Mike Draper vs. Jerry Reuss — Career Comparison

Mike Draper
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerry Reuss
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jerry Reuss built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Draper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jerry Reuss posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 4.25 and 1.654 for Mike Draper. By the career numbers, Jerry Reuss had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Draper and Jerry Reuss

Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.17
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
1.54
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.34
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.54
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.47
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.31
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.1
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.25
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
3.64
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11009
27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3669.2
9
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
11.27
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3734
9.16
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.27
11.27
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
0.6
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
2.98
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
2.76
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.29
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.4
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1907
4.68
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
0.709
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.827
0.827
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.26
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.14
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
39.12
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15582
38.22
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.17
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.53
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.06
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.2
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.7
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
0.79
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
34.44
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14100
34.58
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Mike Draper and Jerry Reuss

Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
6.17
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
1.54
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.34
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11008
27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3669.1
9
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.42
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.7
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
603
1.48
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
2
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.13
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.9
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.85
94.85
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.26
87.26
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Draper and Jerry Reuss

Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
5800
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
631
316.82
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1195
600
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1024
514.14
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
85.86
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
72.8
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.05
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.05
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
255.07
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.29
21.74
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
100.42
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
121
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
35.65
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.12
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
64.27
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
240.98
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.88
18.52
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.64
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
433
217.41
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
49.71
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Mike Draper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.53
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Mike Draper
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100