Chris Michalak vs. Luis Pineda — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Pineda
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Michalak built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Pineda as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Pineda posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.618 compared to 4.7 and 1.683 for Chris Michalak. By the career numbers, Luis Pineda had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Luis Pineda

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.46
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.44
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
7.28
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.07
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.75
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.82
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.899
0.899
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.618
1.618
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
40.14
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.31
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.13
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.62
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
31.97
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.14
40.14

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Luis Pineda

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
2.87
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.46
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.13
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.34
39.34
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Luis Pineda

Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
2287.5
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
8400
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Luis Pineda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Pineda
Career
Per 600 PA