Ricky Bottalico vs. John Buzhardt — Career Comparison

John Buzhardt built a career as a starting pitcher and Ricky Bottalico as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 91 for Ricky Bottalico and 88 for John Buzhardt, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 84 and 88 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to John Buzhardt — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.