Nick Altrock vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Nick Altrock
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Altrock built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Altrock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 4.09 and 1.457 for Mike Venafro. By the career numbers, Nick Altrock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Altrock and Mike Venafro

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.3
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.96
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.49
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.53
52.53
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.76
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
2.65
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4542
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1514
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
8.65
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.62
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
2.53
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.18
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6024
35.81
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.57
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5730
34.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
34.28
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.81
35.81
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Nick Altrock and Mike Venafro

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.36
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.85
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4512
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1504
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.08
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
3.65
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.85
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.19
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
4.92
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.49
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
4.73
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
2.27
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.485
3.485
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.56
62.56
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Altrock and Mike Venafro

Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
228.1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
550
545.45
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
96.2
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
84.3
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.93
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.98
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.96
28.72
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
113.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
135.87
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
51.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
26.78
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.5
28.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.91
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.76
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
91
90.25
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.65
6.65
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.88
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.96
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.95
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nick Altrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA