Luis Arroyo vs. Jim Owens — Career Comparison

Luis Arroyo
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Owens built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Arroyo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Arroyo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 4.31 and 1.489 for Jim Owens. By the career numbers, Luis Arroyo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Arroyo and Jim Owens

Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
2.91
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.68
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.43
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.75
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.93
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
4.31
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
8.88
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
932
9.47
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.98
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.85
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.52
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.46
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.47
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.69
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
5.25
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
39.21
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3854
39.18
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.02
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.42
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
4.91
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2094
35.47
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
35.64
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Luis Arroyo and Jim Owens

Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
2.92
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.34
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.17
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.34
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.52
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.76
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.41
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.68
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
92.22
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Arroyo and Jim Owens

Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
246
1039.44
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
142
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
540.85
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
521.12
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
122.54
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
22
52.59
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
109.86
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
30.89
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
3.68
8.8
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
143.66
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.99
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.13
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.8
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.29
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
50.7
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.86
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
34.28
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.65
-8.73
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
118.31
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.48
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0