George Jefferson vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

George Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Jefferson 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. George Jefferson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 3.13 and 1.371 for Cecil Upshaw. By the career numbers, George Jefferson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Jefferson and Cecil Upshaw

George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.89
57.89
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.67
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.92
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.13
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
9
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
8.83
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.71
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.75
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.25
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
37.42
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.75
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.287
1.287
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
33.83
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
34.16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for George Jefferson and Cecil Upshaw

George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.51
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.45
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.63
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.24
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.95
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
2.08
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.952
1.952
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Jefferson and Cecil Upshaw

George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
235.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
17.54
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
5.9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
23
150
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA