Mike Armstrong vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Mike Armstrong
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Armstrong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Armstrong led in run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 82), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 85), and home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 74). Phil Ortega held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 90). Role difference aside, Mike Armstrong holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Armstrong and Phil Ortega

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.51
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.1
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
7.99
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
8.36
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.13
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.57
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
5.88
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
5.19
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1439
38.32
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
38.43
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.51
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1252
33.34
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
34.58
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Mike Armstrong and Phil Ortega

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.6
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.49
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Armstrong and Phil Ortega

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
39600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
55.77
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.54
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.54
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
105.77
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
3.03
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
226.92
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA