Jim Hardin vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Jim Hardin
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Hardin built a career as a starting pitcher and Cecil Upshaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Hardin led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 123), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 99). Cecil Upshaw held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 117). Role difference aside, Jim Hardin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Hardin and Cecil Upshaw

Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.96
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.51
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.38
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.33
57.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
3.18
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
8.27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.84
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.42
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
4.89
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3096
37.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
3.62
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2849
34.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
34.16
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Jim Hardin and Cecil Upshaw

Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.96
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.72
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.77
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.74
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.97
97.97
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.98
60.98
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Hardin and Cecil Upshaw

Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
164
367.16
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
523.88
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
53.73
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
38.06
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.72
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.72
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.67
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.83
17.53
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
89.55
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
80.6
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.06
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
67.16
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-0.16
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.87
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
219.4
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
2.73
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
47.01
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Jim Hardin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hardin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA