Rudy Arroyo vs. Johnny Cueto — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Cueto
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Cueto built a career as a starting pitcher and Rudy Arroyo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Johnny Cueto posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Johnny Cueto had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Johnny Cueto

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.48
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.46
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.57
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.45
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.03
56.03
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
3.52
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6769
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
8.35
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
1.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
2.54
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1857
7.41
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.48
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9373
37.39
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
3.81
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.33
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.73
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8489
33.86
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Johnny Cueto

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.48
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.46
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6769
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.73
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.13
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
1.97
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
1.87
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Johnny Cueto

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
339.85
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
499.24
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
50.38
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.31
5.78
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
51.3
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.87
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.73
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.49
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
41.22
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-11.74
-10.75
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.57
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
163.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
3.68
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.44
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.5
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100