Buster Narum vs. Jerry Reuss — Career Comparison

Buster Narum
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerry Reuss
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jerry Reuss a clear advantage over Buster Narum across the core pitching metrics. Jerry Reuss led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 83), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 83). Buster Narum held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 68). Jerry Reuss was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Jerry Reuss

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
1.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.34
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.54
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.47
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.31
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1483
3.64
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11009
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3669.2
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.03
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3734
9.16
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
2.76
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.29
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.99
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907
4.68
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.827
0.827
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.26
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.14
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15582
38.22
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.17
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.53
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
0.79
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14100
34.58
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Jerry Reuss

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.18
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
1.54
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.34
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11008
27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3669.1
9
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
0.42
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
1.48
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
2.04
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
815
2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.56
95.56
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
94.85
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.42
60.42
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.26
87.26
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Jerry Reuss

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
439.69
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
631
316.82
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1195
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
540.46
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1024
514.14
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
85.86
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
72.8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.05
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
13.05
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.51
16.08
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.29
21.74
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
100.42
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
121
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
35.65
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.12
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
64.27
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.88
18.52
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.64
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
320.61
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
433
217.41
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
49.71
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
15
7.53
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Reuss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100