Vance Page vs. John Sowders — Career Comparison

Vance Page
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Sowders
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Ward's WondersPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vance Page built a career as a starting pitcher and John Sowders as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Vance Page posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.519 compared to 4.29 and 1.698 for John Sowders. By the career numbers, Vance Page had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vance Page and John Sowders

Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.72
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.18
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.86
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.09
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.45
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.58
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.86
43.86
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.87
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
4.03
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
4.29
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
27
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
27
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
314.2
9
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
9
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
10.64
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
10.38
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.38
10.38
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.22
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.03
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
4.91
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
2.86
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.53
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.67
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1416
40.5
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2352
42.59
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.17
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.92
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
7.73
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.73
7.73
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.519
1.519
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.698
1.698
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
37.38
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2063
37.36
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59

Fielding Stats for Vance Page and John Sowders

Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.26
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
27
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
9
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.8
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.28
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.34
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.06
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.02
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.06
88.06
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.639
1.639
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vance Page and John Sowders

Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
564.71
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
69
174.68
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
93
547.06
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
559.49
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
129.41
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
111.39
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
100
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
93.67
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.19
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
29.41
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
41.27
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.4
36.46
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
158.82
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
134.18
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
158.82
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
151.9
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
5
29.41
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
63.29
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
126.58
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.62
44.82
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.15
38.35
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
5
29.41
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
35.44
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
123.53
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
4.86
4.86
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.18
7.18
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Vance Page
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Vance Page
Career
Per 600 PA
John Sowders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100