Jose Bautista vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Jose Bautista
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Bautista as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Renko led in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 58), home run suppression (HR9+ 76 vs 61), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 83). Jose Bautista held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 175 vs 79). Role difference aside, Steve Renko holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Bautista and Steve Renko

Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.64
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.42
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.55
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.53
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.71
15.71
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
4.62
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
2057
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
685.2
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
9.61
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.39
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.89
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.24
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.64
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.37
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.31
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
4.31
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.26
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.13
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
2925
38.39
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10704
38.63
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.27
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
4.94
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.38
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.29
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.58
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.39
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2678
35.15
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Jose Bautista and Steve Renko

Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
4.1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.64
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
2057
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
685.2
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.84
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.6
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.02
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.14
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.93
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.74
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.71
15.71
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Bautista and Steve Renko

Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
3436.36
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
50
545.45
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
5.96
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.73
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-14.37
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
185.45
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
3.24
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Jose Bautista
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100