Jim Bagby vs. Ted Sadowski — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Sadowski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Bagby posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.76 and 1.625 for Ted Sadowski. By the career numbers, Jim Bagby had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby and Ted Sadowski

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.56
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.59
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.03
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.63
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.43
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.07
59.07
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.82
65.82
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.66
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
3.11
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5465
27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821.2
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
9.31
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
10.99
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.23
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.71
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.26
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.31
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
2.22
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.16
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7533
37.22
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
39.81
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.45
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
3.8
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.19
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
34.79
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
36.18
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.22
37.22
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby and Ted Sadowski

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.64
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
27
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.1
9
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.665
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.488
0.488
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby and Ted Sadowski

Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
269.34
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1842.86
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
600
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
546.96
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
119.34
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
83.7
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
29.01
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.97
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.64
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.64
43.63
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
18.68
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
163.26
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
147.51
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
57.18
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
49.72
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.25
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
46.04
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
16.1
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.66
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
26.52
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
75.41
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.86
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.49
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA