Joe Ostrowski vs. Pete Vuckovich — Career Comparison

Joe Ostrowski
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican 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 Ostrowski 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 4.54 and 1.442 for Joe Ostrowski. 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 Ostrowski and Pete Vuckovich

Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.96
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.77
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.58
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.43
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.67
24.67
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.23
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
4.54
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.66
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1367
27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4366
27
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
455.2
9
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1455.1
9
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
11.04
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
8.99
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.04
11.04
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.87
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.66
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.94
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
3.37
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.59
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
5.45
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.503
0.503
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1989
39.29
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6189
38.27
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.19
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
5.35
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
4.11
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.41
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.25
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.77
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1889
37.31
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5501
34.02
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Joe Ostrowski and Pete Vuckovich

Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.77
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.15
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4366
27
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455.1
9
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.54
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.37
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
2.04
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.91
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.08
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.64
93.64
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.03
65.03
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Ostrowski and Pete Vuckovich

Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
150
608.11
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
724.05
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
148
600
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
237
600
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
118
478.38
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
526.58
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
19
77.03
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
83.54
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
56.76
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
65.82
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.27
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.72
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.55
34.68
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
6.36
16.09
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
24
97.3
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
101.27
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
174.32
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
36
91.14
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.59
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
37.97
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
44.59
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.91
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
89.19
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
70.89
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.16
37.16
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
8.22
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
97.3
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.59
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
125.68
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
124.05
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.77
4.77
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.84
4.84
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.32
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
60.76
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.06
Joe Ostrowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.11
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.59
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.53
Joe Ostrowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Vuckovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100