Ed Donnelly vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Ed Donnelly
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ed Donnelly 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 4.03 and 1.534 for Ed Donnelly. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Donnelly and Ray Narleski

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.71
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
10.51
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.51
10.51
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
989
40.28
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
38.74
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
5.78
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
36.69
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.28
40.28
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Ed Donnelly and Ray Narleski

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.67
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2105
27
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701.2
9
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.77
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.17
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.11
90.11
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.55
19.55
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Donnelly and Ray Narleski

Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
43
286.67
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
553.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.11
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
106.67
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
72.63
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.55
43.66
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6.4
20.2
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
160
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
101.05
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
153.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
48.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
14.51
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
133.33
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
180
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA