Hugh Daily vs. Roy Oswalt — Career Comparison

Hugh Daily
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Roy Oswalt built a career as a starting pitcher and Hugh Daily as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hugh Daily posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 3.36 and 1.226 for Roy Oswalt. By the career numbers, Hugh Daily had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hugh Daily and Roy Oswalt

Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.05
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.46
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.04
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.46
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.55
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.41
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.63
45.63
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.51
61.51
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.79
98.79
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
2.92
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.36
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
4245
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
1415
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1394
8.87
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
8.81
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.79
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
2.35
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
5.38
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.61
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6060
38.54
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
5.51
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.42
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.23
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.81
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5688
36.18
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8539
34.23
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Hugh Daily and Roy Oswalt

Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.07
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.47
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
4329
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
1443
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.15
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.66
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.24
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
2.04
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.95
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.81
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.92
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.69
88.69
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.309
1.309
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hugh Daily and Roy Oswalt

Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
167
169.83
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
278.89
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
590
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PAverified
562
571.53
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
89.49
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
76.13
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
74.24
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
70.1
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.22
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.28
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.03
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.03
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.31
21.68
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
20.7
15.6
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
106.78
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
83.67
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
117.97
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
100.25
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53.9
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
30
22.61
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.29
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
71.19
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
65
48.99
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.16
15.42
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.77
11.89
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.47
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
27
20.35
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
110.85
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
181
136.43
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.41
5.41
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
4.4
4.4
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Hugh Daily
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Daily
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA