Ed Head vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Ed Head
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Head 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 3.48 and 1.308 for Ed Head. By the career numbers, Cecil Upshaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Head and Cecil Upshaw

Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.28
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.45
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.92
44.92
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
3.48
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
8.4
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.37
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.83
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.03
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1953
37.8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2362
37.76
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.89
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1776
34.37
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Ed Head and Cecil Upshaw

Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563.1
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.915
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.374
0.374
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Head and Cecil Upshaw

Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
119
460.65
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
507.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
123.87
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
37.74
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
20.14
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
131.61
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
150.97
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.06
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.32
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
108.39
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.46
48.22
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
15.41
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.77
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
150
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
65.81
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA