Gene Lillard vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Gene Lillard
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Gene Lillard 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 7.09 and 1.944 for Gene Lillard. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Lillard and Ray Narleski

Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.32
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.21
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.91
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
7.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.09
7.09
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
11.46
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.46
11.46
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
4.29
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.98
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
43.89
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
38.74
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
8.3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.944
1.944
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
37.26
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.89
43.89
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Gene Lillard and Ray Narleski

Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.67
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2105
27
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701.2
9
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.77
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.17
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.11
90.11
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.31
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.55
19.55
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Lillard and Ray Narleski

Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
90.57
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
82.11
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
79.25
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
72.63
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
27.86
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.4
20.2
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
101.05
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
192.45
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
35.09
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.6
14.51
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
180
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Gene Lillard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Lillard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA