Bud Black vs. Nelson Cruz — Career Comparison

Bud Black
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nelson Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bud Black built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bud Black posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 5.04 and 1.415 for Nelson Cruz. By the career numbers, Bud Black had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bud Black and Nelson Cruz

Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.81
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.22
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
5.04
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.13
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.53
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.52
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.82
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.94
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.16
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.36
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
42.19
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1518
39.22
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.42
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.63
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.3
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.57
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
36.56
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1360
35.14
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Bud Black and Nelson Cruz

Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.7
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
5.27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.8
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.45
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.33
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.33
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.96
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.25
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.427
0.427
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Black and Nelson Cruz

Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
3221.05
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
540
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.74
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
7.9
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-32.77
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.81
-12.72
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
189.47
Bud Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Nelson Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA