Ryan Buchter vs. Zach Day — Career Comparison

Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zach Day
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zach Day 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 148 vs 108), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 95). Zach Day held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 153 vs 119). Role difference aside, Ryan Buchter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Buchter and Zach Day

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.08
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.45
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.65
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
4.66
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
9.39
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.85
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.15
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
4.56
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.969
0.969
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1648
39.8
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
5
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.18
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1439
34.75
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Ryan Buchter and Zach Day

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
2.08
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.45
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1118
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.35
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.15
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.13
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.77
96.77
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.77
69.77
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Buchter and Zach Day

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
444.83
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
543.1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.03
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
7.17
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.52
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.21
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-5.73
-29.62
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
51
263.79
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
2.27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
46.55
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.17
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Day
Career
Per 600 PA