Buddy Carlyle vs. Jim Geddes — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Carlyle and Jim Geddes are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Geddes posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.5 vs 5.14) and home runs allowed (0.35 per nine innings vs 1.32). Buddy Carlyle had the advantage in WHIP (1.450 vs 1.923). By the career numbers, Jim Geddes had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.