Brian Edmondson vs. Dick Littlefield — Career Comparison

Brian Edmondson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Littlefield
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Littlefield built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Edmondson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Littlefield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 4.98 and 1.606 for Brian Edmondson. By the career numbers, Dick Littlefield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian Edmondson and Dick Littlefield

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
6.41
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.87
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.98
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.64
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.64
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.16
34.16
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.98
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.71
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2285
27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761.2
9
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.64
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
8.86
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.11
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.08
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.29
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
4.88
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.19
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.85
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.053
1.053
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
40.34
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3395
40.12
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.43
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.72
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.45
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
5.45
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.58
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.01
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
34.46
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2970
35.09
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.34
40.34
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Brian Edmondson and Dick Littlefield

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
6.41
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
4.53
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.95
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1447
27
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482.1
9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.73
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.27
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.44
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.06
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.37
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.96
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.16
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.34
91.34
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.477
0.477
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.99
20.99
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Edmondson and Dick Littlefield

Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
3025
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
680.56
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
536.11
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
77.78
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
66.67
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.33
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.11
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
25.78
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.38
17.72
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.67
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
111.11
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
27.78
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
58.33
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
16.2
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.7
10.28
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.33
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
225
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
197.22
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.56
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA