Jose Cano vs. Jesse Orosco — Career Comparison

Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jesse Orosco
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jose Cano built a career as a starting pitcher and Jesse Orosco as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jesse Orosco posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. By the career numbers, Jesse Orosco had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Cano and Jesse Orosco

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1252
8.7
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.6
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.56
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.1
52.1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3886
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295.1
9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
7.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.79
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
4.04
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
8.19
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.28
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.24
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
38.74
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5460
37.94
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
3.48
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.56
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.39
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.38
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.56
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
35.22
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4735
32.9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Jose Cano and Jesse Orosco

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
8.69
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3895
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298.1
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.3
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.76
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.73
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.43
98.43
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Cano and Jesse Orosco

Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1252
9884.21
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
465.79
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
21.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
78.95
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
55.26
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
26.73
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
197.37
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
55.26
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA