Ryan Buchter vs. Matt Riley — Career Comparison

Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Riley
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Riley 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.252 compared to 5.99 and 1.761 for Matt Riley. By the career numbers, Ryan Buchter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Buchter and Matt Riley

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.4
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.99
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
9.22
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.66
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.38
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
6.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.63
6.63
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
7.19
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.536
1.536
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
41.84
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
6.27
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.761
1.761
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
34.74
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84

Fielding Stats for Ryan Buchter and Matt Riley

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.4
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.66
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
27
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.74
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.46
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.47
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.01
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.423
0.423
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Buchter and Matt Riley

Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
7800
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-66.4
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Riley
Career
Per 600 PA