Ryan Loutos vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Ryan Loutos
Gen ZIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Niekro built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Loutos as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Niekro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 10.67 and 2.163 for Ryan Loutos. By the career numbers, Joe Niekro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Loutos and Joe Niekro

Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9.42
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.63
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.55
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
10.67
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
13.81
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.81
13.81
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.51
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.65
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.18
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
48.98
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.02
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
13.19
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.19
13.19
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.5
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.163
2.163
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
41.44
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.98
48.98
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Ryan Loutos and Joe Niekro

Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9.42
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
0.64
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.63
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.03
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.97
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Loutos and Joe Niekro

Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
706
363.61
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1165
600
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
973
501.12
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
78.28
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
63.86
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.52
16.75
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.25
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
98.37
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
37.08
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
64.89
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.46
11.05
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
262
134.94
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Ryan Loutos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Ryan Loutos
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100