Willie Cathey vs. Darcy Fast — Career Comparison

Willie Cathey
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darcy Fast
Baby BoomersOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Cathey built a career as a starting pitcher and Darcy Fast as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Cathey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.17 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 5.4 and 1.600 for Darcy Fast. By the career numbers, Willie Cathey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Cathey and Darcy Fast

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.17
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9.86
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.43
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.47
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
39.61
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
41.4
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
6.31
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
36.7
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
34.2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Willie Cathey and Darcy Fast

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.78
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Cathey and Darcy Fast

Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
240
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
528
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
3.58
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.85
-20.4
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Darcy Fast
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Darcy Fast
Career
Per 600 PA