Ed Appleton vs. Jim Roland — Career Comparison

Ed Appleton
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Roland
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Appleton built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Roland as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Roland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 3.25 and 1.435 for Ed Appleton. By the career numbers, Jim Roland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Appleton and Jim Roland

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.33
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.32
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.08
27.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.25
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
3.22
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1351
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450.1
9
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
8.84
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
7.13
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
4.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
4.58
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.11
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
5.44
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.799
0.799
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
39.38
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1927
38.51
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.28
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.66
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.7
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
34.87
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
33.24
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Ed Appleton and Jim Roland

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.33
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.58
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1347
27
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
9
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.4
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.84
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.78
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.38
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.74
96.74
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.104
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.412
0.412
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.43
13.43
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Appleton and Jim Roland

Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
48
496.55
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
1400
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
579.31
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
541.94
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
21.93
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
3.21
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
113.79
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.81
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.61
16.63
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.9
-25.19
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
155.17
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
36
232.26
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.45
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Appleton
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Roland
Career
Per 600 PA