Harry Eccles vs. Johnny Sain — Career Comparison

Harry Eccles
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Sain
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Sain built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Eccles as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johnny Sain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 4.71 and 1.143 for Harry Eccles. By the career numbers, Johnny Sain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Eccles and Johnny Sain

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
1.74
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.04
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.59
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.49
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.51
54.51
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.47
59.47
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.59
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.71
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
3.49
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6377
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2125.2
9
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.71
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2145
9.08
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.76
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
2.62
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
3.85
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
34.71
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8998
38.1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.53
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.86
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.01
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
32.14
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8349
35.35
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Harry Eccles and Johnny Sain

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
29.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
26.29
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.35
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
36.64
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
35.29
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.32
96.32
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.28
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Eccles and Johnny Sain

Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
433
303.5
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
600
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
542.52
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
133.18
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
108.64
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
19.63
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.8
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
24.53
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.59
39.66
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
164.72
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
151.4
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
48.36
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
70.79
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
117.06
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.11
45.63
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.4
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.82
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.02
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.8
42.8
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.25
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
25
17.52
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Eccles
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Sain
Career
Per 600 PA