Rene Arocha vs. Erik Sabel — Career Comparison

Rene Arocha
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rene Arocha built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel 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 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. 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 Erik Sabel

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.98
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.43
51.43
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.03
29.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.11
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
9.87
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.87
9.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.01
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.04
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
5.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.801
0.801
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
38.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.6
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.76
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1287
34.99
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Rene Arocha and Erik Sabel

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
3.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.95
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.41
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.93
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.82
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.23
28.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rene Arocha and Erik Sabel

Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
907.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
504.88
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.59
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.63
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
9.78
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.89
-6.54
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
226.83
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
2.65
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
73.17
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rene Arocha
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA