Ricky Bottalico vs. Jose Cano — Career Comparison

Ricky Bottalico
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Cano 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. Ricky Bottalico posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.443 compared to 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. By the career numbers, Ricky Bottalico had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Jose Cano

Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.47
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.6
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.66
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
3.99
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
8.03
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.02
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.52
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
8.23
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2730
39.08
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.31
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.27
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.27
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.53
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
33.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
35.22
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Jose Cano

Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
8.05
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.54
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.94
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.53
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.49
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.2
97.2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ricky Bottalico and Jose Cano

Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
18733.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
12.93
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.5
-16.58
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
266.67
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ricky Bottalico
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA