Erskine Mayer vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Erskine Mayer built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Erskine Mayer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 4.09 and 1.457 for Mike Venafro. By the career numbers, Erskine Mayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erskine Mayer and Mike Venafro

Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
1.55
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.44
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.52
56.52
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.35
67.35
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.59
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
2.96
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
8.92
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.18
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
3.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.34
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5906
37.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.34
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.78
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5507
34.73
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Erskine Mayer and Mike Venafro

Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253.1
9
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.914
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erskine Mayer and Mike Venafro

Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
292.83
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
541.43
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
100.4
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
77.69
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.37
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
22.71
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.67
34.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
136.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
135.06
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.61
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
33.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
77.69
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.49
34.05
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
33.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
109
130.28
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
4.61
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
23.9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA