Tommy Moore vs. Kirk Rueter — Career Comparison

Tommy Moore
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kirk Rueter
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk Rueter built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Moore as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kirk Rueter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.27 and WHIP 1.416 compared to 5.4 and 1.766 for Tommy Moore. By the career numbers, Kirk Rueter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Moore and Kirk Rueter

Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.28
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.56
58.56
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.4
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
4.27
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.1
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
10.19
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2092
9.82
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.61
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.03
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.99
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.73
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.71
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.08
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
3.84
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.71
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
41.67
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8210
38.52
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.73
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.32
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
4.71
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.44
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.28
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.92
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.687
1.687
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
35.56
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7450
34.96
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Tommy Moore and Kirk Rueter

Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.3
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.92
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.63
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.23
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.06
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.45
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
2.73
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.15
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.69
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Moore and Kirk Rueter

Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
5400
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
282.97
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
600
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
622
504.32
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
77.03
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
69.73
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.76
14.4
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
84.32
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
98.92
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
35.68
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
32.43
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
68.11
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.98
9.71
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.89
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
85.14
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
69.73
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.05
Tommy Moore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Tommy Moore
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50