Ken Dayley vs. Red Oldham — Career Comparison

Ken Dayley
Baby BoomersIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Oldham
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Red Oldham built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Dayley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Dayley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 4.15 and 1.487 for Red Oldham. By the career numbers, Ken Dayley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Dayley and Red Oldham

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.04
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.85
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.97
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.71
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.51
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.27
52.27
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.4
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.64
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
4.15
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
27
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
27
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
573.2
9
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854.1
9
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
8.85
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
10.3
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.66
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.37
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
3.53
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
3.08
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.77
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.37
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
2.81
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.654
0.654
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.35
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2450
38.44
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3716
39.15
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.52
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.28
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
5.15
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.85
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2164
33.95
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3391
35.72
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.15
39.15

Fielding Stats for Ken Dayley and Red Oldham

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.04
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
27
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573.2
9
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.36
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.99
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.38
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.35
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.27
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.574
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Dayley and Red Oldham

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
2450.53
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
178
340.13
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
95
600
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
81
511.58
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
540.76
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
17
107.37
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
122.29
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
107.37
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
89.81
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.2
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.82
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.48
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
28.02
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.36
52.28
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
17
107.37
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
173.89
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
24
151.58
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
164.33
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.604
0.604
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.26
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
66.88
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.63
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.32
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.89
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
120.38
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
5.64
35.6
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.42
56.23
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
202.11
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
124.2
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
2.97
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.2
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
Red Oldham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.91
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Oldham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100