Rudy Arroyo vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Rudy Arroyo
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Michael Wacha 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. Michael Wacha posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.89 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.4 and 2.057 for Rudy Arroyo. By the career numbers, Michael Wacha had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Michael Wacha

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.41
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.89
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
13.89
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
8.69
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.89
13.89
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.07
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.78
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
3.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
7.83
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.83
7.83
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.17
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
4.13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.25
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.971
1.971
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
37.03
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Michael Wacha

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.66
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.94
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.64
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.6
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy Arroyo and Michael Wacha

Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
600
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
43.45
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.14
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
5.84
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.72
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
66.21
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-7.53
-15.58
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.62
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
258.62
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.32
2.32
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Rudy Arroyo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.07
Rudy Arroyo
Career
Per 600 PA
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100