Jamie Arnold vs. Elmer Steele — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Steele
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Steele 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. Elmer Steele posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.41 and WHIP 1.041 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Elmer Steele had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Elmer Steele

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.61
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.93
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.52
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.33
57.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1254
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
7.9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.49
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
3.17
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1596
34.36
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.49
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.041
1.041
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1520
32.73
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Elmer Steele

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
2.95
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.98
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.14
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.83
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.41
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
6.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.24
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
6.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.173
2.173
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Elmer Steele

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
294.12
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
556.86
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
70.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.84
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.84
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.03
15.82
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
78.43
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
101.96
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.98
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
27.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.01
3.97
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.84
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.53
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
47
184.31
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
3.26
3.26
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100