Rafael Cruz vs. Jake Reed — Career Comparison

Rafael Cruz
UnknownP.R.CaribbeanCuban Stars EastAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jake Reed
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rafael Cruz built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Reed as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rafael Cruz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.06 and WHIP 2.063 compared to 7.57 and 1.610 for Jake Reed. By the career numbers, Rafael Cruz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rafael Cruz and Jake Reed

Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.53
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.53
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.06
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
7.57
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
14.34
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.54
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.34
14.34
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.54
10.54
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.22
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.62
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
0.563
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
46.41
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
41.82
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.75
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
8.89
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.063
2.063
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.573
1.573
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
39.66
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
36.88
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.41
46.41
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Rafael Cruz and Jake Reed

Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.53
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.38
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.06
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.22
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.103
0.103
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rafael Cruz and Jake Reed

Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
17400
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
3.21
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-9.95
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rafael Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA