Ralph Caldwell vs. Joe Vance — Career Comparison

Ralph Caldwell
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Caldwell built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ralph Caldwell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.413 compared to 5.81 and 1.762 for Joe Vance. By the career numbers, Ralph Caldwell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Caldwell and Joe Vance

Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.56
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.2
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
5.81
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
10.08
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.52
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.64
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
5.34
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
7.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
39.48
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
41.44
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
6.48
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.28
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
36.24
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
36.1
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44

Fielding Stats for Ralph Caldwell and Joe Vance

Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.56
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.56
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.4
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.16
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Caldwell and Joe Vance

Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
229.41
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
582.35
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
141.18
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
35.32
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
141.18
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.61
46.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
5
150
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
11.33
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA