Erik Sabel vs. Elam Vangilder — Career Comparison

Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elam Vangilder
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elam Vangilder built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Elam Vangilder posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.511 compared to 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Elam Vangilder had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Elam Vangilder

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
1.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.98
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.52
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.54
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.25
49.25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.95
50.95
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.47
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
815
4.28
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5147
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715.2
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1894
9.94
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.94
9.94
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.48
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
3.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.57
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
2.49
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.22
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
39.54
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7694
40.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
0.63
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.16
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1012
5.31
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.459
1.459
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
36
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6953
36.47
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Elam Vangilder

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.48
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Elam Vangilder

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
343.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
553.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
134.56
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
95.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
27.65
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.69
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.71
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.9
53.36
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
191.71
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
158.53
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
56.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
48.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
97.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.33
57.44
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.61
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.35
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
90.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.12
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elam Vangilder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Elam Vangilder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0