Mike Nagy vs. Buster Ross — Career Comparison

Mike Nagy
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Buster Ross
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Nagy built a career as a starting pitcher and Buster Ross as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Nagy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 5.01 and 1.613 for Buster Ross. By the career numbers, Mike Nagy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Nagy and Buster Ross

Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
1.87
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.03
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.33
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.57
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.61
60.61
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.26
71.26
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
4.15
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
5.01
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1256
27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
27
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418.2
9
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
190.1
9
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
9.27
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
11.02
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.02
11.02
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.8
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.57
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
4.51
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.5
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.65
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.47
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1862
40.03
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.23
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.17
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.65
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.73
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
6.71
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.613
1.613
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
34.82
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
37.5
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.03
40.03
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23

Fielding Stats for Mike Nagy and Buster Ross

Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.87
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.33
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
27
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
9
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.2
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.91
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.7
95.7
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.719
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.26
71.26
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Nagy and Buster Ross

Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
361.64
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
673.68
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
546.58
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
50
526.32
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
73.97
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
84.21
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
57.53
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.8
15.62
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
27.72
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
94.52
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
102.74
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.58
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
65.75
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
2.76
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
24.33
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24.66
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
52.63
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
184.93
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
189.47
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
3.24
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.66
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Buster Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Buster Ross
Career
Per 600 PA