Elden Auker vs. Troy Cate — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Cate as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Troy Cate posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 4.42 and 1.495 for Elden Auker. By the career numbers, Troy Cate had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Troy Cate

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.46
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.28
56.28
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
10.13
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.13
10.13
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.59
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.24
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.75
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8688
39.83
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
5.07
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.94
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
34.88
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Troy Cate

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Troy Cate

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
535.71
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
232
177.55
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA