Bill Lindsay vs. Joe Orrell — Career Comparison

Bill Lindsay
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Orrell
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Lindsay built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Orrell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Lindsay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.46 and WHIP 1.112 compared to 3.01 and 1.517 for Joe Orrell. By the career numbers, Bill Lindsay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Lindsay and Joe Orrell

Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.23
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.21
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.94
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.7
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.74
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.88
21.88
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.83
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.01
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
27
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314.2
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.2
9
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
7.58
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.03
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.43
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.62
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
6.52
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.61
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266
36.21
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
39.65
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.41
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.55
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.01
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.14
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.54
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
32.52
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
34.53
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Bill Lindsay and Joe Orrell

Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.22
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
27
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
9
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.26
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.35
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
2.68
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.61
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Lindsay and Joe Orrell

Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
182.93
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
800
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
600
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
535.98
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
575
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
146.34
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
126.22
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.98
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.32
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.12
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.53
59.51
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
14.58
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
177.44
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
186.59
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
125
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
80.49
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
53.05
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
131.71
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.99
71.33
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
8.77
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
38.41
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
200
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Orrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.78
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lindsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Orrell
Career
Per 600 PA