Russ Miller vs. Ryan O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Russ Miller
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan O'Rourke
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Miller built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan O'Rourke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan O'Rourke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.84 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 5.4 and 1.581 for Russ Miller. By the career numbers, Ryan O'Rourke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Miller and Ryan O'Rourke

Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.55
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.02
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.95
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
5.4
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.84
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123.1
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
11.53
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.33
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.53
11.53
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.17
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.12
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.7
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.68
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.12
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.487
0.487
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
40.5
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
37.99
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.95
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
6.42
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
5.21
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
37.73
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
31.66
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Russ Miller and Ryan O'Rourke

Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
27
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
9
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.68
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.029
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.161
0.161
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Miller and Ryan O'Rourke

Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
38
651.43
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
33600
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
514.29
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
15.72
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
14.98
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA