Ted Alexander vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Ted Alexander
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ted Alexander built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Alexander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.28 and WHIP 1.295 compared to 3.6 and 1.372 for Ray Narleski. By the career numbers, Ted Alexander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Alexander and Ray Narleski

Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.18
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.57
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.55
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.58
56.58
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.28
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
3.6
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
8.32
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.32
8.32
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.33
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
4.68
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
38.81
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
38.74
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.68
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.83
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.295
1.295
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
34.39
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Ted Alexander and Ray Narleski

Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.18
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.88
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.47
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.82
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.65
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.29
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.27
86.27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.11
90.11
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Alexander and Ray Narleski

Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
42
400
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
533.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
8.65
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
57.14
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
85.71
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.21
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-3.72
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.57
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
180
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
63
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA