Ralph Erickson vs. Vance Page — Career Comparison

Ralph Erickson
Greatest GenerationIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vance Page
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vance Page built a career as a starting pitcher and Ralph Erickson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vance Page posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.519 compared to 8.4 and 2.333 for Ralph Erickson. By the career numbers, Vance Page had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Erickson and Vance Page

Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
2.72
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.86
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.4
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
4.03
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
27
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314.2
9
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
13.8
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
10.64
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.8
13.8
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.64
10.64
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.03
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.86
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1416
40.5
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.92
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
39
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307
37.38
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Ralph Erickson and Vance Page

Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.02
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.063
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Erickson and Vance Page

Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1200
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
564.71
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
547.06
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
129.41
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
100
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
41.27
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
158.82
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
158.82
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
43.44
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
44.82
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
123.53
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.86
4.86
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA