Mike LaCoss vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Mike LaCoss
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Mike LaCoss built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Narleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.02 and 1.493 for Mike LaCoss. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike LaCoss and Ray Narleski

Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.51
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.53
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.76
48.76
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.06
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
4.02
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1786
9.24
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.51
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
725
3.75
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.44
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
4.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.28
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.15
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7496
38.78
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3022
38.74
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
885
4.58
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.25
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6603
34.16
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
34.31
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Mike LaCoss and Ray Narleski

Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.65
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.59
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
2.35
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike LaCoss and Ray Narleski

Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
443.34
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
512.61
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
63.94
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.72
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.85
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.96
13.81
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
82.06
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
85.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.97
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
20.25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.64
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
19.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
194
206.75
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
180
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
2.9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
65.01
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
17
53.68
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA