Zach Davies vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Zach Davies
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Zach Davies built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Narleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.36 and 1.362 for Zach Davies. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Davies and Ray Narleski

Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.52
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.85
50.85
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
4.36
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3145
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048.1
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1055
9.06
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.16
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.03
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.13
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
6.74
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
5.82
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.097
1.097
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.26
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4481
38.47
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
38.74
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
4.72
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.76
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4024
34.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Zach Davies and Ray Narleski

Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3145
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048.1
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.68
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.28
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.02
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.96
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.02
97.02
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Davies and Ray Narleski

Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
205
469.47
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
600
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
492.37
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
61.83
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
23
52.67
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.16
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.16
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
4.76
10.89
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
31
70.99
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
82.44
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
34.35
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.61
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
54.96
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.44
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.61
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
81
185.5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
180
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
3.23
3.23
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
87.02
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
17
53.68
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.58
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA