Dick Egan vs. Cleon Webb — Career Comparison

Dick Egan
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cleon Webb
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cleon Webb built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Egan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Egan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.15 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 5.67 and 1.407 for Cleon Webb. By the career numbers, Dick Egan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Egan and Cleon Webb

Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.57
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.15
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101.1
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
9.68
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.15
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
3.64
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.62
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
6.04
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
40.86
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
40
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.58
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
5.86
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
36.77
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
36.33
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Dick Egan and Cleon Webb

Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.57
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
27
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101.1
9
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.42
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.58
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.67
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.22
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Egan and Cleon Webb

Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
8880
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
21.64
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
21.95
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Cleon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Cleon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA