Dallas Green vs. Elmer Steele — Career Comparison

Dallas Green
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Steele
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Steele built a career as a starting pitcher and Dallas Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elmer Steele posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.41 and WHIP 1.041 compared to 4.26 and 1.549 for Dallas Green. By the career numbers, Elmer Steele had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Green and Elmer Steele

Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.96
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.61
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.74
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.93
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.86
24.86
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.33
57.33
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.26
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.41
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1687
27
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254
27
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562.1
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
9
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
10.36
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
7.9
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.74
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
3.15
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.46
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.29
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
3.17
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.827
0.827
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.514
0.514
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
39.37
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596
34.36
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.88
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.52
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.77
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.49
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.501
1.501
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.041
1.041
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
35.99
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1520
32.73
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.36
34.36

Fielding Stats for Dallas Green and Elmer Steele

Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.96
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.95
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.74
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.98
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
27
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.9
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.14
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.75
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.27
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
2.72
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
6.64
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
2.64
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
6.41
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
96.45
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.173
2.173
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.86
24.86
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Green and Elmer Steele

Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
746.25
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
75
294.12
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
153
600
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
142
532.5
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
556.86
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
17
63.75
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
16
60
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
14.22
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.03
15.82
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
18
67.5
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
108.75
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
26
101.96
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
12
45
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.98
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.5
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.45
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
18
67.5
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
78.43
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
4.36
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
3.97
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.84
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.25
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
6
23.53
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
62
232.5
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
184.31
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.26
3.26
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dallas Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.5
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.75
Elmer Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.76
Dallas Green
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Elmer Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100