Elmer Riddle vs. Eduardo Salazar — Career Comparison

Elmer Riddle
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eduardo Salazar
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elmer Riddle built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Salazar as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elmer Riddle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.400 compared to 5.99 and 1.868 for Eduardo Salazar. By the career numbers, Elmer Riddle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Riddle and Eduardo Salazar

Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.67
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.09
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.46
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.26
65.26
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.5
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
3.4
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.99
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3069
27
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
27
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1023
9
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.2
9
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
8.57
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
12.35
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.35
12.35
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.52
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.15
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.03
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.46
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
3.01
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4406
38.76
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
43.81
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.91
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.85
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.868
1.868
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3929
34.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
37.95
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81

Fielding Stats for Elmer Riddle and Eduardo Salazar

Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
8.15
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
27
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.2
9
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.66
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.29
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.17
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.73
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.226
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Riddle and Eduardo Salazar

Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
300
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
600
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
532.46
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
108.38
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
91.1
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.71
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.28
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.75
31.03
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
128.8
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
138.22
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
47.12
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
43.98
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
89.53
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.93
32.87
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
29.84
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
69
108.38
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
5.54
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
37.7
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.85
Eduardo Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elmer Riddle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eduardo Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA