Sam Moran vs. Roy Oswalt — Career Comparison

Sam Moran
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Roy Oswalt 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. Roy Oswalt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 7.47 and 2.059 for Sam Moran. By the career numbers, Roy Oswalt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Moran and Roy Oswalt

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.46
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.41
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.51
61.51
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.47
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.36
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
11.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
8.81
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.79
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.32
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.14
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.73
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.056
1.056
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
45.1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.05
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.42
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.23
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.81
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.34
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8539
34.23
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Sam Moran and Roy Oswalt

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.43
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.47
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.24
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.43
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.95
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.29
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.92
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.309
1.309
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Moran and Roy Oswalt

Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
278.89
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
76.13
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
70.1
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.28
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.03
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
45.99
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.7
15.6
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
83.67
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
100.25
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.61
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
48.99
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
37.68
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.77
11.89
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
20.35
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
181
136.43
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
4.4
4.4
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA