Hank Aguirre vs. Mike Cather — Career Comparison

Hank Aguirre
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Cather
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank Aguirre built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Cather as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Cather led in home run suppression (HR9+ 227 vs 105), run prevention (ERA+ 143 vs 113), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 97). Hank Aguirre held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 114). Role difference aside, Mike Cather holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Hank Aguirre and Mike Cather

Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
2.92
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.97
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.49
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.47
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.02
51.02
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.29
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.22
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
3.24
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.42
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4127
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1375.2
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1216
7.96
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.38
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.8
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.1
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.13
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.53
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
5.6
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
6.83
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.31
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5790
37.88
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
37.58
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.81
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.31
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
3.68
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.97
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.232
1.232
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5262
34.43
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
32.73
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Hank Aguirre and Mike Cather

Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
2.93
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
8.27
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.98
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4124
27
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374.2
9
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.31
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.09
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.65
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.18
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.59
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.87
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
1.41
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.76
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.48
88.48
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.481
0.481
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.213
0.213
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Aguirre and Mike Cather

Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
447
628.1
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45000
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
600
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
545.2
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
46.37
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.13
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.24
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.87
6.84
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.02
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.04
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.67
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.51
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
49.18
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-13.5
-18.97
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.67
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
236
331.62
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.72
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.62
Mike Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Aguirre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Cather
Career
Per 600 PA