Rich Folkers vs. Brian Fuentes — Career Comparison

Rich Folkers
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Fuentes
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Brian Fuentes a clear advantage over Rich Folkers across the core pitching metrics. Brian Fuentes led in run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 97), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 101), and home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 98). Rich Folkers held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 101). Brian Fuentes was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Rich Folkers and Brian Fuentes

Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
4.15
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
9.54
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.6
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.49
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.36
14.36
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.99
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
4.11
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.62
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1269
27
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
9
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
8.85
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
7.56
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.85
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.94
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.62
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
3.79
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.37
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
5.15
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
9.38
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.47
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.76
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1832
38.98
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
38.48
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.02
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
5.59
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
4.4
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
3.92
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.55
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.4
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.26
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.68
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.53
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
34.28
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2267
33.27
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Rich Folkers and Brian Fuentes

Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
4.16
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
9.54
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.6
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1267
27
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
422.1
9
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.45
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.26
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.04
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.81
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.29
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.7
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.2
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.36
14.36
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Folkers and Brian Fuentes

Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
195
1314.61
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650
390000
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
519.1
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
74.16
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
67.42
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
13.89
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80.9
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
101.12
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.22
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.71
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.93
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
6.26
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.97
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
28
188.76
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
3.18
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.19
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Folkers
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA