Ed Eiteljorge vs. Max Lanier — Career Comparison

Ed Eiteljorge
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeWashington StatesmenAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Max Lanier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Max Lanier built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Eiteljorge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Lanier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 6.68 and 1.989 for Ed Eiteljorge. By the career numbers, Max Lanier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Max Lanier

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.28
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.82
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.13
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.6
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.85
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.46
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.39
62.39
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.85
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.51
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.68
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.01
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.94
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
8.28
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.36
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.97
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.4
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.41
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
4.56
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.28
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
45.9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
37.64
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.34
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
10.52
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.5
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
38.65
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
34.14
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64

Fielding Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Max Lanier

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.29
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
27
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.86
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.57
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.29
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.94
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.556
2.556
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Max Lanier

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
328.55
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
535.89
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
99.17
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.16
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
4.01
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.01
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
27.73
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.71
18.74
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
105.18
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
122.2
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
46.08
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
27.05
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
73.12
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
24.56
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.69
18.72
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.04
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
150
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.08
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.31
13.31
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41.07
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA