Charlie Lea vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Charlie Lea
Baby BoomersFranceThrows RightBats RightEuropeMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Charlie Lea 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. Charlie Lea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.326 compared to 3.6 and 1.372 for Ray Narleski. By the career numbers, Charlie Lea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Lea and Ray Narleski

Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.48
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.6
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.55
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.36
56.36
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.54
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.6
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
8.42
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.77
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
3.32
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
5.21
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.949
0.949
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3876
37.78
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
38.74
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
3.97
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
4.08
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.59
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3456
33.69
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
34.31
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Charlie Lea and Ray Narleski

Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.48
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.63
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.76
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.79
97.79
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Lea and Ray Narleski

Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
152
305.02
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
600
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
519.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
58.19
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
52.17
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.01
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.01
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
6.81
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
66.22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
78.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
22.07
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
34.11
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.21
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.57
-11.18
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
20.07
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
93
186.62
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
180
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
58.19
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
17
53.68
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.07
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA