Duke Esper vs. Cal Quantrill — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Quantrill built a career as a starting pitcher and Duke Esper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cal Quantrill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 4.39 and 1.573 for Duke Esper. By the career numbers, Cal Quantrill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Duke Esper and Cal Quantrill

Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.23
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.01
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
1.03
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.53
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.25
50.25
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.54
50.54
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.9
83.9
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.68
79.68
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.79
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
4.39
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.35
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5183
27
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1727.2
9
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
10.67
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
9.11
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.24
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.2
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
669
3.49
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.89
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
2.36
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
6.69
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7824
40.76
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3577
38.48
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.18
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1196
6.23
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.61
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7123
37.11
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3225
34.69
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.76
40.76
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Duke Esper and Cal Quantrill

Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
1.23
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.01
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5205
27
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1735
9
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.35
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.55
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.98
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
2.46
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.48
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
2.33
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.41
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.53
94.53
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.93
94.93
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.887
1.887
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.68
79.68
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Duke Esper and Cal Quantrill

Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
183.21
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
3506.25
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
739
564.12
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
135.88
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
107.63
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.85
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.87
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.24
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
51.08
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.93
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
174.05
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
169.47
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
66.41
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
63.36
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
128.24
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.9
57.18
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.6
-11.28
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.05
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.53
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
72.52
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
8.27
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.29
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.29
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Duke Esper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.29
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Duke Esper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0