Chang-Yong Lim vs. Oscar Villarreal — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Chang-Yong Lim and Oscar Villarreal are fairly close on the surface numbers. Oscar Villarreal posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.86 vs 5.4) and WHIP (1.443 vs 2.800). Chang-Yong Lim had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 1.13). By the career numbers, Oscar Villarreal had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.