Dave Eiland vs. Dick Lines — Career Comparison

Dave Eiland
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Lines
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Eiland built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lines as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Lines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 5.74 and 1.582 for Dave Eiland. By the career numbers, Dick Lines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Eiland and Dick Lines

Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
2.22
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.65
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
5.74
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.83
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
11.22
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
7.79
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.11
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.85
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
3.69
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.5
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1687
40.71
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
37.14
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.19
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
6.61
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.52
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.8
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
37.01
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
34.52
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Dave Eiland and Dick Lines

Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
2.22
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.7
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.3
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.08
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
2.03
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.77
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
2
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Eiland and Dick Lines

Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
92
2044.44
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
2675
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
488.89
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
19
475
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
25.19
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-1.69
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-7.1
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
9
225
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA