Ralph Birkofer vs. Ted Sadowski — Career Comparison

Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Birkofer 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. Ralph Birkofer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.76 and 1.625 for Ted Sadowski. By the career numbers, Ralph Birkofer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Ted Sadowski

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.18
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.59
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.06
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.51
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.19
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
10.22
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
10.99
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.71
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.31
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.71
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.16
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2420
40.04
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
39.81
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
5.23
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.19
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
36.18
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Ted Sadowski

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.64
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.1
9
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.488
0.488
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Ted Sadowski

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
377.46
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1842.86
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
583.1
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
140.85
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
118.31
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
39.79
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
18.68
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
166.2
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.11
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.99
45.05
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
16.1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.86
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA