Ryan Buchter vs. Bret Saberhagen — Career Comparison

Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bret Saberhagen
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bret Saberhagen 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 115), strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 96), and home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 112). Bret Saberhagen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 165 vs 89). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ryan Buchter.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Buchter and Bret Saberhagen

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
0.59
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.41
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.8
58.8
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
3.34
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2452
8.61
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.61
8.61
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.77
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.65
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.12
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1715
6.02
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.853
0.853
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
37.55
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10421
36.6
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1036
3.64
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.31
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.59
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.219
1.219
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9734
34.19
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.55
37.55
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6

Fielding Stats for Ryan Buchter and Bret Saberhagen

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
1.4
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.3
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7688
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2562.2
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.71
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.46
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
642
2.25
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
2.17
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.26
96.26
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.549
1.549
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Buchter and Bret Saberhagen

Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
285
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
1065.2
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
502.2
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
60.79
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
50.22
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.57
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.96
13.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
71.37
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
95.15
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
3.94
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.36
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
49
129.52
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.44
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Bret Saberhagen
Career
Per 600 PA