George Suggs vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

George Suggs
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Suggs 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. George Suggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.257 compared to 3.13 and 1.371 for Cecil Upshaw. By the career numbers, George Suggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Suggs and Cecil Upshaw

George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.01
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.51
75.51
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.11
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.13
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4956
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1722
9.38
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.71
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.93
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
3.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.34
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6703
36.52
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.28
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
3.92
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6286
34.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.52
36.52
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for George Suggs and Cecil Upshaw

George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
6.54
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
5.56
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.93
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.98
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
13.91
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.63
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
16.34
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.24
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
15.89
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.08
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.429
2.429
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.53
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Suggs and Cecil Upshaw

George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
245
234.82
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
526.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
107.35
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
87.22
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.42
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.75
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.92
41.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
20.14
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
135.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
159.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
45.05
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
45.05
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
89.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.04
45.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
15.41
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.76
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
103.51
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
150
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
22.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA