Buster Narum vs. Ray Washburn — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Washburn
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Ray Washburn a clear advantage over Buster Narum across the core pitching metrics. Ray Washburn led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 83), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 83). Ray Washburn was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Ray Washburn

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.78
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.54
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.46
69.46
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.19
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
3.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9.03
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1208
8.99
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
2.63
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.36
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
5.21
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5080
37.8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.23
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.05
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4703
34.99
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Ray Washburn

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.78
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.68
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.61
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.04
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
2.38
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.28
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.46
69.46
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Ray Washburn

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
439.69
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
341.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
540.46
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
515.71
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
41.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.57
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.86
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
16.08
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.19
11.7
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
72.86
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
84.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
31.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
34.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
64.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.87
-5.53
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.57
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
287.14
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
50
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.57
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA