Ray Soff vs. Chris Van Cuyk — Career Comparison

Ray Soff
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Van Cuyk
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Van Cuyk built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Soff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Soff posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 5.16 and 1.453 for Chris Van Cuyk. By the career numbers, Ray Soff had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Soff and Chris Van Cuyk

Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
2.47
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.46
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.19
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
5.16
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.22
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9.54
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.07
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.02
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.54
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.78
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.56
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
38.57
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
39.52
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.68
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.7
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.56
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
34.55
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
35.42
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Ray Soff and Chris Van Cuyk

Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
27
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.2
9
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.51
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.85
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.381
0.381
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.614
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Soff and Chris Van Cuyk

Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
6300
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
463.16
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
536.84
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
115.79
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
30.43
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.481
0.481
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.11
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
35.96
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Van Cuyk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Van Cuyk
Career
Per 600 PA