Rudy Arroyo vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich 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. Pete Vuckovich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Pete Vuckovich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Pete Vuckovich

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.66
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
3.37
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.41
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Pete Vuckovich

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.91
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Pete Vuckovich

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
724.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
526.58
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
16.09
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.97
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.89
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
8.22
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
124.05
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100