Noah Syndergaard vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Noah Syndergaard
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Noah Syndergaard 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. Noah Syndergaard led in skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 137 vs 99), home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 120), and strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 88). Role difference aside, Noah Syndergaard holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Noah Syndergaard and Cecil Upshaw

Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.57
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.55
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.56
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.45
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.66
55.66
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
3.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2824
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941.1
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
8.7
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.96
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.07
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
928
8.87
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
5.16
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.25
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3904
37.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
4.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.65
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3612
34.53
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Noah Syndergaard and Cecil Upshaw

Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.57
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.55
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2824
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
941.1
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.54
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.45
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.97
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.13
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.63
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.5
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.81
91.81
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Noah Syndergaard and Cecil Upshaw

Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
164
392.03
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
530.68
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
81.27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
50.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.73
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.34
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.71
35.17
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
20.14
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
141.04
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
117.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.98
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.52
22.76
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
15.41
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
144
344.22
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.74
1.74
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
31.08
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Noah Syndergaard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.78
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Noah Syndergaard
Career
Per 600 PA
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA