Nino Espinosa vs. Bill Laxton — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Laxton
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nino Espinosa built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Laxton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nino Espinosa led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 67), home run suppression (HR9+ 88 vs 61), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 79). Bill Laxton held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 129 vs 77). Role difference aside, Nino Espinosa holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Bill Laxton

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.48
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.48
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
4.17
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.73
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
9.49
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
7.84
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.93
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.26
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.76
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
5.84
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.71
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
6.99
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.67
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3476
38.14
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1091
40.35
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.63
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
4.54
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
5.33
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.37
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.75
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3151
34.57
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
33.21
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Bill Laxton

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
4.47
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.2
9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.37
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.42
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.15
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.97
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.07
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Bill Laxton

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
295.89
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
12100
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
530.14
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
90.41
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
76.03
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.93
18.34
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
39.68
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
108.9
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.82
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.35
13.04
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
49.79
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.49
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
160.27
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
51.37
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Bill Laxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laxton
Career
Per 600 PA