Luis Arroyo vs. Rube Wiggins — Career Comparison

Luis Arroyo
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Rube Wiggins
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Rube Wiggins 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. Rube Wiggins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.600 compared to 3.93 and 1.440 for Luis Arroyo. By the career numbers, Rube Wiggins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Arroyo and Rube Wiggins

Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.68
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.75
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
3.93
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
8.88
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.98
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.52
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.69
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.024
1.024
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2315
39.21
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.02
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.42
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
35.47
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Luis Arroyo and Rube Wiggins

Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.13
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1594
27
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
531.1
9
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.17
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.52
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.41
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.22
92.22
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.75
14.75
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Arroyo and Rube Wiggins

Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
1039.44
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
540.85
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
122.54
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
109.86
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.31
30.89
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
143.66
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.99
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.13
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.8
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
50.7
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
34.28
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
28
118.31
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.48
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.68
Rube Wiggins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Wiggins
Career
Per 600 PA