Ed Eiteljorge vs. Jim Lonborg — Career Comparison

Ed Eiteljorge
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeWashington StatesmenAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Lonborg
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Lonborg 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. Jim Lonborg posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 6.68 and 1.989 for Ed Eiteljorge. By the career numbers, Jim Lonborg had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Jim Lonborg

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.28
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
1.55
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.14
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.34
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.57
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.85
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.5
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.4
53.4
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.59
86.59
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.85
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.33
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
6.68
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
3.86
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7393
27
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2464.1
9
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.94
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2400
8.77
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
0.85
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.97
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
3.01
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.26
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.41
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
5.39
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.27
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.28
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.38
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
45.9
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10498
38.34
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
10.52
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
4.27
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.24
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.38
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
38.65
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9468
34.58
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34

Fielding Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Jim Lonborg

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.29
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
1.55
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.34
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7394
27
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2464.2
9
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.69
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.86
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
0.98
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.57
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.75
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.29
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.67
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.41
95.41
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.556
2.556
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.075
1.075
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.59
86.59
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Eiteljorge and Jim Lonborg

Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
283.37
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
902
600
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
578.57
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770
512.2
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
69.84
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
55.21
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
11.31
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.63
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
27.73
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.76
17.8
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
89.8
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
104.43
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
27.27
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
28.6
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
53.88
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
24.56
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.6
8.38
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
33.92
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
330
219.51
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
51.88
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Ed Eiteljorge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.65
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Ed Eiteljorge
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33