Fergie Jenkins vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Fergie Jenkins
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fergie Jenkins 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 65), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 94). Fergie Jenkins held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 88). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Cecil Upshaw.

Pitching Stats for Fergie Jenkins and Cecil Upshaw

Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
1.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
1.19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
0.57
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.45
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.69
55.69
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.46
89.46
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.53
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.01
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1669
3.34
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13502
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4500.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4142
8.28
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
0.97
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
1.99
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.23
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3192
6.38
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
5.16
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.12
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.17
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18400
36.79
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1853
3.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.26
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.21
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17082
34.16
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.79
36.79
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Fergie Jenkins and Cecil Upshaw

Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
1.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
1.19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13501
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4500.1
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.73
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
1.32
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
2.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
2.05
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.46
89.46
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fergie Jenkins and Cecil Upshaw

Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
395.05
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1010
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
532.28
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
87.92
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
60.59
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
16.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.56
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.72
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
27.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.04
29.73
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
20.14
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
134.26
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
112.28
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
32.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
50.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
74.85
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.27
22.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
15.41
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
24.36
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
326
193.66
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.1
3.1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
39.21
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.16
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.35
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fergie Jenkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA