Rudy Arroyo vs. Sam Frock — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Frock
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Frock 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. Sam Frock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Sam Frock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Sam Frock

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.65
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.6
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.23
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
9.13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.97
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.91
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
36.55
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
5.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1269
33.3
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.55
36.55

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Sam Frock

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.74
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.46
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.73
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.68
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.98
97.98
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Sam Frock

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
307.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
570.73
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
16.56
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
102.44
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
11.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
209.76
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100