Rudy Arias vs. Larry Cheney — Career Comparison

Rudy Arias
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Cheney
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Cheney built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arias as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Cheney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.243 compared to 4.09 and 1.727 for Rudy Arias. By the career numbers, Larry Cheney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arias and Larry Cheney

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
1.5
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.08
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.55
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.88
71.88
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.63
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.7
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.02
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.68
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.09
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
3.51
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.73
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
4.43
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.57
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
40.91
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
37.62
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.75
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
36.61
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7073
33.84
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arias and Larry Cheney

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
27
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.05
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.66
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.36
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.382
0.382
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.771
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arias and Larry Cheney

Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
273.2
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
533.43
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
99.42
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
77.81
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.7
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.05
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.61
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.88
33.61
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
128.82
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
139.19
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.77
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
36.31
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
75.22
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.81
33.56
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
35.45
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
154.76
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.8
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Rudy Arias
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60