Ray Harrell vs. Oscar Harstad — Career Comparison

Ray Harrell
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Oscar Harstad
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Harrell built a career as a starting pitcher and Oscar Harstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Oscar Harstad posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.7 and 1.703 for Ray Harrell. By the career numbers, Oscar Harstad had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Harrell and Oscar Harstad

Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
3.25
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.51
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.85
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.77
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.05
26.05
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.7
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.4
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
990
27
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
9
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
10.5
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
8.89
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.71
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
4.83
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.84
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.71
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.84
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.949
0.949
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.854
0.854
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
42.05
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
36.88
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.95
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.65
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
6.98
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.94
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.703
1.703
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.415
1.415
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1355
36.95
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
32.93
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.05
42.05
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88

Fielding Stats for Ray Harrell and Oscar Harstad

Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.538
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.188
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Harrell and Oscar Harstad

Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
892.5
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
1129.41
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
540
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
8.03
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.88
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
75
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.14
-16.03
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.27
-9.69
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
195
Oscar Harstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Harrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Oscar Harstad
Career
Per 600 PA