Jim Bouton vs. Ryan Buchter — Career Comparison

Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bouton 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 148 vs 103), home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 98), and strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 94). Jim Bouton held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 89). Role difference aside, Ryan Buchter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bouton and Ryan Buchter

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.45
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.46
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.6
49.6
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
492
3.57
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1131
8.22
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.92
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.16
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
720
5.23
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5200
37.78
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
4.11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.264
1.264
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4734
34.4
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.78
37.78
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Jim Bouton and Ryan Buchter

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.81
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.29
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bouton and Ryan Buchter

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
467.51
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
285
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
528.43
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.3
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
48.73
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
8
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.87
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
79.19
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.98
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.35
-9.67
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
160
243.65
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA