Sam Moran vs. Eric Nolte — Career Comparison

Sam Moran
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Nolte
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Nolte built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Moran as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Nolte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.63 and WHIP 1.692 compared to 7.47 and 2.059 for Sam Moran. By the career numbers, Eric Nolte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Moran and Eric Nolte

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.25
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.64
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.47
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.2
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
9.95
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.21
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.32
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
5.02
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.97
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.117
1.117
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.61
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
45.1
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
41.63
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.05
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
6.06
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.664
1.664
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.34
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
35.65
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Sam Moran and Eric Nolte

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.25
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.64
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.13
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.43
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.29
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.56
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Moran and Eric Nolte

Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
410.53
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
505.26
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
45.99
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
5.47
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
37.68
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-13.54
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
18
284.21
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Nolte
Career
Per 600 PA