Rudy Arroyo vs. Jason Simontacchi — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Simontacchi
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Simontacchi 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. Jason Simontacchi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.496 compared to 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Jason Simontacchi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Jason Simontacchi

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.43
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.66
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.43
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.47
60.47
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.21
55.21
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
5.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
10.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.44
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.16
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
4.83
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
39.27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
5.39
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.35
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.94
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1385
35.05
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Jason Simontacchi

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
2.45
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356.2
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.78
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.39
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.22
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.17
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.64
54.64
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Jason Simontacchi

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
522.41
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
563.79
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
98.28
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
18.5
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
103.45
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
108.62
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.72
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
62.07
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
14.58
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
175.86
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA