Randy Niemann vs. Mike Torrez — Career Comparison

Randy Niemann
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Torrez
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Torrez built a career as a starting pitcher and Randy Niemann as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Randy Niemann led in home run suppression (HR9+ 294 vs 118), walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 72), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 88). Mike Torrez held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 88 vs 86). Role difference aside, Randy Niemann holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Randy Niemann and Mike Torrez

Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
1.46
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.35
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.55
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.47
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.62
53.62
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.71
92.71
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.35
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.64
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
3.96
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9132
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3044
9
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9.86
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3043
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.66
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.69
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1371
4.05
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.25
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
4.59
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
4.15
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.3
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.17
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
39.82
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13179
38.97
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.62
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.04
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1501
4.44
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.38
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.23
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.86
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
0.76
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.505
1.505
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
34.78
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11543
34.13
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Randy Niemann and Mike Torrez

Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
5.49
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
1.46
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.35
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
600
27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9128
27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
9
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3042.2
9
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.72
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
0.66
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.67
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.4
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.12
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.39
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
2.18
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.39
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695
2.06
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.43
94.43
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.71
92.71
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.11
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Randy Niemann and Mike Torrez

Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
2218.18
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
662.39
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
600
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
546.9
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
84.96
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
73.01
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.62
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.95
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
32.79
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.08
16.04
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
98.23
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
100.88
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
31.86
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
19.91
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
51.77
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.54
46.1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.54
7.35
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.65
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.27
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
131
173.89
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.71
4.71
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
3.45
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.17
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Randy Niemann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.96
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.65
Randy Niemann
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50