Rankin Johnson vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Rankin Johnson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago WhalesFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rankin Johnson 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. Rankin Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 3.13 and 1.371 for Cecil Upshaw. By the career numbers, Rankin Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rankin Johnson and Cecil Upshaw

Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.06
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.58
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.61
73.61
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.62
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.92
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.13
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1350
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
8.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.83
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.38
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
928
18.56
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
3.64
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
768
15.36
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
34.16
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.663
0.663
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.56
18.56
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Rankin Johnson and Cecil Upshaw

Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
27
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563.1
9
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.542
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.374
0.374
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rankin Johnson and Cecil Upshaw

Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
72
275.16
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
550.32
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
68.79
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
61.15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.64
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.64
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.37
12.87
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
76.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
91.72
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.75
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.22
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
64.97
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.68
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
122.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
150
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.91
4.91
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
26.75
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA