Carl Edwards vs. Fred Talbot — Career Comparison

Carl Edwards
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Talbot
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Talbot built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Edwards as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Carl Edwards led in home run suppression (HR9+ 161 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 76), and run prevention (ERA+ 138 vs 81). Fred Talbot held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 80). Role difference aside, Carl Edwards holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Carl Edwards and Fred Talbot

Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.44
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.4
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.59
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
3.56
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.12
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
27
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853.2
9
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
6.14
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
844
8.9
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.88
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.01
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.75
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.52
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.33
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
10.51
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
4.73
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.23
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
37.51
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3677
38.77
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.32
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.81
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
4.54
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
32.22
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3316
34.96
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Carl Edwards and Fred Talbot

Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.44
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.06
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.33
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562
27
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
9
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.73
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.94
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.51
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.76
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.33
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.7
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.23
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Carl Edwards and Fred Talbot

Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
60400
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
207
431.25
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
502.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
87.5
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
62.5
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.5
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.33
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
38.79
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.33
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
141.67
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
50
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.42
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
102.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.55
36.57
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
187.5
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.75
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.17
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Talbot
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100