Juan Guzman vs. Al Raffo — Career Comparison

Juan Guzman
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Raffo
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Juan Guzman built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Raffo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Juan Guzman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 4.11 and 1.507 for Al Raffo. By the career numbers, Juan Guzman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Guzman and Al Raffo

Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.46
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.6
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.46
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.55
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.48
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
4.08
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4450
27
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483.1
9
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1360
8.25
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
10.08
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.9
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
4.05
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.11
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
7.54
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
4.73
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.64
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.21
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6373
38.67
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
39.44
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.12
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
750
4.55
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.35
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.56
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5604
34
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
35.83
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Juan Guzman and Al Raffo

Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.46
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.6
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.46
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4450
27
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483.1
9
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.41
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.62
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.8
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
1.34
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.36
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.21
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.36
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.5
90.5
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Guzman and Al Raffo

Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
3789.47
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
45
3000
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
536.84
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.54
8.52
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
22.04
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.39
-6.12
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
30.36
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
221.05
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Raffo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Juan Guzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Guzman
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Raffo
Career
Per 600 PA