Bill Drake vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Bill Drake
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Drake built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.69 and 1.393 for Bill Drake. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Drake and Eric Junge

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.58
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.02
53.02
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
3.69
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1298
9.46
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
3.08
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
4.05
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4862
35.44
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
37.18
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.77
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.04
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.66
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4267
31.1
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
33.64
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Bill Drake and Eric Junge

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.52
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3358
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119.1
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
92.96
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Drake and Eric Junge

Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
220.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
533.08
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.66
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.61
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.61
42.66
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.31
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
148.58
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.35
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.56
44.87
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.54
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA