Danny Darwin vs. Sam Moran — Career Comparison

Danny Darwin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Moran
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Darwin built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Moran as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Darwin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.301 compared to 7.47 and 2.059 for Sam Moran. By the career numbers, Danny Darwin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Darwin and Sam Moran

Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
2.14
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.11
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.51
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.54
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.44
48.44
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.1
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
3.84
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.47
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9050
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016.2
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2951
8.8
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.2
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.96
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.61
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.32
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.3
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1942
5.79
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.16
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.24
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12716
37.94
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
45.1
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
0.51
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
4.27
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.05
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.37
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.33
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.58
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.268
1.268
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11526
34.39
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.34
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1

Fielding Stats for Danny Darwin and Sam Moran

Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
716
2.14
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.11
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9050
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3016.2
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.55
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.09
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
1.72
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.43
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.29
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.3
95.3
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.82
51.82
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Darwin and Sam Moran

Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
1297.01
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
600
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
547.9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
70.06
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.11
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.76
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.59
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.59
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
26.95
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.27
18.45
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
45.99
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
107.78
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
82.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
26.95
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.52
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
62.87
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
1.9
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
37.68
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.78
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
171
307.19
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.93
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.59
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Darwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA