Bronson Arroyo vs. Effie Norton — Career Comparison

Bronson Arroyo
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Effie Norton
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bronson Arroyo built a career as a starting pitcher and Effie Norton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Effie Norton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.721 compared to 4.28 and 1.325 for Bronson Arroyo. By the career numbers, Effie Norton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Effie Norton

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
1.55
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.42
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.55
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.51
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.93
51.93
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.41
91.41
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1158
4.28
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.13
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
9.26
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.8
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.28
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
2.44
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.69
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.22
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
5.8
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.916
0.916
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.39
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10338
38.2
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
42.2
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.59
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
4.66
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.34
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.34
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.24
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.68
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9417
34.8
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.2
42.2

Fielding Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Effie Norton

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.55
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.53
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.42
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7307
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2435.2
9
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.82
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.2
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.33
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
562
2.08
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.56
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
2.02
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.15
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.15
97.15
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.41
91.41
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bronson Arroyo and Effie Norton

Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
357.38
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
732
600
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629
515.57
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
600
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
66.39
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
48.36
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
13.11
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.92
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
18.03
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.55
16.03
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
55.46
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
94.26
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
78.69
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
28.69
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
23.77
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
47.54
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
0.83
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
62.71
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.48
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
276
226.23
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.33
12.33
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
69.67
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.46
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.56
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bronson Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA