Joe Houser vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Joe Houser
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BluesFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Houser 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 5.48 and 1.783 for Joe Houser. By the career numbers, Cecil Upshaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Houser and Cecil Upshaw

Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.48
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
8.22
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.83
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.83
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.26
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
34.16
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Joe Houser and Cecil Upshaw

Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
27
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563.1
9
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.374
0.374
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Houser and Cecil Upshaw

Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
8
685.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-1.16
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
23
150
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Houser
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA