Steven Cruz vs. Mike Cuellar — Career Comparison

Steven Cruz
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Cuellar
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Mike Cuellar built a career as a starting pitcher and Steven Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Cuellar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.218 compared to 3.66 and 1.219 for Steven Cruz. By the career numbers, Mike Cuellar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steven Cruz and Mike Cuellar

Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.72
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.21
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.42
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.73
58.73
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.66
83.66
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.55
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.12
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.66
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
3.14
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8424
27
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2808
9
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.75
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2538
8.13
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.71
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.08
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
2.63
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
8.02
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
5.23
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.17
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
37.83
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11505
36.88
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.11
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.8
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.62
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.3
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.14
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.29
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.203
1.203
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
33.33
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10532
33.76
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88

Fielding Stats for Steven Cruz and Mike Cuellar

Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
8.72
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.22
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8422
27
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2807.1
9
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.84
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.35
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.69
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.89
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.69
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
1.8
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
94.92
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.66
83.66
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steven Cruz and Mike Cuellar

Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
62
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
382.12
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
716
600
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
553.91
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
63.69
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
47.77
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.7
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.35
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.87
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.92
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.15
15.21
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
94.69
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
72.07
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
31.01
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
27.65
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.79
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.67
-5.59
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.54
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
304
254.75
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
2.36
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
36.03
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.68
Steven Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.19
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steven Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA