Joe Harris vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Joe Harris
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Harris 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. Cecil Upshaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 3.35 and 1.174 for Joe Harris. By the career numbers, Cecil Upshaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Harris and Cecil Upshaw

Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.28
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.91
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.85
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.58
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.11
71.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.74
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
3.35
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
8.06
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
3.89
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1268
36
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
4.66
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.174
1.174
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172
33.27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
34.16
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Harris and Cecil Upshaw

Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.28
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.91
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.63
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.63
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.37
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.24
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.03
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.08
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.21
92.21
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.11
71.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Harris and Cecil Upshaw

Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
45
232.76
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
574.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
82.76
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.79
19.61
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
103.45
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
113.79
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.52
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.57
13.28
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
32
165.52
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3.63
3.63
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA