Dan Casey vs. Ed Klepfer — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Klepfer built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Casey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Klepfer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 3.18 and 1.313 for Dan Casey. By the career numbers, Ed Klepfer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Casey and Ed Klepfer

Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
1.08
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.97
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.06
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.01
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.51
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.48
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.51
98.51
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.02
51.02
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.97
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
3.18
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.81
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5041
27
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1343
27
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1680.1
9
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
447.2
9
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
8.91
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
9.19
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.23
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
543
2.91
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.75
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
3.98
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.32
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.4
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.22
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7272
38.95
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1817
36.53
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.7
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
5.05
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.1
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6688
35.82
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1674
33.65
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Dan Casey and Ed Klepfer

Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.1
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5112
27
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
9
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.37
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
1.79
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.42
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
2.16
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.3
89.3
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.41
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.957
1.957
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Casey and Ed Klepfer

Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
164.67
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
405.52
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
736
600
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
145
600
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
710
578.8
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
125
517.24
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
93.75
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
75.82
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.04
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.08
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.93
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.39
23.96
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
3.91
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
117.39
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.83
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
114.95
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
74.48
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
51.36
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
28.97
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
41.58
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.55
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
92.12
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
45.52
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.81
17.78
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.84
-20.04
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.82
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
20.38
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
45.52
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
91.3
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
194.48
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.57
6.57
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
3.09
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.1
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.89
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.89
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Klepfer
Career
Per 600 PA