Nino Espinosa vs. Kirk Saarloos — Career Comparison

Nino Espinosa
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kirk Saarloos
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nino Espinosa and Kirk Saarloos are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 98 for Nino Espinosa and 103 for Kirk Saarloos, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 89 respectively. If forced to pick, Nino Espinosa gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Kirk Saarloos

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.92
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.29
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.15
49.15
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.24
44.24
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
4.17
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
5.02
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
865
9.49
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
10.47
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.93
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.06
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.76
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
3.29
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.71
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
4.44
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.5
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3476
38.14
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
39.8
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.48
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
4.54
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
5.32
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.75
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3151
34.57
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2007
35.49
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Kirk Saarloos

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.92
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.29
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1527
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.56
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.81
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.42
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.84
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.76
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.97
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.65
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
96.15
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.24
44.24
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Kirk Saarloos

Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
144
295.89
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
1941.18
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
530.14
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
41
482.35
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.38
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
14.38
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.93
18.34
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
6.26
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
108.9
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.82
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
39.04
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
69.86
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.35
13.04
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.32
-15.58
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.49
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
78
160.27
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
141.18
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
3.74
3.74
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.37
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Kirk Saarloos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Saarloos
Career
Per 600 PA