Harry Howell vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Harry Howell
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Howell 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. Harry Howell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 3.13 and 1.371 for Cecil Upshaw. By the career numbers, Harry Howell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Howell and Cecil Upshaw

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.19
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.99
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.46
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.51
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.29
47.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.94
82.94
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.86
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.74
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.13
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7703
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2567.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2435
8.53
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
2.37
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
3.46
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.648
0.648
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10442
36.6
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
4.06
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9668
33.89
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
34.16
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Harry Howell and Cecil Upshaw

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
1.18
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.48
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10410
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3470
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
1.12
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
3.01
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.63
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
4.36
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.24
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1591
4.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.08
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.65
94.65
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.489
3.489
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Howell and Cecil Upshaw

Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
181.99
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1510
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1394
553.91
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
120
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
81.85
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.84
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.93
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
4.37
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
38.15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122.55
48.7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
20.14
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
176.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
150.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
56.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
52.05
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
104.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126.25
50.17
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
15.41
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.77
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
25.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
127.95
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
150
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
15.89
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.55
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA