Jim McElroy vs. Rob Tejeda — Career Comparison

Jim McElroy
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rob Tejeda
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rob Tejeda built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McElroy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rob Tejeda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.477 compared to 5.12 and 1.543 for Jim McElroy. By the career numbers, Rob Tejeda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McElroy and Rob Tejeda

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.79
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.09
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.47
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
46
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.49
28.49
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.01
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.12
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
4.42
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
27
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
9.7
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
8.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.96
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.19
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
5.01
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
3.72
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
7.55
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.57
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.63
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
41.35
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1946
39.62
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.81
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9.16
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
4.89
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.67
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
37.16
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1647
33.54
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Jim McElroy and Rob Tejeda

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
3.79
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
27
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
27
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
9
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
9
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.84
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.61
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.81
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.09
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.32
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.44
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
1.2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.17
79.17
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.77
90.77
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.49
28.49
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McElroy and Rob Tejeda

Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
176.47
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186
3487.5
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
588.24
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
25
468.75
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
11.98
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
6.52
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.02
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.57
-10.59
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
141.18
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
13
243.75
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
Rob Tejeda
Career
Per 600 PA