Jamie Arnold vs. Lefty Holmes — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Holmes
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Holmes built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Holmes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Lefty Holmes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Lefty Holmes

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.93
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1049
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
8.49
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
5.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
39.3
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.61
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1324
34.08
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.3
39.3

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Lefty Holmes

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.65
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.94
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
2.34
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.24
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Lefty Holmes

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
277.22
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
554.43
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
163.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
132.91
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
22.78
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.38
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
24.16
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
62.61
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
201.27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
178.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.75
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.56
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
144.3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
17.01
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.65
74.62
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.19
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.38
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100