Johnny Cueto vs. Kirk Rueter — Career Comparison

Johnny Cueto
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Kirk Rueter
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Johnny Cueto a clear advantage over Kirk Rueter across the core pitching metrics. Johnny Cueto led in strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 53), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 94). Kirk Rueter held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 91). Johnny Cueto was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Cueto and Kirk Rueter

Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.48
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.6
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
0.57
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.45
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.43
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.03
56.03
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.56
58.56
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.65
98.65
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
3.52
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
4.27
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6769
27
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256.1
9
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
8.35
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2092
9.82
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
1.01
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.03
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
2.54
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
2.73
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1857
7.41
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
3.84
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.14
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.48
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9373
37.39
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8210
38.52
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
3.81
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004
4.71
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.33
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.44
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.73
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8489
33.86
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7450
34.96
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Johnny Cueto and Kirk Rueter

Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.48
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.6
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6769
27
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256.1
9
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.73
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.63
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.13
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.06
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
1.97
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
2.73
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
1.87
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.69
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.265
1.265
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.65
98.65
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Cueto and Kirk Rueter

Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
339.85
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
349
282.97
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
655
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
600
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
545
499.24
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
622
504.32
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
55
50.38
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
77.03
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
54
49.47
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
69.73
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
6.31
5.78
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.76
14.4
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
56
51.3
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
84.32
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
73
66.87
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
98.92
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
27
24.73
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.68
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.49
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
32.43
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
45
41.22
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
68.11
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.74
-10.75
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.98
9.71
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
17
15.57
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.89
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
178
163.05
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
85.14
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
3.68
3.68
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.44
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
86
69.73
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.05
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.5
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.81
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50