Bobby Tiefenauer
1952 - 1968
RP
1.3
 
-0.1
0.0
1.4
0.0
29 Moe Burtschy
1950 - 1956
RP
1.1
WW2
 
-0.1
0.0
1.2
0.0
30 Murray Wall
1950 - 1959
RP
0.9
 
-0.3
-0.0
1.2
-0.0
31 Elmer Singleton
1945 - 1959
RP
0.3
 
-0.4
0.0
0.7
0.0
32 Leo Cristante
1951 - 1955
RP
0.3
 
-0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
33 Bob Chakales
1951 - 1957
RP
0.2
 
0.6
0.0
-0.4
0.0
34 Lou Sleater
1950 - 1958
RP
0.1
 
0.6
-0.1
-0.5
-0.1
35 Raul Sanchez
1952 - 1960
RP
0.0
 
0.1
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
36 Ed Blake
1951 - 1957
RP
0.0
WW2
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
37 Bill Bell
1952 - 1955
RP
-0.1
KOR
 
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
38 Tony Jacobs
1948 - 1955
RP
-0.1
WW2
 
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
39 Mario Picone
1947 - 1954
RP
-0.3
 
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
40 Dick Rozek
1950 - 1954
RP
-0.3
WW2
 
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
41 Dick Brodowski
1952 - 1959
RP
-0.5
 
0.5
-0.0
-1.0
-0.0
42 George Bamberger
1951 - 1959
RP
-0.6
WW2
 
-0.0
0.0
-0.6
0.0
43 Roger Bowman
1949 - 1955
RP
-0.7
 
0.0
-0.0
-0.7
-0.0
44 Gus Keriazakos
1950 - 1955
RP
-0.8
 
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
0.0
45 Bob Ross
1950 - 1956
RP
-0.9
 
-0.1
0.0
-0.8
0.0
46 Alex Konikowski
1948 - 1954
RP
-1.4
 
0.1
0.0
-1.5
0.0
47 Cot Deal
1947 - 1954
RP
-1.6
WW2
 
0.3
-0.0
-1.8
-0.0
48 Jack Crimian
1951 - 1957
RP
-2.0
WW2
 
0.1
0.0
-2.2
0.0
 
  Leo Cristante
1951 - 1955
RP
0.3
 
-0.2
0.0
0.4
0.0
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