Joe Hesketh vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Joe Hesketh
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Hesketh 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. Joe Hesketh led in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 99). Cecil Upshaw held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 123 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Joe Hesketh.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hesketh and Cecil Upshaw

Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.17
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.56
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.07
56.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
3.78
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
8.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.71
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.54
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.83
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
6.79
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
5.16
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4113
38.49
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2362
37.76
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.74
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
4.39
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.91
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3652
34.18
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Hesketh and Cecil Upshaw

Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.17
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.16
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.15
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.75
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.44
91.44
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hesketh and Cecil Upshaw

Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
340
1942.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
491.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
3.61
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
91.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.61
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.66
-15.2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
58
331.43
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.43
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA