Elden Auker vs. Alex Vesia — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alex Vesia
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Vesia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Vesia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.170 compared to 4.42 and 1.495 for Elden Auker. By the career numbers, Alex Vesia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Alex Vesia

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.6
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.46
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.28
56.28
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.92
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
6
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.59
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.12
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.24
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
12.11
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.11
12.11
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.801
1.801
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.83
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
37.14
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
5.07
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.54
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
32.15
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Alex Vesia

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274.1
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.59
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.85
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.073
0.073
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Alex Vesia

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
45000
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
535.71
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
133.16
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.49
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
31.38
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
177.55
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA