Cal Browning vs. Elmer Riddle — Career Comparison

Cal Browning
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Riddle
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Elmer Riddle built a career as a starting pitcher and Cal Browning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elmer Riddle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 40.5 and 9.000 for Cal Browning. By the career numbers, Elmer Riddle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal Browning and Elmer Riddle

Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.67
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.09
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.57
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.46
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.26
65.26
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.5
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
40.5
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.4
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.39
86.39
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3069
27
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
67.5
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
8.57
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.5
67.5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.52
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.03
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.01
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
108
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4406
38.76
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.35
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
40.5
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.85
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
94.5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3929
34.57
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
108
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Cal Browning and Elmer Riddle

Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.73
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.226
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Browning and Elmer Riddle

Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
300
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
600
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
532.46
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.38
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
91.1
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.71
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.28
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.75
31.03
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
128.8
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
138.22
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
47.12
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
43.98
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
89.53
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.93
32.87
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.84
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
69
108.38
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
5.54
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.7
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Cal Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100