Mickey Lolich vs. Ray Narleski — Career Comparison

Mickey Lolich
Silent GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Mickey Lolich 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. Mickey Lolich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 3.6 and 1.372 for Ray Narleski. By the career numbers, Mickey Lolich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mickey Lolich and Ray Narleski

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
0.54
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.47
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.19
53.19
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.48
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
3.44
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.6
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3366
8.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.86
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.72
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.17
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
7.01
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
5.82
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.31
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.23
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15140
37.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
38.74
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
3.8
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
4.08
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.227
1.227
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13782
34.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
34.31
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Mickey Lolich and Ray Narleski

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.23
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10915
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3638.1
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.11
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.36
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.64
84.64
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mickey Lolich and Ray Narleski

Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
349.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1017
600
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
484.37
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
53.1
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
48.97
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.95
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
4.13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.39
12.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
58.41
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
117.99
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
33
104.21
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.17
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
18.29
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
55.46
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.05
5.34
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.95
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
61.95
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
362
213.57
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
180
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
50.15
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.8
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Lolich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA