Buster Narum vs. Ryan Webb — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buster Narum built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Webb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Webb led in home run suppression (HR9+ 212 vs 85), walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 81). Buster Narum held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 75). Role difference aside, Ryan Webb holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buster Narum and Ryan Webb

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
8.58
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.15
34.15
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
4.45
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1180
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
393.1
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.03
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
9.24
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.13
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.48
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
4.02
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.84
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.39
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.66
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
4.99
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
6.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.001
1.001
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.004
1.004
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.27
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
39.37
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1673
38.28
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.4
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.95
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.84
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1546
35.08
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
34.46
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Buster Narum and Ryan Webb

Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.18
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
8.58
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.32
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1190
27
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1180
27
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396.2
9
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
393.1
9
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.64
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.48
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.32
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.62
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.04
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.95
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.11
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
95.56
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buster Narum and Ryan Webb

Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
96
439.69
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
45000
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
540.46
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.06
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
18.32
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.74
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.51
16.08
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
73.28
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.78
-21.91
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
17.79
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
320.61
Ryan Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
1.87
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.38
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buster Narum
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Webb
Career
Per 600 PA