Ray Narleski vs. Kirk Rueter — Career Comparison

Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kirk Rueter
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk Rueter built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Narleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.27 and 1.416 for Kirk Rueter. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Narleski and Kirk Rueter

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.55
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.58
56.58
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.56
58.56
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
4.27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
7.77
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2092
9.82
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.03
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.73
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
5.82
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
3.84
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.124
1.124
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
38.74
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8210
38.52
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
4.08
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004
4.71
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.44
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.341
1.341
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676
34.31
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7450
34.96
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Ray Narleski and Kirk Rueter

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.63
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.77
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.06
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.17
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
2.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.05
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.69
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Narleski and Kirk Rueter

Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
840
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349
282.97
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
190
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
600
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
524.21
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
622
504.32
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
77.03
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
69.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.76
14.4
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
84.32
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
98.92
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.11
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.68
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.26
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
32.43
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
44.21
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
68.11
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.98
9.71
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
21.89
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
180
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
85.14
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
17
53.68
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
69.73
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.05
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50