Jose Cano vs. Tom Qualters — Career Comparison

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Jose Cano built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Qualters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Cano posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 5.64 and 1.785 for Tom Qualters. By the career numbers, Jose Cano had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Cano and Tom Qualters

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.81
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.64
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
10.77
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.77
10.77
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.44
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.42
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.873
0.873
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.85
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
40.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.05
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
5.98
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
35.22
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
35.72
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Jose Cano and Tom Qualters

Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.92
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.26
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.79
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.79
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.471
0.471
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Cano and Tom Qualters

Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
29.73
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
64.17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Qualters
Career
Per 600 PA