Luis Ayala vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Ayala led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 98), and home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 76). Steve Renko held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 81). Role difference aside, Luis Ayala holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Steve Renko

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.53
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.99
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.64
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.31
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.96
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455
5.25
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.26
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
37.99
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10704
38.63
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
4.45
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.29
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.39
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2115
34.34
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9525
34.37
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Steve Renko

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.6
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.6
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.74
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Steve Renko

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
117.93
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
93.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.55
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.45
38.74
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
157.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.57
38.86
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100