Wally Holborow vs. Elmer Riddle — Career Comparison

Wally Holborow
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Riddle
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Elmer Riddle built a career as a starting pitcher and Wally Holborow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wally Holborow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.490 compared to 3.4 and 1.400 for Elmer Riddle. By the career numbers, Wally Holborow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wally Holborow and Elmer Riddle

Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.66
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.67
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.09
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.57
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.46
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.26
65.26
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.5
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
3.4
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3069
27
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.06
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
8.57
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.52
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.35
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.03
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.14
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
3.01
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.832
0.832
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
38.85
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4406
38.76
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.09
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.66
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.85
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
34.49
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3929
34.57
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.85
38.85
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Wally Holborow and Elmer Riddle

Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.73
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.226
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wally Holborow and Elmer Riddle

Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
1260
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
300
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
600
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
532.46
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
108.38
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
91.1
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.71
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.28
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
82.83
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.75
31.03
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
128.8
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
138.22
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
47.12
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
43.98
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
89.53
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
83.99
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.93
32.87
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
29.84
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
69
108.38
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
5.54
5.54
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
37.7
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Wally Holborow
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100