Sal Campfield vs. Willie Cathey — Career Comparison

Sal Campfield
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Cathey
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Cathey built a career as a starting pitcher and Sal Campfield as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sal Campfield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.370 compared to 5.17 and 1.365 for Willie Cathey. By the career numbers, Sal Campfield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sal Campfield and Willie Cathey

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
5.17
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9.86
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.43
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.47
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
39
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
39.61
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
6.31
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
36.33
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
36.7
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
39
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Sal Campfield and Willie Cathey

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.67
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.833
0.833
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sal Campfield and Willie Cathey

Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
240
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
35.21
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
3.58
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
28.65
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-20.4
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Campfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sal Campfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA