Elmer Singleton vs Mel Held

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Elmer Singleton and Mel Held compared on their MLB careers: Elmer Singleton played 8 seasons, 1945 to 1959, Mel Held 1 season, 1956 to 1956. Elmer Singleton has 11 wins to Mel Held's 0.

Who has the better career numbers?

Elmer Singleton leads in 4 of the 6 lines, Mel Held in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Elmer Singleton and Mel Held career totals
145GP4
11, betterW0
17L0, better
4.8, betterERA5.1
327.2IP7
160, betterK4
146BB3, better
1.4WHIP1.4
4, betterSV0

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Elmer Singleton and Mel Held season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st19451, better44.82, better195600, better5.14
2nd1946013.74————
3rd1947226.31————
4th1948464.97————
5th1950125.20————
6th1957016.75————
7th1958100.00————
8th1959212.72————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA