Ray Herbert vs. Dave Sells — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dave Sells
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Herbert built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Sells as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Herbert led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 157 vs 95), strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 58), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 91). Dave Sells held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 193 vs 85). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ray Herbert.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Dave Sells

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.95
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.86
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.5
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.72
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.78
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.1
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
9.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.73
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.36
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.19
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
4.13
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.19
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.839
0.839
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8010
38.32
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
40.53
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
4.23
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.42
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.11
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7415
35.47
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
34.68
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.53
40.53

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Dave Sells

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
2.08
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
5.86
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5280
27
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
9
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.1
9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.82
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.34
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.21
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Dave Sells

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
374.31
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
54000
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
522.02
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
100
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
73.39
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.27
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.61
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.96
35.74
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
140.37
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
140.37
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
46.79
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
82.57
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.1
34.04
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
133
122.02
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
4.92
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.94
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
13
11.93
Dave Sells
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Sells
Career
Per 600 PA