Otis Starks vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Cecil Upshaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cecil Upshaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.371 compared to 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. By the career numbers, Cecil Upshaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Otis Starks and Cecil Upshaw

Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.71
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.37
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.83
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2362
37.76
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Otis Starks and Cecil Upshaw

Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
1.63
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.24
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
2.08
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Otis Starks and Cecil Upshaw

Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
23
150
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA