Eric Surkamp vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Eric Surkamp
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Surkamp 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 6.68 and 1.882 for Eric Surkamp. By the career numbers, Cecil Upshaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Surkamp and Cecil Upshaw

Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.58
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
6.68
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
11.48
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
8.71
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.51
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.83
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
5.16
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
43.65
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2362
37.76
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
7.06
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.75
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
36.69
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.65
43.65
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Eric Surkamp and Cecil Upshaw

Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.32
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.07
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.79
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.36
86.36
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.374
0.374
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Surkamp and Cecil Upshaw

Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
2836.36
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
2269.57
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
490.91
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
12.01
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.03
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA