Jim Bagby Jr. vs. Ryan Buchter — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby Jr.
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby Jr. built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Buchter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Buchter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.252 compared to 3.96 and 1.454 for Jim Bagby Jr.. By the career numbers, Ryan Buchter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Ryan Buchter

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.64
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.26
50.26
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.35
65.35
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.45
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.96
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4999
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666.1
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1815
9.8
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.53
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.28
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.33
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7266
39.24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
4.59
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6630
35.81
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Ryan Buchter

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236.1
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.18
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.63
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.58
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.105
0.105
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Ryan Buchter

Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
291.4
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
285
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
561.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
126.7
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
107.69
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.48
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.82
33.32
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
152.94
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
136.65
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
53.39
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
50.68
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
101.36
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.11
36.3
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.71
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
68
61.54
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
28.96
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.67
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA