Joe Ortiz vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Joe Ortiz
MillenialVenezuelaThrows LeftBats LeftSouth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Vuckovich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award

Pete Vuckovich built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Ortiz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pete Vuckovich posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 4.23 and 1.299 for Joe Ortiz. By the career numbers, Pete Vuckovich had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Ortiz and Pete Vuckovich

Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.45
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.43
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.23
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.27
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.01
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.66
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.01
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
3.37
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.18
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
5.44
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.828
0.828
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
37.68
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6189
38.27
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.01
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.24
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
34.46
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Joe Ortiz and Pete Vuckovich

Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.45
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.54
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.01
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.61
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.61
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.91
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.64
93.64
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Ortiz and Pete Vuckovich

Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
724.05
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
600
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.72
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
16.09
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.14
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.97
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.91
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.89
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
8.22
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
49
124.05
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Joe Ortiz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Joe Ortiz
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100