Xavier Hernandez vs. Pete Schourek — Career Comparison

Pete Schourek built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 85 for Xavier Hernandez and 89 for Pete Schourek, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 90 and 92 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Pete Schourek — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.