Jose Cano vs. Buster Narum — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Jose Cano and Buster Narum are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jose Cano posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.435 vs 1.492) and home runs allowed (0.78 per nine innings vs 1.13). Buster Narum had the advantage in ERA (4.45 vs 5.09). By the career numbers, Jose Cano had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jose Cano and Buster Narum

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.45
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.99
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.95
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
35.22
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546
35.08
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37

Fielding Stats for Jose Cano and Buster Narum

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.64
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Cano and Buster Narum

Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
540.46
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.06
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
16.08
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.28
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.22
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.78
-21.91
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
320.61
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
1.87
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA