Jose Diaz vs. Jim Maloney — Career Comparison

Jose Diaz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Maloney
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Maloney built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Diaz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Maloney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 9.39 and 2.609 for Jose Diaz. By the career numbers, Jim Maloney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Diaz and Jim Maloney

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.47
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.28
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.65
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.41
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.47
61.47
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.75
86.75
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.36
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.15
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
3.19
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5547
27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1849
9
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
12.91
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
7.39
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.67
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
3.94
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.87
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.81
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.826
1.826
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.306
1.306
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.52
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.6
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.18
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
51.65
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
37.7
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
729
3.55
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.609
2.609
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
37.57
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6892
33.55
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.65
51.65
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Jose Diaz and Jim Maloney

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.47
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
1.27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5550
27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
9
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.49
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.13
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.69
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.62
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.69
95.69
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.47
86.47
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Diaz and Jim Maloney

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
276.72
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696
600
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
628
541.38
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
108.62
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
81.03
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
18.1
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.45
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.03
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.59
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.86
36.94
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
151.72
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
137.93
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
43.97
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
45.69
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
83.62
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.25
35.56
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.45
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
139
119.83
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.01
5.01
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.72
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Maloney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.48
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.45
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Maloney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50