Robb Nen vs. Kirk Rueter — Career Comparison

Robb Nen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Kirk Rueter
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kirk Rueter built a career as a starting pitcher and Robb Nen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Robb Nen led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 53), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 88), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 94). Kirk Rueter held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 102). Role difference aside, Robb Nen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Robb Nen and Kirk Rueter

Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.09
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.57
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.61
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.53
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.43
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.56
58.56
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3.95
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.98
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
911
4.27
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2145
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
7.64
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2092
9.82
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.64
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.03
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
3.27
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
2.73
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.52
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
9.98
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818
3.84
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.98
9.98
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.45
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.12
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2983
37.55
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8210
38.52
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
6.91
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.35
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1004
4.71
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.31
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.44
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.65
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2674
33.66
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7450
34.96
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Robb Nen and Kirk Rueter

Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.09
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.6
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.58
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2145
27
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5754
27
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
9
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1918
9
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.55
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.63
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.87
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.06
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.51
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
2.73
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.42
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.69
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.8
98.8
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.176
0.176
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.82
98.82
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Robb Nen and Kirk Rueter

Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
25720
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
349
282.97
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
740
600
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
622
504.32
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
77.03
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
69.73
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.3
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.37
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.76
14.4
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
84.32
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
98.92
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
35.68
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
32.43
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
68.11
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-34.72
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.98
9.71
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.89
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
85.14
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
69.73
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.05
Robb Nen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.3
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Robb Nen
Career
Per 600 PA
Kirk Rueter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50