Ed Chandler vs. Dick Littlefield — Career Comparison

Ed Chandler
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Littlefield
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Littlefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Chandler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Littlefield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 6.37 and 1.449 for Ed Chandler. By the career numbers, Dick Littlefield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Chandler and Dick Littlefield

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.87
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.98
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.39
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.64
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.16
34.16
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.37
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2285
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761.2
9
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9.4
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
8.86
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.08
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.64
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
4.88
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.21
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.43
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.85
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
39.74
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3395
40.12
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.72
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
5.45
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.449
1.449
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.1
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2970
35.09
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Ed Chandler and Dick Littlefield

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
4.53
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.95
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482.1
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.73
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.44
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.37
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.16
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.34
91.34
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.477
0.477
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.99
20.99
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Chandler and Dick Littlefield

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
2250
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
680.56
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
536.11
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
77.78
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
66.67
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.11
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
7.82
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.38
17.72
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
91.67
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
111.11
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
27.78
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
22.77
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.7
10.28
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
33.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
71
197.22
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.56
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.56
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA