Dave Eiland vs. Joe Vance — Career Comparison

Dave Eiland
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Eiland built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Eiland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.74 and WHIP 1.582 compared to 5.81 and 1.762 for Joe Vance. By the career numbers, Dave Eiland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Eiland and Joe Vance

Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
2.22
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.65
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
5.74
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.81
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
11.22
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
10.52
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.52
10.52
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.11
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.78
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.85
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.34
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.69
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1687
40.71
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
41.44
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
6.61
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.28
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.8
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
37.01
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
36.1
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44

Fielding Stats for Dave Eiland and Joe Vance

Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.22
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.7
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.3
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.03
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Eiland and Joe Vance

Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
2044.44
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
488.89
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1.13
25.19
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
5
111.11
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-1.69
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
8
177.78
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA