Dave Eiland vs. Jim McElroy — Career Comparison

Dave Eiland
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim McElroy
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Eiland built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McElroy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McElroy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.12 and WHIP 1.543 compared to 5.74 and 1.582 for Dave Eiland. By the career numbers, Jim McElroy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Eiland and Jim McElroy

Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.22
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.65
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.09
76.09
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.01
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
5.74
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
5.12
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
11.22
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
9.7
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.11
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.85
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.19
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
3.69
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.72
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.57
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1687
40.71
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
41.35
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
6.61
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9.16
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.8
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.543
1.543
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1534
37.01
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
37.16
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35

Fielding Stats for Dave Eiland and Jim McElroy

Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.22
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
27
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
9
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.7
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.84
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.3
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.61
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
2.03
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.09
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.44
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.17
79.17
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.902
0.902
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Eiland and Jim McElroy

Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
2044.44
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
176.47
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
22
488.89
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
588.24
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
25.19
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
11.98
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-1.69
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.02
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
141.18
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA