Tony Cloninger vs. Scott Rice — Career Comparison

Tony Cloninger
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Rice
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tony Cloninger built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Rice as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tony Cloninger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.07 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 4.18 and 1.562 for Scott Rice. By the career numbers, Tony Cloninger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Cloninger and Scott Rice

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
14.61
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.58
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.97
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.81
53.81
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.32
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
4.07
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.18
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
8.37
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
7.93
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.93
7.93
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
0.92
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
4.06
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.43
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.33
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.7
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
5.7
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
7.52
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.61
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.11
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7624
38.82
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
38.83
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.2
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.25
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
4.57
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.31
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.25
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6768
34.46
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
32.15
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.82
38.82
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Tony Cloninger and Scott Rice

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.79
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
14.61
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
1.26
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5302
27
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
27
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.1
9
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.2
9
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.58
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.42
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.78
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.13
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
2.13
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.48
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
2
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.48
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
93.79
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.17
70.17
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Cloninger and Scott Rice

Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
326.3
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
105
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
673
600
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
553.64
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
106.09
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
80.24
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.26
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.81
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.85
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
33.49
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
153.34
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
115.9
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
57.95
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.73
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
107.88
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.39
28.88
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
161
143.54
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
34.77
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.35
Scott Rice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tony Cloninger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Scott Rice
Career
Per 600 PA