Rene Arocha vs. Dustin McGowan — Career Comparison

Rene Arocha
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dustin McGowan
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rene Arocha built a career as a starting pitcher and Dustin McGowan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rene Arocha posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 4.5 and 1.413 for Dustin McGowan. By the career numbers, Rene Arocha had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rene Arocha and Dustin McGowan

Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.37
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.01
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.98
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.95
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.49
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.46
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.47
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.43
51.43
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.72
50.72
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.03
29.03
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.79
23.79
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.11
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
4.5
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951
27
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650.1
9
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
9.87
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.57
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.01
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.08
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.04
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.86
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
5.17
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
7.47
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.64
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.36
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1404
38.18
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2818
39
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.09
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.86
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.6
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
4.94
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.76
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.68
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
34.99
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2480
34.32
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Rene Arocha and Dustin McGowan

Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
3.37
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.01
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.95
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.95
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951
27
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
650.1
9
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.64
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.41
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.18
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.93
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.98
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.82
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.81
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.61
91.61
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.452
0.452
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.23
28.23
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.79
23.79
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rene Arocha and Dustin McGowan

Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
124
907.32
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
6020.69
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
504.88
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
558.62
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
9.78
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
1.19
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.9
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.89
-6.54
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.83
-37.86
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
226.83
Dustin McGowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
393.1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
1.53
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
Dustin McGowan
Career
Per 600 PA