Jamie Arnold vs. Eric Surkamp — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Surkamp
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Surkamp built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jamie Arnold posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.73 and WHIP 1.652 compared to 6.68 and 1.882 for Eric Surkamp. By the career numbers, Jamie Arnold had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Eric Surkamp

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.15
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.89
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.73
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
6.68
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.73
5.73
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.28
7.28
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.89
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
11.48
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.51
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.82
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.89
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
5.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.83
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
41.04
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
43.65
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.73
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
7.06
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.75
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.634
1.634
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
34.64
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
36.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.04
41.04
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.65
43.65

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Eric Surkamp

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.15
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.89
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.51
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.32
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.07
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.79
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.36
86.36
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Eric Surkamp

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
50
1428.57
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
2836.36
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
12.01
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.03
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Surkamp
Career
Per 600 PA