Ken Holtzman vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Ken Holtzman
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Holtzman 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 79), walk avoidance (BB%+ 123 vs 107), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 96). Role difference aside, Cecil Upshaw holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Holtzman and Cecil Upshaw

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.55
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.47
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.7
53.7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.4
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
3.49
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8602
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867.1
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2787
8.75
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.71
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
0.78
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
910
2.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.83
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
5.03
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.31
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12069
37.88
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2362
37.76
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
4
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.36
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10987
34.49
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Ken Holtzman and Cecil Upshaw

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8601
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.37
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.48
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
1.93
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
1.85
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Holtzman and Cecil Upshaw

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
411.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
547.67
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
89.32
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
69.47
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
17.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.8
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.85
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.39
20.21
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
20.14
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
113.68
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
104.66
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
31.58
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
30.68
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
60.45
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.16
11.88
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
15.34
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
170
153.38
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
36.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.92
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA