Rudy Arroyo vs. Charlie Sproull — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Sproull
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Sproull 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. Rudy Arroyo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.057 compared to 5.94 and 1.826 for Charlie Sproull. By the career numbers, Rudy Arroyo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Charlie Sproull

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
2.35
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.31
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.88
55.88
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.4
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
5.94
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
10.91
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.91
10.91
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.69
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
5.52
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.86
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.25
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
42.43
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
42.95
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.41
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
7.04
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.826
1.826
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
37.03
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
37.43
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.43
42.43
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.95
42.95

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Charlie Sproull

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
27
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.824
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Charlie Sproull

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
523.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
538.46
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
12.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
76.92
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
61.54
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
4.72
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Sproull
Career
Per 600 PA