Ray Narleski vs. Ron Reed — Career Comparison

Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ron Reed
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ron Reed 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. Ron Reed posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 3.6 and 1.372 for Ray Narleski. By the career numbers, Ron Reed had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Narleski and Ron Reed

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.86
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.55
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.05
51.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.42
31.42
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.37
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
3.6
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
3.46
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7432
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477.1
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
2374
8.62
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.62
8.62
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.66
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
2.3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
5.38
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.853
0.853
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.26
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
38.74
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10304
37.43
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
1.09
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
4.08
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1084
3.94
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.4
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.43
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.214
1.214
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9456
34.35
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Ray Narleski and Ron Reed

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
2.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.86
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7432
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2477.1
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.62
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.24
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
1.85
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.51
97.51
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.679
0.679
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.42
31.42
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Narleski and Ron Reed

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
754
650.94
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
600
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
535.25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
26
82.11
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
84.6
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
69.93
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.81
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.68
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.94
17.22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
100.14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
96.69
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
36.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.26
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
32.81
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
69.06
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.97
10.33
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
11.22
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
180
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
167.48
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
50.07
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0