Buddy Groom vs. Mike Montgomery — Career Comparison

Buddy Groom
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Montgomery
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Montgomery built a career as a starting pitcher and Buddy Groom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Montgomery led in home run suppression (HR9+ 171 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 134 vs 73), and strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 69). Buddy Groom held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 92). Role difference aside, Mike Montgomery holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Groom and Mike Montgomery

Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
9.63
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.21
49.21
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.35
40.35
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
4.64
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.84
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2204
27
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734.2
9
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
10.11
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
8.72
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.89
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.96
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3.19
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
3.39
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.44
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.2
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
6.05
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
6.9
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.026
1.026
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.25
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.26
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.55
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3226
39.52
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2308
38.4
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.39
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.68
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
4.94
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
4.19
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.92
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.11
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2896
35.48
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2047
34.05
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Buddy Groom and Mike Montgomery

Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
9.63
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
3.04
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.16
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2204
27
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1623
27
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734.2
9
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
9
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.31
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.62
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.04
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.31
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.43
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.98
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.35
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.02
94.02
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.48
97.48
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Groom and Mike Montgomery

Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
1298.82
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
600
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
564.71
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
70.59
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
17.22
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
98.82
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
56.47
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
84.71
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.31
-2.22
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
40
282.35
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.24
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Montgomery
Career
Per 600 PA