Luis Arroyo vs. Wally Whitehurst — Career Comparison

Luis Arroyo
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Wally Whitehurst
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wally Whitehurst 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 4.02 and 1.382 for Wally Whitehurst. 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 Wally Whitehurst

Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.68
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.37
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.68
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.09
35.09
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.75
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.93
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.02
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
8.88
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
9.69
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.98
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.79
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
3.52
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.4
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.35
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
5.69
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
5.78
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.28
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
39.21
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2075
38.29
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.02
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.42
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.36
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
35.47
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1894
34.95
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Luis Arroyo and Wally Whitehurst

Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
3.01
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.22
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
27
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.2
9
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.24
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.55
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.17
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.48
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.52
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.14
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.41
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.03
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.22
92.22
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.83
94.83
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.49
40.49
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Arroyo and Wally Whitehurst

Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
1039.44
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
163
740.91
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
132
600
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
540.85
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
107
486.36
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
122.54
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
109.86
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
14
63.64
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.09
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
30.89
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
15.31
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
143.66
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
18
81.82
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.99
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
23
104.55
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.13
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.8
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.64
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
50.7
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
8
36.36
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
34.28
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
2.48
11.27
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.45
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.82
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
118.31
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
31
140.91
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
4.26
4.26
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
46.48
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
81.82
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wally Whitehurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Wally Whitehurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0