Chris Batton vs. Will Calihan — Career Comparison

Chris Batton
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will Calihan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaRochester BroncosAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Chris Batton built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Calihan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Calihan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 9 and 2.000 for Chris Batton. By the career numbers, Will Calihan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Batton and Will Calihan

Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.1
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.93
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.14
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
27
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408.1
9
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
9.41
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.79
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
3.42
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
40.51
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
6.02
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
36
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
36.1
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.51
40.51

Fielding Stats for Chris Batton and Will Calihan

Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.09
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1590
27
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
9
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.9
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.84
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.62
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.22
92.22
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.406
2.406
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Batton and Will Calihan

Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
165.07
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
600
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
563.32
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
89.08
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
68.12
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.1
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.96
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
28.69
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
120.52
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
125.76
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.64
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.16
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
102.18
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.18
24.04
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.62
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.06
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.96
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.63
28.63
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.24
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Calihan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100