Zack Britton vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Zack Britton
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko built a career as a starting pitcher and Zack Britton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zack Britton led in home run suppression (HR9+ 139 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 98), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 85). Steve Renko held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 80). Role difference aside, Zack Britton holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Zack Britton and Steve Renko

Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.49
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.38
57.38
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.13
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.99
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
7.67
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2438
8.8
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.55
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.71
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
7.47
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455
5.25
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
37.24
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10704
38.63
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.51
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.58
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
4.45
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.2
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.39
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2347
32.95
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9525
34.37
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Zack Britton and Steve Renko

Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
6.21
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.42
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.6
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.63
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.15
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.05
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.74
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.41
10.41
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Britton and Steve Renko

Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
442
33150
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
549.31
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
117.93
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
93.1
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.55
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.21
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
287.28
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.45
38.74
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
675
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
157.24
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
375
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.125
1.125
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
45.52
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
43.45
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
82.76
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
295.15
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.57
38.86
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Zack Britton
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100