Jesse Houston vs. Jesse Orosco — Career Comparison

Jesse Houston
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jesse Orosco
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Jesse Houston built a career as a starting pitcher and Jesse Orosco as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jesse Orosco posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 3.26 and 1.305 for Jesse Houston. By the career numbers, Jesse Orosco had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Houston and Jesse Orosco

Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.53
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1252
8.7
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.12
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.6
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.56
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.1
52.1
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.92
72.92
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
3.26
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.16
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3886
27
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
9
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295.1
9
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
8.78
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
7.33
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.79
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.97
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
4.04
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.6
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
5.27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
8.19
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.28
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.24
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1209
38.59
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5460
37.94
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
3.48
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
4.44
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.56
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.99
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.38
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.56
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1076
34.34
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4735
32.9
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.59
38.59
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Jesse Houston and Jesse Orosco

Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.56
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
8.69
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3895
27
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298.1
9
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.85
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.59
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.3
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
3.57
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.76
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.44
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.73
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.43
98.43
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.8
67.8
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Houston and Jesse Orosco

Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
69
258.75
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1252
9884.21
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
551.25
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
59
465.79
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
127.5
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
108.75
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.25
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.59
43.46
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
21.04
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
153.75
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
161.25
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
18
142.11
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
67.5
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.68
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.58
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
101.25
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
7
55.26
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.72
51.46
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
26.73
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.75
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
25
197.37
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
160
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
55.26
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Jesse Houston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Houston
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA