Ed Linke vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Ed Linke
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ed Linke 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 5.61 and 1.695 for Ed Linke. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Linke and Ray Narleski

Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
2.41
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.86
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.44
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.83
35.83
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.26
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
5.61
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
11.12
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.56
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
4.13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
3.13
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2066
41.41
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3022
38.74
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.88
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
6.27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.695
1.695
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
37.18
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.41
41.41
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Ed Linke and Ray Narleski

Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.67
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2105
27
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701.2
9
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.77
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.17
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.5
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.11
90.11
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.858
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.55
19.55
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Linke and Ray Narleski

Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
122
408.94
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
179
600
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
156
522.91
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
137.43
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
26
82.11
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
107.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
23
72.63
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.11
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.35
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.7
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.17
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.33
68.14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6.4
20.2
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
184.36
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
32
101.05
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
201.12
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
87.15
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.98
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.26
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
137.43
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
75.43
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
14.51
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
63.69
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
80.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
180
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.46
7.46
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.41
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Linke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA