Charlie Cady vs. Dick Starr — Career Comparison

Charlie Cady
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Dick Starr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Starr built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Cady as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Cady posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 5.25 and 1.706 for Dick Starr. By the career numbers, Charlie Cady had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Cady and Dick Starr

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.43
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.77
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.25
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1034
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344.2
9
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.47
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.18
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.18
10.18
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.04
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.56
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
5.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.19
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.13
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.861
0.861
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
41.65
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
41.31
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.95
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
6.01
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.558
1.558
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
38.09
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374
35.88
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Charlie Cady and Dick Starr

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.32
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.08
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.88
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.04
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.83
70.83
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Cady and Dick Starr

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
11
183.33
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
499.12
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
515.04
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
11.4
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
22.65
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100.88
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
132.74
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.03
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-14.11
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
17.09
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.1
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
36
191.15
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.2
7.2
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0