Nino Espinosa vs. Aaron Small — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nino Espinosa built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Small as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Aaron Small led in home run suppression (HR9+ 166 vs 88), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 93), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 112). Nino Espinosa held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 77 vs 68). Role difference aside, Aaron Small holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nino Espinosa and Aaron Small

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.48
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.7
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.79
65.79
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
4.17
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.2
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
865
9.49
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
10.63
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.93
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.04
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.76
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.83
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
3.71
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.76
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
0.719
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3476
38.14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
40.68
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.26
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
4.54
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
5.65
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.75
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3151
34.57
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
35.79
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Nino Espinosa and Aaron Small

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.54
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
4.81
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.38
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2461
27
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
27
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
820.1
9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
321.2
9
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.42
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.06
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.45
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.97
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.43
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.83
97.83
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nino Espinosa and Aaron Small

Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
144
295.89
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
20640
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
530.14
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
90.41
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
76.03
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.38
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.93
18.34
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
104.79
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
108.9
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
30.82
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
39.04
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
69.86
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.35
13.04
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.49
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
160.27
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
3.74
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.37
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.27
Aaron Small
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nino Espinosa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Small
Career
Per 600 PA