Ray Narleski vs. Shane Reynolds — Career Comparison

Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Shane Reynolds
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shane Reynolds 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 4.09 and 1.332 for Shane Reynolds. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Narleski and Shane Reynolds

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.53
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.4
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.55
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.57
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.48
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.29
54.29
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
814
4.09
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5375
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.2
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1935
9.72
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.96
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.1
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
5.82
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403
7.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.017
1.017
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.19
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
38.74
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7610
38.23
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
895
4.5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.43
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.76
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7026
35.29
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Ray Narleski and Shane Reynolds

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.53
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.4
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5375
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.2
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.61
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.44
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
2.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.84
97.84
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.15
91.15
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Narleski and Shane Reynolds

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
306
278.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
600
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
496.36
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
70
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
51.82
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.64
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.55
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.47
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
18.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.29
17.54
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
97.27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
84.55
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
30.91
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.26
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
65.45
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.15
6.5
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.82
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
12.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
180
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
247
224.55
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
17
53.68
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
88.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.36
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane Reynolds
Career
Per 600 PA