Dave Eiland vs. Brad Lidge — Career Comparison

Dave Eiland
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Lidge
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Dave Eiland built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lidge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Lidge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 5.74 and 1.582 for Dave Eiland. By the career numbers, Brad Lidge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Eiland and Brad Lidge

Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
2.22
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.65
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.48
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.83
44.83
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.36
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
5.74
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.54
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
11.22
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
7.34
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.85
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.85
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
4.28
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.61
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
3.69
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
11.92
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.92
11.92
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.69
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.51
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1687
40.71
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
38.62
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
5.49
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
6.61
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.83
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.8
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.42
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
37.01
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2225
33.19
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Dave Eiland and Brad Lidge

Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
2.22
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
9
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1810
27
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603.1
9
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.7
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.3
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.72
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.03
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.13
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.06
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.118
0.118
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Eiland and Brad Lidge

Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
92
2044.44
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
51685.71
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
488.89
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.13
25.19
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.16
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-1.69
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
68.25
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Brad Lidge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Lidge
Career
Per 600 PA