Jim Lewis vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Jim Lewis
UnknownThrows LeftPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jim Lewis 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 5.79 and 1.482 for Jim Lewis. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Lewis and Ray Narleski

Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.75
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.67
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.79
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
10.82
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.51
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.19
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
40.12
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
38.74
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.89
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
36.07
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Jim Lewis and Ray Narleski

Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.75
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.67
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.4
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.73
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.73
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Lewis and Ray Narleski

Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
25
517.24
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
41.56
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.4
20.2
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
101.05
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
25.26
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
38.48
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.6
14.51
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
180
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA