Ralph Garza vs. Ed Head — Career Comparison

Ralph Garza
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Head
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Head built a career as a starting pitcher and Ralph Garza as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ralph Garza posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 3.48 and 1.308 for Ed Head. By the career numbers, Ralph Garza had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Garza and Ed Head

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.28
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.52
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.45
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.92
44.92
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.44
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
3.48
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
8.54
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
8.4
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.24
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.13
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.37
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.03
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
38.57
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
37.8
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.58
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.99
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.89
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
33.89
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1776
34.37
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Ralph Garza and Ed Head

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.34
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.1
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.83
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.915
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Garza and Ed Head

Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
46
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
460.65
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
600
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
507.1
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
123.87
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.13
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
37.74
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
131.61
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
150.97
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.06
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.32
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
108.39
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.46
48.22
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
25
96.77
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Ralph Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100