Ray Culp vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Ray Culp
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Culp built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Culp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. By the career numbers, Ray Culp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Culp and Bob File

Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.53
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.58
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.71
54.71
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.23
83.23
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.38
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
3.58
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5695
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898.1
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
7.95
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
8.89
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.89
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
3.57
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1411
6.69
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.45
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.35
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.33
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8066
38.24
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
4.09
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.37
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7199
34.13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Ray Culp and Bob File

Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.53
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5694
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.64
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.12
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
1.87
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.76
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.42
94.42
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.23
83.23
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Culp and Bob File

Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
277.59
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
696
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
518.97
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
63.79
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
54.31
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.9
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.48
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.82
11.92
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
76.72
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
87.07
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
34.48
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.31
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
62.93
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.03
-1.75
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.41
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
251.72
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
57.76
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA